The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-05-06
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=. a!By Wotkins E. WRIGHT

DAISY and her father" said
Fred. She's certainly been hand
ing you a sob-story, Joe, my
boyl .
you mean she-she"
Il mean she's got no father"
said Fred. I've known Daisy for
years. / also knew her father. He
killed himself drinking five years
ago"
We'll. I'll be-p Joe gasped.
And then he dropped down linn
ply into his chair
At The Theatre
THE more Joe thought about
L the manner in which Daisy
Doran had tried to trick him into
writing a good review of her
work. the madden he got. And by
the time he had reached the barn
theatre the next evening 10 see
the opening of Goodbye. Honey
Chilei" his opinion of everything
theatrical especially actresses.
was something he couldn't posi-
bly, publish in the Gazette.
1t was a little early. so he
bought drink. He was drinking
it when Mr.. Frank Vaughan came
up to get one
''Nervous?" he said to Joe.
mo. sir" said Joe. why
should l be-"
$50 much at stake"
Il can take it."
Mind if | get a seat near
yours?" Uncle Frank said. when
they had finished their drinks.
"I'd like to be close to someone
l know and like"
Joe managed to smile. Ger
tainly | don't mind. Mr.. Frank"
he said Come on. We'll see
where my seat is. and you can ask
for one next to it. !"
There was little trouble get
ting TWO seats together-but afte--
some argument and explaining
the girl in the box office fixed
matters up to their satisfaction
Going back stage?" Uncle
Frank wanted to know.
NO. said Joe. st might up
set halnleen.
"She was pretty calm when she
left the house"
Did Paul Pennell bring her
out?"
No. I brought her out. But you
can take her home after the show.
f you like"
'You mean if she likes"
Anyway I'd like to drive Ruby
in
Joe changed the subject. 'Ev-
sryone's going in" he said. Wed
better follow suit"
The lights went out, as though
someone had doused them all into
tub of water. A woman gasped
at the suddenness of it.. Joe
caught his breath. Uncle Frank
stiffened. And the curtain went
up-showing an ante-bellunI sit
ting room so natural - with all
Miss Camilla's furniture in it
that one could almost forget it
was a play. Miss Camilla smiled
happily. and touched friend
next to her. - -
MY stuff certainly looks nice.
] doesn't it?" she said. Even that
awful picture of my grandfather
the old fraud!"
"Shhl" someone said.
An actress IN blackface came
out with a iuster. She hustled
about humming a Spiritual. An
other one came on. They had a
talk about war. One was light
| hearted. the other scared Other
actresses and other actors came
and went. The play was under
way.
| It went on and on. overly YER
bose. Joe thought The entire first
act was pretty dull. but everyone
hoped for better luck in the next
act. Anyway, in it Kathleen
Vaughan was to play her scene
with Paul Penne1l. That was
enough to make the local people
eager to have the curtain rise
again.
| And it did
More talk. more entering and
departing. The war was reality
now. and the boys were all tell
ing the girls goodbye. Ruby How
ard. playing the feminine lead
had told Paul Pennell the South
ern soldier, goodbye-and hur-
ried off. She loved someone else
much better. and was going fol-
another goodbye, more exciting
one.
To be continued