The Washington times., 1921-03-20

vic president ana director Of the Ma
tional. City Bank. They guessed who
no was. some Of them say. but they
kept their tongues.
Then came March and tho death ct
James StillmAn. senior. The younger
man, with eyes on the chief executive
Office of the bank. was without the
fathers financial guidance. a. no had
been without the personal counsel OF
the father for q year or more. But
In two weeks after. the Death Of
James Stiilman he was made chair
man of the board of directors. Frank
vanderlip clung to the presidency.
So much for the summer. Mrs.
Leeds remained in seclusion at Rest
Court, near Stony Brook. l.. l., q pa
latial manor rented from Pitts Duff
neld. Mr.. Leeds visited her often.
CHAPTER ".
Mrs James A stillman spent that
summer very quietly. too. The bank
er's wife was at Pocantico much of
the time. while Mrs. Leeds was at
Stony Brook. Their paths did not
cross. So,
Autumn came and both women re-
turned to their respective homes In
town, Mr.. Stillman. according to Of
fidavits, divided his time alost equally
between them. Fred BeAuvais. tho
guide, left Abercrombie & Fitch's and
went to Montreal to start In the In
surance business.
On September II. 1918. "Jay Leeds"
officially the son OF Harold and Flor
ence Leeds. was born in the East
Eighty-sixth street apartment. DR..
James Ogilive signed the birth cer-
tl1cate as the attending physician.
Two months later, at the Stillman
city home. Mrs. James Stillman gave
birth to Guy Stillman. The birth cor
tificate asserted that Anne Urquhart
and James A. Stillman were its par
ents.
CHAPTER vi.
Winter came and passed. and 1910
saw James Stillman fghting toward
the presidency Of the National City
Bank. held by Frank A. vanderiip.
till a power for all the progress Of
Young JIM" as Wall Street con-
tinued to call him. The birth of the
boy, Guy Stillman, had not been pub
licly announced, nor was the name
given place in the Social Register.
Mrs. Leeds rode out in her limou-
sine, calling on personal friends. ex-
her baby. proudly to some.
carefully to others. The child's name
did not reach the Social Register. of
course, for Mrs. Leeds, despite afflu-
ence. and her friendships were not Of
society.
James StiIlman won the presidency
of the National City Bank after
Frank A. vanderlip resigned sudden
ly. The chairmanship of the board of
trustees, the only position that RE
vailed the presidency of that insti-
tuition, was left open. The young
man had reached the apex of his A.
ambition, had scaled the last
height.
And the ground began slowly to
crumble under his feet.
CHAPTER VII.
In the summer of 1920. Society was
by the publication of two
anonymous letters. one in response to
the other. which exchanged affection
ate terms Of endearment, with
phrases of the Canadian trails inter-
woven. They were traced to the Still
man home.
Mrs. Stillman admitted they had
been stolen from her. but would say
nothing more. Fifteen other mis-
sives, 1t was said, were included in
the stack from which they were taxi
en-. These were not made public.
But James A. stillman started Sc
cretly an action for divorce. de-
nying the paternity OF Guy. the
blond baby. and naming the Indian
Canadian guide. Beauvais. as CO.
respondent.
Mrs. Stillman retaliated by charg-
ing that Florence Leeds was James
A. Stillman's inamorata, and that
her child, Jay. was his child.
All papers in the action were kept
secret under the laws Of Dutcness
county. where they were filed.
The Stillmans parted. Mrs. Still
man fought for and obtained $s0,0OO
annual ailmony pending the trial
of the suit
Mrs. Leeds betook herself and her
baby out, Of the apartment house
and 1t Is believed out of the Sta,e.
Mrs. Stillman took Guy and Alex
ander to- Lakewood. where she Ia
row staying. The other two children
at school proclaimed themselves
faithful to the mothers cause.