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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SPOTLIGHT

CHAPTER XXXVI

Fate took a hand in Slicila's affairs with the abruptness that is often Fate's way.

ranging from" $100 to $10,

"Sheila Shayne--you've been loaning money, haven't you?" Tillie said accusingly. She had been idle for weeks do? It's simpler than listening "I have. What else can you now. If anyone had asked, Sheila would have said she had plenty to sob stories," of money saved." But plenty of money minus 350, minus $25 and smaller sums will deplete any ac- count if given time enough. And this had happened to Sheila's savings.

“Sheila," Tillie Samper said one morning, "You and I are going. down town to-day! We're going and to have permanent waves we're going to buy new hats. There's nothing that sets a woman up like a new hat!"

Sheila eyed herself languidly in the mirror. "I suppose I look terribly," she said. "But I like to give my skin a rest when I'm not working." She rubbed one hand across her smooth pale cheek.

"A little pale, that's all," diag nosed the resolute Tillie. She rose. "We'll fix that soon enough. Come on."

"I don't believe I have any money."

"What?"

"I don't think I have enough money to go shopping."

"Ob, we don't need to spend a lot. All the stores are offering "wonderful bargains. You can

pick up the cutest things-"

"Not if anyone is looking!" Sheila retorted. "I don't believe

CBSC."

She sunk wearily into a chair. "I didn't realize until this morning, though, that it was going so fast. Guess I'll have to go to work!".

"Say, in the mood you're in you couldn't get a job anywhere!"

H.W.CORLEY

1933

ng to tell me you'll take a role I've just broken my neck to fill? Going to Say you'll sign up now and take a good contract when 1 get it for you? Well, I haven't a thing for you. Not a thing! - Hold on-wait a moment! Mias Rosen- baum, hand me that letter from

"No, I suppose. not.” 2. "Then anap-out of it, do you hear?" Tillie's voice rose wrath-Abbott, will you?"

Miss Rosenbaum, haughty, ef- fully. It was hard to be cross with Sheila, but it seemed to loyal ficient and tailored, eyed Sheila the one chance, as coolly as if she, too, had not little Tillie

Listen! Get out and get your shared Harrell's harassment in a substitute for self a job, and if I hear of you trying to find giving another cent to anyone Sheila. anyone-IH"

Tillie paused in a frantic search for a fitting She floundered badly. threat "I'll annihilate you! I will!”

"Tillie, I guess I don't care What happens to me!"..

"The position was filled this Grace morning. Mr. Harrell. Sawyer has the part

Harrell frowned. "Well, then, that's out! Tell you what. Sheila, if you really want to go to work 'I have you in a show inside a week. What a night club job to fill in?"

"Darling" Prossed against Tillie's shoulder, Sheila sobbed as If her heart would break,

"You love Jim, don't you, Til- "If she can use her own rou- lie?" she said when she was able tine," interposed Tillie.

"She

to speak. "Could you stand it to isn't up to filling in for someone lose him? Would you care what jelse." happened to you if you did?"

Tillic was high-salaried and

"I know." Tillie's voice broke Harrell heard her with respect. sharply. "But, honey, it's hard "Well, Club Volens

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to see. I know, but there are other single," he said. "You'll do fine. other peo-Toddle up there and I'll get things. There are ple"

Grady on the wire."

The two girls left. "He'll tell I have a single sou. Look in the book. It's in my handkerchief Half an hour later, smartly Grady he scoured the town to find rowned, as serene as if nothing you," Tillie giggled as they went

the two The savings book, duly pro had occurred,

girls down the dusty stairs to the duced, told a sad story indeed.sauntered forth to look for a job street. Not quite so sad as Sheila had for Sheila. At Johnny Harrell's forecast but sad enough. The office Sheila faced the disgruntled balance was $19.40. Since the agent with something akin to first of the month, barely three alarm. weeks ago, Sheila had made "Going to listen to reason, are self. "She can't listen to music. frequent withdrawals of sums you?" he grunted. "Fine! Go- and not dance!"

"That's all right with me." Sheila said wearily.

"She'll snap out of it when she hears the music," Tillie told her-

MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1933.

The girls found Grady seated in the tiny office at the rear of the garish'night club which in its midday aspect looked forlorn 2nd caeap. tables, were placed on tables. Cleaning men were list- lessly swabusily tap floor. An aproned waiter was "gathering table appurtenances together on à tray!

"Yeah," Johnny phoned," Grady said, without taking his feet alf the nearest chair. "I've got a spot that needs filling. Danced here last year, didn't you, with~ Rodney? If you are as good în a single you might work in all right."

She's better in a single," the faithful Tillie thrust in and Grady raised a sarcastic eyebrow,

"Am I doing business with her or you, sister 2 he wanted to know.

"I'm very good in a single," Sheila hastened to say in her own- behalf.

Grady grinned. "O. K. You take a 15 minute spot in the show at 10.30 and another at 11.45.. Get in touch with Mack.. He's the leader, and see if you can work out something big. Ever plug a song?"

one

you want

"Have you plugged?" asked Shella cautious- ly.

rc-

Grady grinned again, You and Mack be down here for hearsni at 4.30," he said. "Mack has a song I want to work in for Blind Timmy. It's a peach."

Blind Timmy! She could earn money, fill in until a real job came along and help Timmy as well. Her voice was well adapted to most of Timmy's music. Yet, As Sheila well know, it wasn't a singing voice. It was a husky sort of recitation.. Whatever it was, it went over. That was all

that was necessary."

Timmy'll be tickled to death," Tillie chattered as she and Sheila set off together. Tillie had an en- gagement to lunch with her has band and Shella decided not to join them. Left alone, she sought cut Mack, the orchestra lender, by... calling Joe Paris' office and ask- Ing for the phone number." Mack seemed to be glad sho, was to dance. But did she need are- hearsal, he asked. Couldn't sle just take the number home and run through it?

"can but I won't," said Shellä firmly. "Grady's orders."..

Mack-billed as Merry Mac- Intyre and his Jazz Boys-seemed less than merry as he reluctantly agreed to arrive at the Club two hours earlier than usual.

"What are you going to dance?" Tillie asked later when she found Sheila in her room busy at her costume trunk.

The apathy of the morning had fted. Colour famed in Sheila's cheeks.. She sat on the floor, sur- rounded by floating chiffon, gay satins, feathered costumes, se quinned boleros, flaming: velvets:

"I thought I'd do that nightin- gale number," Sheila answered, absorbed. "Thent

as an encore-

if I have one-that tap dance I did in Fine Feathers. I like that. If Mack thinks something else would be better we can decide later."

She began a feverish sorting of

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