The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-01-09
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SHEILA SHAYNE, IS, whose
parents were well known vaude-
Vile actors, Is in New York look
ing for n job. SheiIa IN n dancer.
In spite of the fact that she has
spent almost her entire life OH
the stage her ambition is TO
marry and have Il home like those
she has seen in small towns In
which she has played.
On a few hours notice she is
hired TO take the place of DAISY
GLEASON, another dancer, who
has sprained an ankle. Sheiin
goes TO JOE PARIS pfiice in 'Tin
PAN Alley" TO rehcarsc. There she
meets TREVOR LANE and DICK
STANLEY, both rich. Lane asks
Sheiln TO dance ut Il party he IN
giving but she refuses. knowing
that after day of rehearsing
and the performance that night
she will be too tired.
She goes TO the theatcr and
there meets PHIL SHORT, an old
acquaintance.
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CHAPTER VII
SHEILA was glad to see some
- one she knew-even an old
sweetheart like Phil Short. A
sweetheart who, as a matter of
fact, had dropped her suddenly
without warning. Why had Phil
stopped coming to see her? Why
had he stoppe telephoning?
Sheila had never known.
AS nonchalantly as though
nothing had happened, as though
he had seen her only few days
before, Phil stood there. Well,
nothing had happened, really. At
ter what the most caustic observer
would have called rush Phil had
simply disappeared.
Perhaps he had had a bad year,
though now he seemed prosper
Gus. Saxophonists are we'll paid
even in off-seasons. And Phil
himself had once pointed out that
it isn't what an actor earns but
what he saves that counts. Living
had become cheaper.
In spite of the hearty greeting
and the nonchalant manner,
Sheila saw almost at once that
Phil wore a harassed look. Even
with an old score to pay off, she
felt sorry for him.
$50 you're king Daisy's
place." he was saying. That's
fine, Sheila. I've often wondered
what you were doing"
Wasn't the telephone working
down your way?" she asked. half
vexed, half-laughing.
Il couldn't call you," Phil
began. Plainly he was embar-
raised. But that doesn't mean /
didn't think about you"
well, thoughts keep person
warm in the winter" was her re-
Spouse, the caustic phrase Dor
rowed from Ma Lowell. Then
Sheila relented.
"Of course I'll have dinner with
you. We can't be long, though"
There's a little place near, "
Phil explained.
DURING the dinner he explained
~ otl.er things. Upon leaving
Ma Lowell's rooming house, said
Phil, he had married. Yes, mar
ried. His face clouded a tritie as
he said the word, and it was evil
dent that the marriage was not,
for some reason, happy one. He
was vague about it. The girls
name was Mildred. She came
from his home town-somewhere
near Des Moines.
Just now, with conditions as
they were, Mildred was living
with Pills parents. Sheila gath
cred that the daughter-in-law---
strangely enough-had more de-
sirable place in the hearts of the
Short family than did the son.
1.-The folks think the world and
ali Of Milly," was the way Phil
put it.
The dinner wa excellent,
though hurried. Sheila ordered
lightly, as Phil did also, for both
had the performance to think Of.
The act would go on in three
quarters of an hour.
The young man was friendly,
agreeable. 1t was nice to see Phil
again. In show business one
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