The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-23

lots Of reasons. I'd be making
more money and there are so
many things a girl wants for her
wedding"
I'm going 10 buy you every
thing in the world your heart de-
sires. Don't you know that?" He
caught her fingers and kissed
them
Maybe. But I'm the strictly
conventional bride When l mar
~, I want to bring my sacks OF
grain to the Areside Of my hus-
band"
"What?" asked Dick Say that
again, darling 1 love to hear you
say my husband!"
THEN, just as Sheila had accus-
j toned herself to the life at
Henris and had given up the
thought of returning to the stage,
sic received a call from a theatre
cal producer It was none other
than Mandrake.
He declared a-tonishingly that he
wanted her to play the leading role
in his new production. Mandrake
said the part exactly suited Sheila.
She called at his Office and came
away with a signed contract. The
play was a musical comedy. 1t
, was bright, witty, with tunetul
music and an unusual plot.
Sheila was delighted with the part.
b.
tunity for her to show her skill.
But there was even more eXcit-
ing news, Blind Jimmy had COM
posed the music. He particular
ly asked for you to sing his songs, "
Mandrake told Sheila And Of
course 1 know you can put them
over"
The salary he named was twice
as much as Sheila ever had received
before. She hardly could believe her
ears
How long will we be in re-
hearsal?" she asked.
Six weeks It's a great show,
Sheila It'll make you famous
You'll be a real star!'
Then began the grueling work
of rehearsing. Mandrake spared no
time, energy, or expense to make his
plays successful.
"A Mandrake play is a successful
play" was the slogan up and down
Broadway.
However, by a similar token
Mandrake expected the men anC
women he employed to work as hare
as he did. Sheila knew she must
give up the long delightful eve
nings with Dick.
She must devote herself to dane
ing to learning her lines, to sing
ing lessons. She must forget every
thing else but the play.
That was the rule of the theater
Mandrake was counting on her, anc
all of them must work together tt
make the play success.
TIME producer had told Sheila
Il that she was the authors choice
for the role as well as his own.
VINO is the author?' she asked
An obscure QUITO -toWner who
struck a good idea entirely by
chance 1t seems he saw you years
ago and has admired you ever since.
He won't be around to worry
us during the production. Maybe
that's one reason 1 agreed to buy
fhis plays. Authors are a nuisance!
Every one was a nuisance to Man
drake when he was working on a
new production. He could think
OF nothing but the play.
Sheila gave up her work al
Henri's. The little man argued ano
urged her to remain, but soon saw
it was useless. Then at once he
demanded a contract to make the
gowns she would wear on the stage
That pleased Sheila, and Man.
drake was willing. Sheila knew thai
Henri could make her look beautiful
if any one could. He had made the
offer partly through shreWd bust
ness sense. partly because he ad-
mired Sheila and saw an oppor-
tunity to achieve an artistic tri-
'umph in the gowns he would make
for her.
She was a little surprised that
Dick offered no objections wher
he heard about the new play. Or
the contrary, he seemed almost as
pleased as Sheila herself.
Dorothy Trevor. who by this time
knew of their engagement, prob
ably was the most excited of thu
three.
The days became a mad success.
sion of rehearsals, fittings at Hen.
ri's. visits to the bootmaker, ses.
sions with the milliner. Sheil1
had to be photographed in her new
costumes.
she was interviewed by Man
brakes press representative. Sh,
: had to see newspaper reporters.
Billy Brady was coaching her il
the new dances. Brady sat, alb
sorbed and scowling, as Sheila wen
through the steps. She knew h
was pleased, though he seldom
praised her.
And so the days went Shell;
once more was engrossed in the lif
she had always known, the theatel
Could she give it up to settle dow
TO quiet domesticity with Dick?
She was too busy to- consider this.
CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN
IT was a day when the rehearSin
n had been particularly tediou
and firing. No one could pleas
SBrady. He halted Sheila'S dancing
a dozen times. made her repea,
criticised brusquely.
The chorus stood watching il
awed silence. Sheila alone was I'm
perturbed. She could dance and Sh
knew it. The girls in the choru
were frightened because their turn
was coming.
If Brady found so much faul
with Miss Shayne'S dancing, wha
would he think of them?
Sheila danced on. Her feet bea