The Key West Citizen Newspaper, May 6, 1943, Page 5

THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1 =By Watkins E. Wri Chapter 28 The Play Begins I by the tearoom Joe and Daisy found a table. A colored girl) «| mean she’s i jot_no_ father,” took their orders. It was when| said Fred. “I’ve pee Daisy. for their lunch was before them, and | years. I also knew her father. He they were tating it, that Daisy | Killed himself drinking five years brought up the jsubject of why |°%. “Well. FU be—!" Joe gasped. she had been s0 eager to see| And then he dropped down lim- Joe. ee into his chair. an? about my pogr gaq.’, sh At The Theatre ‘HE more Joe thought about ge mean. he’s, dri ing pe pi Sa Bors ao ringi © manner in which Daisy Doran had tried to trick him into Daisy nodded—her e§4aMming writing a good review of her with unshed tears: work. the madder he got. And by “Say, I’m sorry to hear that,” rnd had poms she barn id gs i > the next evening to see doi ‘all die voce scutes the opening of “ “Goodbye. Honey | mentioned him’ in quite awhile.” pees hie opinion of everything oe waa hoping that, tne." Joe, eatrical especially actresses. honey,” said Daisy. “But a letter from an old neighbor told me he ‘was on a regular rampage. It’s awful, getting news like that— just when I’m about to appear im a new play that may put ret on easy street.” “Gosh, that is too bad.” Joe was | all sympathy. “I wish there was something I jcould do to help.” | “You can,” said Daisy. j “In what way?” “In the review of the play.” Daisy leaned across the small Fe ncg a pleading Sapcession, upon oe alga face. ion’t you re- r, Joe. honey, about me pene crt if made good in a Broad- way play I could get Daddy into one of those cures?” “Yes, but—” | “Well, don’t you see,” Daisy} rushed on, “what. getting a good notice in ‘Goodbye, | Honey Chile!’}the girl in the box office fixed means to me? +. 3s . | matters up to their satisfaction. “Yes, I do,” said Joe. “You still | “Going back stage?” Uncle think “what I say will carry rae, wanted to know. weig! “No,” said Joe. “Of course, Joe, honey—espe- set Kathleen.” cially if you are good to me in| “She was pretty calm when she the ‘Stage’ article you write.” left_the house.” “Okay!” he said. “I'll do right “Did Paul Pennell bring her by little Daisy. Don’t worry. If 1; out?” can help you with your dad. ri “No, I brought en out. But you —— pt glad ae jo taice her home after the show. ‘oe, joney,” aisy you like.” “you're simply t¢o sweet “You mean if she likes.” ee forget it ata Yo, “Anyway I'd like to drive Ruby 's forget it nuw,” sai ein. embarrassed, seeing that several Linville women were staring at him and Daisy. “Let's talk about something else.” “You're such a modest person, Joe,” Daisy said. “That’s what makes me feel so terrible about— well, about Kathleen and Paul.”| “Let’s forget that, too,” said “Daisy and her father.” said Fred. “She's certainly been hand- ing you a sob-story, Joe, my boy! . . “You mean she—she” was something he couldn’t possi- bly publish in the Gazette. It was a little early, bought a drink. He was drinking | up to get one. “Nervous?” he said to Joe. “No. sir.” said Joe. “Why should I be?” “So much at stake.” “I can take it.” “Mind yours?” “Vd like to be close to someone I know and like.” Joe managed to smile. “Cer- tainly I don’t mind, Mr. Frank.” he said. “Come on. We'sl see where my seat is, and you can ask for one next to it.” There was a little trouble get- tiag two seats together—but afte- some argument and explaining cried for Joe changed the subject. sryone’s going in,” he sai better follow suit.” The lights went out, as though someone had doused them all into a tub of water. A woman gasped at the suddenness of it. Joe caught his breath. Unde Frarik stiffened. And the cuffain ‘went up—showing an ante-bellun: 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. a friend next to, her. “My stuff certainly looks nice. doesn’t it?” she said. “Even’ that awful picture of my grandfather —the old fraud!” “Shh!” someone said. “Ev- Joe. “All right, if you’d rather not talk about it. But if there’s any- thing I can do to help, please let me know.” “Okay, Daisy, I'll let you know and thanks.” Fraud AISY wanted to linger over their coffee, but Joe told her he had to get back to the office. “Tl be watching for you in the audience tomorrow night,” Pay. said, just before they told eac! other Sg *T’ll be there, never fear!” Joe assured her. When he got to the Gazette of- fice, he found Fred DeMille wait- ing for him. “I stopped by to tell you about some changes in the program for next week,” Fred said. He handed Joe a sheet of paper. “Here you are. Though you'd like to know as soon as possible.” “Thanks,” said Joe. “Sorry I kept you waiting. But I took Daisy Doran to lunch. The poor kid was all upset.” “What about? The play tomor- Tow night?” “No, about her father.” “Her what?” “Her father,” Joe repeated. “He's something of a drunkard, she tells me. And she wants to get him in a cure.” Fred stared at Joe for a mo- ment, and then he began laugh- ing. He couldn’t seem to stop. “What in heck’s so funny?” Joe demanded 4 out with a duster. She -bustled about humming a Spiritual. An- other one came on. They=ttad 