The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-04
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 STELLA SHAYNE, dancer, Is discharged from a new play be- cause MARION RANDOLPH, the star, Is jealous of her. Sheila searches for work and finally sc- cures a part in a musical show soon to go on tour. DICK STAN. LEY, rich and socially prom incnt, asks her to give up this job and marry him but Shcila refuses. Her idea of marriage is a home in some little town far from Broadway.
 ShciIa js friendly with JIM Blaine, another actor in the company frDm which she was dis charged. When Jim OHends Miss Randolph quite unintcntionally she asks CRAIG ABBOTT, who is backing the show financially, to discharge Jim. Abbott, tired of Marion and her demands, goes to sec Jim and through him se- cures an introduction to Sheila.
 A few days later Sheila hears
 that Marion is out of the show.
 Abbott takes her to tea and Of-
 fcrs her the part Marion had.
 Sheila says she does not want it.
 Then Abbott asks her to marry
 him. ShciIa refuses, knowing Alb.
 bolt is not in love with her. A
 few days later the road company sets out on their tour. Sheila bee comes friendly with JAPPY, . chorus girl.
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 CHAPTER XXIV
 The road tour of the "Heigh- ho" company was proving suc- cessful. They visited small towns and larger ones. They found ap- preciative audiences and dull ones. All things considered, how ever, the tour had been doing well. The show was making money. Few other road com panies had as good n record.
 Shcila's speciality dances (there were four from first curtain until closing) always won repeated en- cores. She was favorite with every audience and Fletcher, the company manager, had allowed her to order new costumes for the May Day" number and the little dance in which the spotlight that shone on her varied from red to green to blue.
 In one of the larger cities Me- Kee, the comedian, surprised her,
 "I know lot of people here. he said. Played here in stock years ago. There's a Mrs Ray mond - ono of the social celebri- ties - who Is giving charity dance. She asked me to come and bring along some one else from tho company. wonder if you'd be willing to go and do your May Day numberY"
 "Why, of course. I'll be glad to-"
 "Good. It's $s5 in your poek- et," Mckee explained. Mrs Ray a good sort and it's her ours"
 sheila nodded. q can use the $26," she said.
 For two days she looked for ward eagerly to the night of the dance. It was to be q glimpse, close at hand, of tho life that to her seemed the most at. tractive in the world.
 Tho night came but t didn't expe citations. In Mrs Rnymondf home she found herself in n diff ferent world. She was the same age as many of the girls she met there. She looked much aB they did, dressed ssimilarly. she shared the same youthful dreams of r0' gaiety, adventure, But SheiIa was m outsider in spite Of aI IA p. rier existed, shutting her off from these young people. She didn't know how to get around it or climb over it' shoiln remained apart.
 As she danced tho May Day. number, her feet weaving in and out in the complicated steps, she could hear whispered approval. A polite batter Of applause at tbe end clearly showed that the dance had been appreciated,
 "Good WOrki" Mckee Whls- DeFed as Rhellh took q seat again nt his side, He was not perform ing, sheiia noticed with interest that here he was accepted hB a guest. Many people seemed to know him. He moved, easy and hbbufeH, HUInUB tUe OtnSFb, poHv Of the called him "thlph," shook hands and spoke Of the days years before when he had pIayed weekly at the local thca- ter,
 Well, how'd you like itT Me- Kee asked the girl as together they drove back to the hotel. "WouJd you iik0 to change places with my or those gIris?"
 gbeiia besjtated, "It's an at. traetiVe iife," shs said. "f dOB'i suppose they have many resp0nsi. guess they do jusl about AS they please every day and never have t0 work"
 You should see them after ( hard set of tennis"