The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 23, 1943, Page 5

Chapter 17 , Sentimental Nonserise! AUL PENNELL came out, He ‘had removed his mustache, and wae smoking a cigarette in a long jer. “Hello, Kathleen!” “Hello, Joe!” “Hello!” said Joe. “Do avuncular toward us all?” “Oh, no,” said Paul. “I step out of my role. entirely when the curtain falls.” “You discard ‘it like an old rag,” said Ruby. “Right!” said Paul. He frowned at Ruby. “But I never wear it like one,” He turned to Kathleen, “I hear the plans are all made prc tl barbecue. I’m as ex- Ped sf kid. Almost ike bd i! np for ward to the com- rcus. he said. you feel “t vata said pi “there won’t be ‘too much clowning.” Sur laughed, Paul looked an- noyed, A voice called to them’ from the inside, “Curtain in three minutes!" it said, ~* eg pe after the show,” said he hurried off, tossing aa a. jher cigarette. Raul. said. to Kathleen. faybe. we can man- age rate drinks. You know we're rumning--a refreshment stand in connection. with the theatre.” He laugh bit. too gaily. “May hy ip keep ae out of th A “They look: eeny, awful in stage makeup, don’t they?” said Joe. “I mean—anywhere but on the sane “Oh, I don’t know” said Kath- leen. “They sort of fascinate me.” “They would,” said Joe. “Come Fae let’s climb back into the hay- oft,” “I wish,” said Kathleen, “that you'd forget it was a barn for at least five minutes.” “All right, honey, I will,” said Joe, “for exactly ive minutes” Once more they climbed tho narrow steps to the baleony which -had once been a place wherein hay was stored. Once more they sat down, And once more Joe felt for and found Kathleen's hand, But this time she jerked it away.... After The Show Ween ‘he final curtain fell upon the ply. the,audience seemed te ote Me 9. BUTTY. to leave. A ple went over to iment ~ stand about had teld Kathleen and eval, members of the t sical ce ny were working there. Dais: ran was one of them. She had not appeared in the¥last act, and now, wearing sli ay shirt, she was be- hind au improvised counter, sell- it oft*drinks. The juvenile was with her. saw them and smiled, not- tribsing the Seventies ond oe bee rqnizing the juyenile’s en: e counter, while the men clustered around Daisy. “Let's get a drink,” Joe said to Kathleen’ * “Tm thirsty.” “Thanks,” said Kathleen, She and Joe went over and jomed the: crowd. There was i oe gay chatter, and now then a snatch of song. One man had poured whiskey into his lemonade, and was ex- eet, good-humored. The es with him was trying very ard to make him quiet down, “Hello, Daisy!” said Joe, “Oh, hello, Joe, honey!” said Daisy. “I thought I saw you in the audience tonight.” “You bet I was there,” said foe, “Have to write my review.” ocaees and I was simply awful! I really should have had thetlead,“only I wasn’t mature engsh.” ‘ou weren’t so Jo@-and caught pits —e PEOPLES FORUM The Ciosen rranted. The writ: should be fair and confine re letters to 300 words, and write NEEDS REPAINTING Editor, The Citizen: Several days ago, while walk- ing in the neighborhood of the Triangle on Greene street near the Navy Yard, I stopped to read the inscription on the Sol- dieys’ and Sailors’ monument, dedicated to the men of the Civil, War, and because half of the words aYé“Obliterated was unable to impart its significance to By mind: Ifthink a patriotic organiza- tion of Key West should take it upon itself he work of repaint- ing the inscription. I understood this has not been done in a num- ber of years. The inscription of this monu- ment should have far-reachin, effect on the sailors who pa: the Triangle every hour of the day which would be enhanced by their reading what the monu- ment represents, From ONE WHO Is PROUD OF KEY WEST, Key West, Fia., April 23, 1943: a aut,” said | around “Faint worse than . a ee none at all” aid ‘Daisy sadly, 4 suppose I'll have to ou say about me, and fike it'Ba ‘But je at