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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1933.

SPOTLIGHT

CATER XL

Half an hour later Sheila was in the dressing room stepping out of the beautiful frock Henri had created. She was about to don her own modest attire when

et of her gray uniform and pro-p wrote a few hurried words and duced a pencil and pad. Sheila dispatched the folded note by a messenger boy who returned with

card on which Dorothy had in- scribed a telephone number and!

there was a knock at the door. the words, "Call me tonight.".

Gordon answered. From be hind the screen that concealed the

Shella decided that she would girls when they were dressing call. There could be no harm in Sheila recognized Henri's voice, that, surely. Dorothy was a nice "Tell Miss Shayne." he said, kid and friendly. Besides, she "that she's to lunch with you and was Dick's cousin. mo in my office. There are some As Gordon had surmised, Henri things I want to talk to her had plans fór showing the new about."

| wedding gowns. They were all Sheila's eyes filled with dismay. imports from Paris and Hear! saia She heard Gordon answering, the bride's dress was exactly the agreeing and then the door clos-type Sheila could wear better ed again.

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than any of the other girls. There "But I've a date!" Sheila pro-was another gown for the maid of tested. "What shall I do?”

honor and one for the bridesmaid, Gordon's eyebrows rose. "You Henri had decided which of the want to keep your job, don't you? mannequins should wear each Then you'd better do as Henri dross. sayo

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this were the first Paris shipment that had ever reached the shop. Henri made certain every

detail was exactly right.

Gordon merely nodded new and then. It was Henri whose artistic! skill, whose shrewdness and in- spirations were responsible for the reputation the shop had at- tained for perfect costuming. Gordon was merely a subordinate trained to carry out instructions.

"But you know it now," Hehri

Suddenly Henri paused in the midst of his discourse. He said to Sheila, "I want to know if you made # Juncheon engagement with Miss Trevor. Yes?, 1 saw you talking with her. Perhaps "But what am I to do?" Sheila you did not know but I do not al- Sheila said nothing more. She asked anxiously. "I don't know low my models to go about with finished dressing" and Gordon, anything about modeling."

customers. You understand 7" bustling through the door carry- Henri shrugged. “You are an "I had met her before,” Shella ing a frock, cheerily assured actress, are you not? Do asi tell murmured. "I didn't know it was Henri that afias Shayne, would be you and you will be all right." against the rules." ready in a momenta

Two women from the sewing "Come along with her," the de-room appeared carrying huge insisted... “You must not do such signer said. "I want you there, boxes which they placed on chairs a thing again. You are not to too, to talk about the showing and began to unpack with expres-meet customers outside the shop." this afternoon."

sionless faces. Out of one box His voice dropped in explanation. Tea hour on Friday was always came a bridal robe of exquisite "Pretty models interest society an event at Henri's. Customers ivory satin. There was a lace veil men. My customers naturally ob gathered to see the newest im-of daintiest fragility to be worn ject. Also quite naturally they ports, as well as Henri's own de with it. There was even a bridal will censure me. They will take signs. The mannequins under bouquet, just arrived from a Fifth their patronage elsewhere. You stood that they were to look their Avenue florist's shop. That would must obey. It is our rule." best on Fridays, The week

ae put away to remain in perfect was behind them. They might be condition until it was needed.. weary but the next day was Sat- urday and no one shopped at

Moving about quickly, gestur- Henri's on Saturday. The fash- ing impatiently, Henri explained ionable women who bought their his ideas for the afternoon's show: gowns there were to be found at ing. The two mannequins in the their homes in Westchester or on pastel frocks should enter first.. "Certainly not if that is the Long Island or at any unmber of Then Sheila would appear alone exclusive resorts. On Saturdays so that nothing could distract the mannequins appeared as usual attention from her lovely gown. at the shop but they were seldom The girls were to stop, to pose so asked to display a frock.

and then move on. Henri gave instructions explicitly.

"If Henri wants to ace you about the tea hour," another of the models told Sheila, "it means you've made a hit with him. You've in luck, my dear!"

"She won't do it again,” Gor- don put in hastily. She smiled reassuringly at the girl. "And of course she has her own circle of friends. Except in the store she won't breathe a word to Miss Tre- vor, will you, Sheila ?"

rule."

.

"Of course," Henri reflected, Miss Trevor has no husband, na brother or flance. Still a rule is

a rule and we will not change it.

In spite of her disappointment Be charming to her here in the at missing a chat with Dick, store. The more interested she Sheila was interested. Henri was becomes in you and what you are

a marvel. One of the other mod-wearing the more she will buy:

Mra. Gordon interrupted. "All els had told her in the dressing Miss Trevor is an excellent custo- right, Shella. That's your name room that with a few cosmetics isn't it? We'd better go now. and two yards of antin he could think Henri wants you to wear make a beanty of any woman.. One of the bridal costumes this Now she believed it. Darting en- afternoon."

thusiastically about as though

As the two moved down the cor

ritor toward Henry's private |

office Sheila Raw Dorothy Trevor karozisaliah W waiting.

"Was your date with Miss Tre- vor?" Gordon asked. "Glory be,' Henri'd be furious! You can't hobnob with the customers out- side the shop. It's against the rules. Too much danger of spill- ing trade secrets. You'd better send Miss Trevor a note and tell her you are in a conference."

"Gardon reached into the pork-!

mer. It would never do to offend | would like a job at Henri's as a

her. But be enfefal. If you model. Later probably she would You must have comfort

visit her, sooner or later some plead with Sheila to help her se- thing will happen and you will see cure a chance to go on the stage. that she is jealous. Under- stand ?"

daughter of millions would have

To lunch with this unspoiled

""I understand," Sheila agreed. amused Sheila as well as the |Privately she had no such fancies other girl. But if it was forbid- regarding Dorothy Trevor, She den that was that! Shelia nceded doubted very much if the girl the $50 weekly that Henri would could possibly regard her as pay her. She would obey his rival. She knew that Dorothy's | rules.

interest. In her arose from the Soon in the excitement of get- fact that Sheila represented ating ready for the afternoon she world so unlike that in which the had forgotten all about the inci- wealthy girl had always lived. dent. Sheila dressed in the beau- She knew Dorothy considered her tiful French bridal gown, saw her- a new interest, someone who was self in the long mirrors and hard- amusing for a while and wholy recognized the radiant.” vision later would doubtless be dropped. as herself. She followed the

Dorothy had hinted that she

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Official photographs of the thres: Korean terrorists who were arrested when Japanese Consular and Settlement Police raided the Sung Kiang Taun Restaurant, in Hongkem recently. They had planned to assassinate Mr. Ariyoshi, Japanese Minister to China, while he was leaving a restaurant in Roone Road. Top left. Gen. Shin-chang, who is believed to have bombed the Japanese Consulate al Tiselsín some weeks ago. Top right, Haku Kiyu-ka, Korean revolutionary leader. Bottom left, Li Koh-kim, alias Li Kung-kon. Bottom right, the powerful bomb and hand grenade found in their possession.

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