The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-01
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=. by Wofkins e. Wright :

Listen, Fred, would you mind
buttoning up your lip for about
five minutes?" Paul said.
''Okay!. Proceed"
Paul gave his attention to Kath-
leen. "You see, loneliness" he
continued. what I'm trying to
convey. IS this: we've all got to
work long and hard to make the
play a hit" @ =
Eyes, of counsel" said Kathleen.
But won't it be sort of hard to
do it with only weeks rehears-
al? We always rehearsed at least
three weeks when we put on a
play IN LinvilleR
Paul smiled condescendingly.
There's slight difference, my
dear" he said. ''in an amateur
production for hometown con-
sumption, and play that hopes
to see the bright lights of Broad
way" He patted Kathleen's hand.
You're in for lot of hard work,
Kathleen-but I know you'll make
good"
''Pll try hard enough" said
Kathleen. 81 certainly want to
prove you haven't made mis-
take"
'Pm sure you WILL" said Paul.
"And now I'll run in and get your
part"
Flare-up
NTERVOUS?" Fred said to Kath-
y leen.
"A little" admitted Kathleen.
4 hope: you won't be toe, harden
Hes a fiend when he e. starts
directing" said Ruby. And don't
think he's going to spare you SIM
ply because you fed him barbe-
cued pork"
Fred laughed. stop frighten-
ing the child" he said.
Kathleen looked at them a mo-
ment. ST wish" she said, that
you'd stop talking down to me.
I'm not child really. assure
you l voted last election. believe
it or not"
Sorry" said Ruby. 1--WE didn't
mean it that way, did we, Fred?"
"Of course not" said Fred. "But
I'm glad Kathleen had her little
fiare-up. Shows she's got spirit"
Paul returned with the script
he'd typed for Kathleen. He hand
ed it to her.
Here you are, loneliness" he
said. II want you to study as you
never studied before"
II shouldn't think five sides
would require that much study"
said Ruby.
81 want Kathleen to try inf1ec-
tions, shadings. things like that
SOS to know the girl she's to play"
said Paul. you understand, don't
you, Kathleen"
Eyes, Paul." replied Kathleen.
"Of course / do"
"And now" said Fred, would
it be all right with you if Kath-
leen drove me QUITO Miss Camil-
la's?" ll
She said goodbye to Paul and
Ruby then. and went out with
Il WISH" said Ruby, when she
and Paul were alone, that she
was planning her wedding instead
of an appearance on the stage"
'Why?p said Paul.
Because feel she's cut out for
wedding, and not acting"
Perhaps" agreed Paul. But
don't forget that permitting her
to appear with us means business.
Linville people will come in fiocks
= something they haven't been
doing so far"
81 see." said Ruby. $50 that's
what's motivated you-buSiness."
Partly" said Paul. He smiled
in the way Ruby especially loath-
ed seeing him smile. Besides,
she's good company. / like her :.
I like her a lot"
Ruby watched him a moment.
and then she said, 'sWas the letter
you were expecting from Laura?"
Paul caught his breath. That"
he said, lis really none of your
business, my dear Ruby
"Of course it isn't Only I didn't
want anything to happen to upset
matters-as they did last summer.
Remember the little stage-struck
girl in Westport-and you-and
Laura?"
My memory is quite all right"
said Paul. But that was last sum-
mer."
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