little ist wait until 1. pla: og War uthern gal in the Civi play we're going to try out!" “Okay. ['ll wait,” said Joe. He paid for the drinks. and took them over to where Kat thleen was waiting. “It he said a is going Mars? rn tieen: shocked “with, that New Jersey voice of | hers!” “Let's sit down over by that bia uss: emember the linked hearts carved upon it?” “I do” said Kathleen. RBenti- mental nonsense. and crueltv to trees!” The tree was quite a distance from the barn, and the oeople circulating about it And az Joe sat down. he thought how incap- uous it was to see those rightly-dressed le movine around a building which. nad. in the past. been wrap} in darl- ness at such a late hows, “What's the matter, can’t you talk?” Kathleen asked. ‘Pip pom 4 “Sure I can talk.” was just eur about how things had ch: “What things? “This scene, for one. “Dlike it this st “I don’t. mue! cows and. ihe chickens.” “That's probably coor you" Te a rustic at heart.’ “And that’s a mighty nice thing to be.” said Joe. He saw a fem- inine figure detach itself from a group and move toward them. “Here comes Ruby. Shall we ask her to join us? xchange Of Girls “, ALL means,” said Kath- leen. “Suppose you talk shop to, Bere while T go talk to Paul” “Ol gourse, What else?” “Love, perhaps—sentiment—all that sort of sot in “Paul doesn't interest me that | way.” “Meaning he ‘hasn’t yet made love to you-—kissed you — or tried to?” “That's exactly what | mean,” said Kathleen. “He doesn’t appeal | to me sentimentally.” “Oh. well, ju may change. | Even if you don’t. one has to make sacrifices for one’s art.” “I wish,” said Kathleen. mthat | you'd kept on being silent,” “Hey, wait a minute!” Joe called, as she started off. “What did_you do with that bottle?" “T's there by the tree.” Kath- | leen answered. “Okay!” said Joe. “I made a osit on it.” of all things!” said Kathleen, “Worrying about.a silly little deposit of a few pennies,” “My darling,” said Joe, nies count nowadays. He watched Kathleen go on her way, shaking his head there inj the shadow of the big old tree, Such a sweet little thing to look | at, and such an exasperating little thing to listen to, Then he put thoughts of Kathleen from his mind, and arose to greet Ruby “You were swell.” he said. and meant it. “You got right under | few skin of Letty. and made her ive.” “Thank you, Joe.” said Ruby: She sat down beside him. “You sound as though you really mear what you say.” “I do.” said Joe. “I hope if } | ever get a play produced. actress will make ad Pesci, ue as you made Letty 1: ike¢ you a lot. Ruby—really 1 ney “Joe. you're sweet.” Rubs leaned back against the of the tree. “And this is a heayen- ly spot. I’m falling in love with it” “The barn, you mean?” asked | Joe. “Yes. And it.” To be continued the country all HONORS LEATHERNECKS DETROIT.—A plaque honors American leathernecks. Lovett credits THOMPSON prefer “the | “pen- th | sc-v(P), USNR, to in Lon- don, erected by British Marines, the Bismarck | ; Sea victory to teamwork. (ICE DIVISION) —Official ‘Navy Photograph | LIEUT.-COMDR. T. C. HYERS Lieut.-Comdr. Thomas C. Hyer who for 16 months served as Co munica.ion Officer at Port Ever- glades, has assumed his new du- ties as Commanding Officer of the Section Base here. Born in Punta Gorda, Fla., in 1902. Commander Hyers obtained his’ early cdyeation there and moved in 1917 with his parents to | Tampa, where b- finished his | scholastic curriculum. | | While in high sckool he s3ent | two spmmer vacations as a rad 10 | | operator with the Merchant Ma- | | Tineon ships‘of which his father | was: Captain; For 42 vears before bis -ntraxce into the active services of the U S. Navy he served Pan American 4\irways as chief radio operator and from 1935 as Ins‘ruetor of Radio. Commander Hvers served 15 ycars in the Naval Reserve before being called to active duty on! 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