The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-01

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ened Of anyone2 Did she seem 70
avoid any one person In the COM
pany?"
81 remember when they
brought her to the hospital, SO
beautiful ard 50 horrible then. II
was the only time ] ever cried
when ! was a nurse. / made the
doctors keep i q secret about
her scars. And when she left the
hoSph ii, / went with her"
Amelia" JEFF said.
q never even left her for more
than | could help il. And then Il
was 70 do something fer her. She
didn't want me TO be away long.
think she was always afraid.
afraid that someone would find
out. Now she's all alone In a
funeral .parlor They're taking
her TO Michigan to bury her. To
Minden City, Michigan. She
doesn't know anyone there, she
was born there, that's all ] re-
member the day when they
brought here into the hospital I
~ d a NURSE
touched JeRs arm and we
slipped out. As | closed the door
behind us / could see Amelia
folding a burnt orange negligee
over a trunk hanger.
Last night there had been hop
ror and tragedy, but il was garish
and fantastic. This aftermath was
real. heartbreakingly real / al
most ran out Of the building,
away from that bleak place where
Eve North had lived and where
now a tired old woman was put
ting Ewes house IN order.
Too. Too Pleasant
THE thought Of facing the dew
L astation Of Eagland's leading
man Of letters had left me weak.
Secretly ! was praying that Mr..
Greeley Morris was still not to
be disturbed. The desk clerk
squashed my hopes. however.
After brief bit Of phone-play,
he announced brightly that Mr..
Morris would see US. / followed
JEFF unwiIingly into the elevator.
But why do we nave to see
him, JEFF? | don't want to-"
Shhhl The operator NAV be
IN his pay. Twelve, operator!"
We stood outside the door num-
bered 12l1-3 and / started to
grope nervously in my bag for a
cigarette. JEFF shook his head at
me. The door opened and Greeley
Morris blinked in our faces. He
was still IN his pajamas.
Good afternoon, Mr.. Morrisi"
Jetfs accent on the good was ter
rife.
The playwright looked at us
for seconds while | grew crimson
and small When he had finally
reduced me TO something that
must have looked like a scarlet
pygmy. he said. smiling with Just
MS lips: DO come in It's so very
nice to see you"
Trying to act as If | hadn't
noticed that he was in his "a
lanas. which was q slightly diff
cult task, | followed Morris into
tie room.
JEFF said blithely. I'm sorry we
had TO i1trude like this.
Nf'm sure that you had no al
tentative. Do you mind If I clean
my teeth2" He disappeared into
the bathroom I was about to
bolt ! must have shown II, for
JEFF plunked me into a chair and
stood over me.
This VIII be over before you
know It. Just want 20 find out
what kind OF a guy he really IS.
He doesn't lock like a muir
aerer IN MS pajamss- JEFF. do you
have a pair ike that2
Where would I get a pair Ike
that? They probably cost nine
pounds. ten and a half. With only
one pair OF pants"
Are you going TO be en-
barrassed when Morris asks you
what the devil YOU Want2
i want his autograph JEFF
was leafng through a large fat
book thai he had found On a cor
ner table. On the third page he
began to roar. "A scrapbookI And
here's another onel Haila. there
must be seven Of them Greeley
Morris. the worlds number one
Sopaisticate. keeps scrapbookSl
They must 60 all the way back
TO nursery rhgme he said IN
kindergarten
JEFF was still chuckling. but he
had managed 70 replace the
books and move away from the
table before our host returned.
His dressing gown made me gasp;
IN fact. all MS clothes had me
wishing that ! were a man
After he had called room SER
vice and ordered pot Of coffee.
he 1t one Of MS long peculiar
looking cigarettes and turned 10
JEFF with q question N his ewes.
The telephone buzzed. Morris an
swered i and I was evidently an
interview. His eivility amazed
me-
It was over az last and Morris
poured his coffee. He seemed
vaguely surprised that JEFF and /
were sill there. sWeII7s h
smiled ironically. $Why did
want to Kill Miss Blanton? Why
did ] stab Mss North7 It's ONLY
far you know. that ! De kers
vel informed
JEFF thumbed through n she&s
OF clippings I could SEE they were
reviews Of Green Apples Morris
crossed his legs. Et another
cigarette, and waited You cosilz
hear the traffic screaming n tie
streets below. aecenting the stu
ness Of the room ! closed ny ewes