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 ver- bose, Joe thought. The entire first act was pretty dull, but everyone act. Anyway, init Vaughan was'‘to play her scene with Paul Pennell. That was enough to make the local people eager to have the curtain rise again. And it did. ; More talk. more entering and departi: ting. age was was a reality now, the bi ing ihe girls gor sdbye, Ruby How- ard, playing the feminine lead. had told Paul Pennell. the South- ern soldier, eave hur- ried off. She loved someone else much better, and was going for another goodbye, a more exciting one, ‘To be continued WHACKY WEEK IN TENNESSEE (ty ‘Assoeta: KNOXVILLE A we Tennessee: War Workers Salute (iy Associated Press, Harbor, on the night shift in the g Victor automatic Knox Coun-| Shop met at lunch. rriage be! 1 nooga wit ty Cou certificates found t cle ad aloud the legiance. And as a result, so he; it when Mr. Frank Vaughan came H if I get a seat near ! Uncle Frank said. when. |. they had finished their drinks. | “It might up- j id. “We'd | An actress in blackface camec* hoped for better luck in the next } Kathleen; 's were all tell- j The Flag Nightly) CAMDEN, N. J., May 6.—The day after the Japs struck at Pearl 40 men and five women RCA- screw machine Someone in the group pulled a} paper from his pocket and began | ea Pledge’ of Al-} each 7 THE KEY WEST CITIZEK * FARM BLOC HOLDS ITS FIRE By JOHN GROVER (iy Annociated Press) Washington correspondents note {a change in farm bloc temperature tl! |lately. A counterplay of forces }makes the bloc’s attack on Admin- istration farm price policies as | confused d and fluid as any situa- ition in Washington. The farjn bloc ! Congress © breathing f | threatening a no-quarter a ton the Administration farm pro- i gram. One bill the bloc tagged “must” was the measure intro- {duced by Representative Pace , @D. Ga.) including farm labor costs as a basis for parity price esti- nates. This bill was originally slate for swift enactment by the farm steam roller. Now, after two months in session, the Pace bill : still lies in committee, and there jis. a significart Congre Wariness in setting a date for | bringing it out In other words, {cover overt 's for a con | are under consideration. | Ferm Bloc’s Peeves The farm bloc f bones to pick wit! tration. Biggest source | farmers’ reseniment z open charge that org had been f on a platter, whi |made to make the far | ti-inflation program “goat. ‘ Farm spokesmen point | that industrial wages } steadily for ten y |New Deal, skyrocketing | 1940. All this time the Adminis’ tion preached parity prices to the farmers, with the inference that when industrial wage gains had been achieved, the consume could pay parity prices for farm produce. New employment and wage lev- els are highest in history. now, if ever, the farm 1p gues, parity prices are pi ible Instead of granting parity prices under existing laws, the Admin- istration has controlled prices of some major crops (wheat, for one + at less than parity. es That looked like Of the horn to the far ate Congressmen. They were ready to j jack up farm prices by mandat rather than optional price control laws. at un promise Farmers Hold Power Make no mistake, the farm bloc has the votes. The cause of recen’ consensus of sound j.gpitical opinion: 1) farm-state | Congressmen are in the main con- servative, (2) they are sincerely yeoncerned about inflation, (3) most of them dislike John L. Lewis. That’s the background reason- ing behind the recent “marketing i well-posted correspond- ents analyze it. Negctiations Possible The present “something in the air” may be negotiations that will ‘give the farmers substantial ad- justments without need for bust- ing Congress wide open with a bitter factional fight. Machinery for upward re on of the farm price structure already 1 i | | | Renew and save furniture and woodwork you can’t replace in wartime. Use O-Cedar Touch-Up Polish to clean the surfaces—con- ceal the blemishes—and slackening in their militant fervor) — } to war. agi- and he Knox-j} befor March 1 working night the group lines up with Foreman Willard Smith and\ recites the pledge, while saluting } a flag that looks as if it had been} polish the finishes to a bril- liant, lasting lustre. Simple to use, O-Cedar Touch-Up revives dull and damaged wood—gives it new charm and lasting beauty. 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Madame on to There ‘ as th ERAINE TURIN brave woman You who, if put in the same po- would give of your strength, of your cour. any ph s. You who well her urg help wrung from a war- z You who must feel ich inspired that your men will en- counter, or perchance alread similar hazards as _ those red by the Chinese them- understand so y for have, fted mothers of our —and here, I in- to get togethe China conauer our y in the Pacifi y cognizant w must be accomplished, for the blood of our dear ones is le my aiding con- erned. hesitate to tend that we should confine efforts and supplies to our oy military that, ment for weakening True, may jority, our us orable ps one rresent needs of we know, Therefore, we go to any dear we can. ing those And that ize is the reasor China is Our most valu ly. 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