The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-14

Short. "Try to get a specially
number in one Of the shows opening
in September" was Pills rather
impractical advice. That would be
fine. Of course. Any one could have
told her the same But how was
She to get such a chance?
So Sheila made the rounds Of the
agents Offices. A night club Job
presented itself with harder work
and no more money than Roscoe
was paying her.
The club manager limited that she
would be expected to be nice to pa
trons-out-of-town buyers, business
men and statesmen in New York for
a good time.
"Being nice" officially meant
dancing with these men during the
waits in the show and eating with
them. It saved dinner money, but
it was hard on the shoes,
And frequently, it meant accom-
panying them on further jaunts to
out-of-town roadhouses with dis
tressing and dismaying develop
ments.
Sheila declined the offer and re-
NAMED with Roscoe. She saw more
and more Of Phil paying her own
checks when they ate together or
rode on bus tops through Riverside
drive, for Phil diligently was say
ing his money.
Then came the week when Phil,
flushing with embarrassment, asked
Shiela to shop for him in the in
fants' department Of a certain store
Of which he said Mildred had read.
CHEILA shOpped about, getting
~ the best values for the money
tiny socks, adorable little gowns and
sternly practical night wear. Phils
expression as they packed the things
together in Ma LoweIl's kitchen was
so softened that Sheila was touched.
Phil was going home for the great
event in August, leaving the show.
oh, III get a job nearer home.
In Detroit, maybe" was his con-
fdent explanation. Later he an
nounced that he already had signed
up. He was a skilful saXOphOnist
and they were in demand.
Il am going to buy a car" he
told Sheila, dropping around one
afternoon. "A fellow over in Cliff
side" waving a hand in the alleged
direction of the Palisades-"is going
to sell me one cheap"
Sheila went with him to view the
purchase. It was an old car used
until June by a facetious school boy,
who had painted it in whiteWash
with gay quips. There was no wind
shield. a fact which Sheila pointed
out, by Phil explaining that he could
eliminate that disadvantage by
wearing colored spectacles from the
10-cent store.
He ripped the rear seat off to
make room for his trunk and his
saxophone in its shrouded black
case.
mo one will steal it, will they?"
Sheila asked anXiously. For Pills
saxophone was fine one and eX-
penSive.
I'll take q gun. I have TOGO
ing through the mountains"
well"
She hated to see Phil go. Every
body did. He was a real friend, as
well as an experienced trouper.
Any one Roscoe might find to re-
place him would be sure to seem an
amateur.
With Phil gone, Dick away, and
Myrtle in the country the summer
rolled on. Roscoe still kept Sheila
in the act. He didn't want Daisy
to work, he said, in such hot
weather.
Other members Of the company
raised carefully shaped eyebrows at
each other when Roscoe reiterated
what the heat would do to Daisy.
Frank Mason, who played the
cornet, put that wink into words.
with Shayne packing EN- in
Moody'd be a fool to take Daisy
back"
Unfortunately these words
reached Daisy's ears. BY late Au-
gust Sheila was "out" and Daisy
in" again, smiling, trife I'M
steady and extremely lacking in
confidence.
Il never saw a change like that
that didn't blow the other one
some good" insisted Ma. Lowell a
bit mixed in her metaphors. Sheila
once more began the round of the
booking Offices.
AS it turned out, Ma Lowelps
words were prophetic.
Ito Be Continued