1933-03-23 — Page 17

THE HONG

SPOTLIGHT

CHAPTER XXXII

situation became clear to Sheila. Jerry and Sheils entered the had almost asked her to marry Jerry had made love to her. He side door of the Grandmore He him. He had said that he loved tel. The corridor extending to her, promised to follow her to that door led past cigar and news New York. Well he had done stands to the lobby. But near the that. He had gone to New York entrance there was a small parlour, but not to see her. Sheila doubt- usually vacant, known as the Rose ed that her being there had had

Room.

H.W.CORLEY

1933

TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1933.

fears. She looked across at Jerry train," the comedian urged as, and was sure he did love her. panting and spent, Sheila leaned Maybe," she thought, "he'll come against a painted tree in the to see me off when the train wings, leaves, after all,**

"Had-her audience been able to But Jerry did not suggest it sed ber then, it might have shown When the dinner was over heves- mercy. The applause became corted her to the stage door. deafening. The stage manager Sheila clung to him.

nodded and the orchestra again "Goodby, dear," he said softly. began playing Sheila's number. "Then" you can't-?" Her With a sigh hardly audible, she... voice' broke.

overcame her weariness. She Jerry shook his head. "Don't fluttered to the entrance to the see how I could make it." He stage, smiling, electrified. kissed her gently. "Where do you play next?"

She had to go through the en- "But darling" "You'll have dinner with me?"

|tire dance." She had hoped. it "Burton."

would be just a few steps and a naything to do with that journey. her voice was pleading. "Oh. "Ah!" Jerry's tone was brigh kiss of her hand. After six With swiftly beating heart, Jerry probably made frequent Jerry, say you will! Telephone ter. He released her arm as a intricate dances that should have Shella preceded Jerry into this trips to New York. The Jerry she home. Tell them you'll be there chorus man, whistling, turned into sufficed. parlour. The mezzanine lounge had met wearing overalls, carry-by eight o'clock. That's carly! the alleyway leading to the stage was much too public for their talking his lunch in a paper bag, had The whole evening will belong to door.

But it did not suffice. Tripping, There was no one else there.

Burton! That's only whirling, weaving, fluttering, her Sheila sat down on the brocade completely fooled her. The scion them. Do stay. Jerry!"

four hours away. Suppose I see head thrown back, her eyes starry, covered divan and Jerry dropped from the ranks! Oh, but she had

of a wealthy family working up AVell, maybe—”.

you-say, Wednesday evening-Sheila went through the complete beside her. "Terribly sorry made herself ridiculous. An Im

for dinner?"!! But later, in her dressing room

routine. Watching her, as he had can't ask you to dinner to-night, pulse to laugh swept over her. at the theatre. Shella reviewed matinee in Burton. It meant a comedian marvelled. Was

Wednesday they would play a watched her a hundred times, the Sheila," he said. "How about she knew before he spoke what the

this tea?" He smiled. "I don't often

scene uncomfortably. How hard day.

airy figure" the weary, drooping she had begged him Her face indulge in that sort of thing but Jerry would say.

You stay at the Mansion girl who hardly five minutes "I'm tied up at home to-night. grew crimson at the thought. House, of course?" Jerry went on earlier had stood near him in the maybe it's one of your habits, Do they serve it here or must we smile. And her guess was cor dine

Sorry." That” and a charmingHow she had pleaded with him.to Sheila nadded.

with

wings? go to the dining room?!!

her! She, Sheila "Thon suppose. we make it those Shayne, who had been so proud of Wednesday. It will be a real cele- more Sheila stood beside him. All at once it was over. Once She knew and Jerry knew per-rect. He said. it almost

her independence! fectly well that they did not serve very words.

bration." I'll call you after the Her breast rose and fell in long, tea, in the Rose Room. They did "When are ou returning to Leaving Jerry in the lobby, she show Tuesday night, just to re-deep breaths. not, as a matter of fact, serve it New York?" he asked after a mo- had hurried to her room, dressed mind you."

"All in?" anywhere. When tea was served ment. Jerry

straight, carefully and called Henri, the As if she needed reminding! in Spencer it was served at some reached for his hat and made as head waiter, on the telephone.That will be fine," Sheila agreed. chair without speaking.

She nodded and sank into a

one's home.

if to rise. He was going now. She had given the dinner order. "Look here, if there's any party, "You mean that you have an en-She would not see him again. The party was to be at her ex-on or anything don't wait for my cd, sympathetically.

"It's a tough life," he remark- pense.

call. Go ahead and enjoy your gagement?" Sheila asked." Then,

"Melon, Henri, and fillet of sole. self. If I don't get you I'll write.

Yes." brightening, she added. "Why not drop around after the show to.

Your best salad. An ice. And or come anyhow. Keep Wednes demitussc." night? We are leaving at mid-

-day open." night but I can have my things

"In your room, Miss Shayne?"

"But call me, Jerry!" packed and ready. Maybe" (her!

the waiter asked. voice shook a little) you could

And the corner table if it isn't "No. 1 want dinner for two. take me for a little drive?"

taken."

sat up

"New York?" Sheila repeated. "Oh, we have 40 weeks' booking: We've hardly been out a month.

"Long season, isn't it?" "A long season. Yes." He rose, twirling his bat in his hands, "facing her.

She smiled back at him. But life would be easier, It was casier for those girls she had seen, sitting out in front, watch- ing her. It would be easier-

had sounded comforting. A date How could life be happier with Facing departure, his words some day for her. Shella was not deceiving herself, however. with Jerry who would travel four

insincere?

"Sheila, don't look that way, The rising infection as she fin-dear," he began, his expression ished the sentence softened the suddenly tender.

The corner table was cleverly hours to meet her. Jerry who Jerry Wyman so changeable and fact that she was making the ad- So she was making it ne plain concealed behind palms. Henri had not moved a little, finger to vances. She watched the young as that that she was miserable. himself would serve the dinner. see her while she had been in man at her side. erry was lean-Her lips trembled. Was she go-He would see that the food wga Spencer! ing back against the divan, one leg ing to cry? crossed over the other, swinging easily. His silver cigarette case was open in his hand.

Suddenly he snapped the case shus. And in that instant the

"Sheila!"

The corridor outside was empty. There was no one to see. Jerry's arms, outstretched, enclosed her "How could you hurt me so?" she asked later, reproachfully,

excellent. Saturday night was a But she would not see him on night of festivity at the Grand-Wednesday. Sheila danced ex. more. There was always dancing quisitely that night. Everyone there on Saturdays and music said 30. She

reappeared for through the dinner hour.

encore after encore. Sented in the dining room, "Listen, baby, let those folks go Sheila discounted her earlier home! We don't want to miss our

(To be continued.)

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