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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1933.

SPOTLIGHT

CHAPTER XLV. Afterward when Sheila was in her.awn room she could still hear. Dick's voice as he spoke those words, "I love you, You've got to marry me"!

She had

tles of beauty preparations.

"Which gown will you wear to- night?" the little maid äsked.

"I'm not sure," Shella told her.) Will there be many at dinner?”]

"Not many. Those whom you! met at the pool and a few others.! About 20 1 imagine.” —-

HW.CORLEY

1933

laid it across the bed. Sheila maid stood back, exclaiming in busied herself with cosmetics, admiration.

Cream and powder and a dab of Sheila, studying her reflection, rouge. She used very little make- had to agree. The dress was a up. To Shells make-up was some triumph of Henri's art. "But re thing to use before the footlights, member," she told herself, "it's and etherwise to be shunned.

the dress, Miss Sheila Shayne! Her dark hair fell over bar You're exactly the same girl you Ishoulders. Jeanette ran the comb were an hour ago, though you

through it, exclaimed at its sort-don't look it.'

her

ness and sheen. Then she coil- Just as well to remind herself ed it in place just as Shella always that all this luxury would come to wore it. The effect was becoming, an end. Monday morning she "Will you wear ear rings ", would be back at work again in

the dress shop. Jeanette asked.

Jeanette not answered. Doro-

interrupted Yes, there were ear rings to ac- gowns of Henri's design. There

are bautiful, thy's gay crowd of guests had

Twenty guests at dinner seemed was a lovely yellow chiffon, lace company the apricot gown. Henri thoughts. "You suddenly descended upon them, in-

had decided that. But how clever, Miss Shayne," she said softly. terrupting the conversation. There a large number to Sheila. She trimmed; an apricot satin; and

"It's nice of you to say so." had not been another opportunity thought how the "Samper family lavender gown. Sheila preferred of the maid to understand, just as

yellow because. it was more the designer had, that they were "Very beautiful, Miss Shayne. for her to speak to Dick alone. worked and planied when three or the

and smarter. She de- needed to complete the costume! And I think I know something Now it was time to dress for din-four guests were coming to their intricate

home, But Dorothy had only to elded to keep it until the following Jeanette adjusted the dangling else. You are in love."

and the evening.

crystal drops to Sheila's ear lobos.. give a few instructions

"I'll wear the apricot one", she The apricot goras slipped over work was done.

Sheila had brought three "ave decided.

Sheila's head, drawn into place. model. The maid brought the frock and It was a beautiful dress and the! ning dresses-all of them

дег.

But Shella did not want to hur ry. She was in a magic mood, She was thinking about Dick who really loved her. Oh, he must love her! She had read it in his eyes, the tone of his voice, his manner. And she would have to give him an answer soon: What would she any?

Jeannette, the maid, had filled the tub for Sheila's bath. It was a luxurious bath, delightfully scented, relaxing. Shella lingered in the warm, soapy water, realiz- ing that she was fired.

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But Jeannette was, a creature who believed in promptness. She appeared with huge soft towels over her arm "Are you ready, Misa?" she asked.

A little later, warm, dry, her body glowing Shella sat wrapped in a negligee, before the dressing table. It was an elegant dressing table, designed in the modernistic manner. There was a huge mir- ror with low shelves filled with silver and crystal bowls and bot-

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Sheila laughed, Bushing. "Why in the world do you think that?"

"I can tell. I know the signs.

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