The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-06

table to ours and sat down
heavily He had been fob huntire
ana there didn't seem to be any
producers who wanted any stase
The theater is dead" Tommy
grumoled. I wish ! we're.
Why don't you 20 ses Vineent
rsrker Tommy ! suggested.
hes doing play.
hes got 2 stage manager.
Bobby Reed. The ratss'
a waitress appeared and focg
4omny-s order I asked for more
coffee. When the girl had gone I
SAID 70 Tommy: You ear act
I've a copy OF Parker's play. and
ne cast s enormous There might
be something IN i for you"
Nav. How could l get 3 part
n Aew York anyway Tn not
an Englishman.
laughed. That was the first
asiempt at a WSsecrzck / had
heard Tommy make IN weeks. JEFF
cloat get i and Tommy tried %
explain There are more Engissh
actors working n New yazx
fasn there are Americans BIT
laen OF course Tn not even an
american ] was born in Brook
What d'ya mean more English
acfoTs1 Je9 stuck his chin cut
ne loved % argue On subjects he
knew east about What English
sctorsgr
Snail name yen Just a fewZs
Tommy asked. ssslillnz-
Yeah. Who hzsides Evans2ss
And Philip Ashsey ana haf 4
hundred more. ! sad.
Philip Ashley isslst Er Elsa = :
Ny coffee cup eiattered II the
saucer as 1 set i doxn aud stared
LonEsy. sJel was almost out
Of his caair.
What's the matter With ron
Jeffs voice was sharp with ex-
element @Did yen say Ashley
isn't English
Yes. He isn't
How do you known
One Of the old-timers at the
Lambs Club tald me. Ten Or
Twelve years ago Ashley went to
Toronto for a season of stock.
When he came hack he was Eng
lish- And he's worked steadily
ever since New York loves Eng
lish setorz
on Again
/ WAS astounded. To me Philip
Ashley had always been the
very spirit Of Trafalgar Square
OF PlccadiIIy or whatever Il Is
that IS al British ard a yard vide.
Where was Ashley horn7"
Salt Lake City.
Both our cups clzttered into our
saucers that time Jeff's hand
closed over mine Are you sure
Tommyz
Positive. Some OF Is we're 60
ing 70 expose hinz once Just for
the fun OF Il. but we decided x
wouldn't Be 50 funny % hiru. We
found out then that he was corn
and bred n good Old Salt Lake
City. Z. S. A
Cmon. Hsila-~ JEFF sc0oped I'D
my purse and gloves ard hustled
ne out 70 the sidewalk. Through
the window Tommy stared al Is
open mouthed.
JEFF. why
Why do you think ! yznked
you ont Of thereg~
TO stick Tommy with the
check. Pretty clever.
He rushed hack. slipped a bill
into the cashiers Gaze and vas
beside me again Where does
Ashley live2r
downtown sonepiace. /
think.
had to almost run 70 keep ID
with him He ducked into 4 drug
store On the corner and lesfed
through the telephone hook
Ashley lived IN ne Village. On
Perry Street I followed JET out
Are we gong % see Ashleyz
Listen, Speedy. maybe he wont
ever be home We San talk 70
Carol. She'll tell Us II she knew
W41AA IA ZlLI
I'D rather tax 70 Ashley.
We took 4 Lexington Local 70
Grand Ceniral shuttied 70 Times
Square ard ret n a Seventh Ave-
rue Express JEFF seemed 70 have
forgotten I was wish him I poked
hin with nv glow. Don't for
pet = ask fzzn about those pills
in his dressing room and what ha
was doing IN Radio City
! eu ask hin
s'All II ~. vii -
We got of at Fourteenth Street
and walked south TO Perry. Ash
ley's house was an old fow-Story
brownstone with q brave little
fringe Of evergreen bushes strug-
Cling I'd between Il and the side
walk. and some browniSh ivy
hung Imply from boxes az the
windows Of the first three floors.
We climbed the front steps and
JEFF pushed the button under
Phiiip AshIey's engraved card
and waited for the answering
click Of the door There was
none. and I rang again / couldn't
stand his not beng homo. the let
down would be too much.
Il guess he isn't home JET
said. He tried the door. il vas
locked Then ne rang bel
marked Z. Banner.
Jeff. what are ron going 70
7 don't know. Something7i
come 70 me-
TIE door buzzed and JeH
opened i ard started up the
ssafrs. ] kept right behind him A.