The Washington times., 1921-05-30
MRS. LEEDS SEES
ST|LLMAN Often
IN NEW YORK NEST


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babble of voices discussing the ways
of men and adventures of the night
before. The two eagerly fell into talk.
The veneer that ''Flo" Leeds had ac-
Quired In the atmosphere Of afflusnce
vanished and she reverted to the man
ner of speech and bearing of the old
Chicken Chorus" days.
The two sat down on the little
'divan in the corner. Their converse
ton was lost In the confusion OF the
establishments multifsrious activity
and talk. Mrs. Leeds asked:
Where you living. dearie"
I'm the - apartment"
LIVING THERE HERSELF.
Mrs. Leeds placed a jeweled hand
to her mouth, covering her lips and
calculated In q low tone and through
her teeth:
II am living there myself--now
and Them
what do you mean. now and
them"
Mrs. Leeds laughed and vouchsafed
no direct answer. But. apparently,
eager to relieve herself OF the re-
straint to which she has been sub
jected, she Immediately launched into
a description Of her recent mode OF
life. She gave the name Of the SUBURB
where she has her son parked add
ing:
"A nurse IL with him. I go there
whenever / feel like II. / don't have
to wear this wig either. No one Ii
wise"
NOT LIKE OTHER MEN.
well I hope your friend Isn't like
most men-ready to leave you nat"
ventured the friend.
Not so as you can notice. Why. j
see him regularly. I've lunched with
him at golf clubs"
Mrs. Leeds declared Stillman never
came to her. adding:
81 always meet him outside. That's
easy with q million taxis In New
York. and he doesn't mi.d coming to
the place where I've got the Kid park
I'd. He hasn't been scared by all these
charges and Newspaper 'expIosiOns.' :"
Flo's friend smiled cynically and
said:
II know men. They are all alike
And you think he will really stick and
marry you when he Ia able to? Well.
maybe. But l have me doubts"
HER HAIR FALLING OUT.
Here there was . pause. Fio's
friend had taken her hair down In
preparation for q treatment and was
playing with her luxuriant dark
tressss. Mrs. Leeds enviously studied
her and said:
Gee. wish mine could grow
like that. It's falling out In
punches. But it's all in a lifetime.
and / guess I am lucky I've got to
wear this wig"
And with this nnaI bit Of fsmi-
nine philosophy. the two friends
psrted-to go into divergent worlds.
When the storm OF publicity broke
the young former show girl. and
her baby. Jay. ned. Agents for
Mrs. stillman instituted a nation
wide search for the pretty young
woman and finally located her at
Miami. Fla.
This was early in March OF this
year. When the detectives discov-
cred her luxurious little love nest"
at the Florida resort. the young
woman, frantic with fear, fed the
country and went to Cuba. With
her went the baby and young
woman she had engaged as a maid
and travelling companion.
TRIED TO HIRE FLAME.
Her hurry to get away from the
United states was so great that the
desperate young woman, II was said,
tried to hire an aeroplane to aid
her in her flight.
When she arrived in Cuba. fear
again seized her. and, after remaining
there only a few hours. she came
back toNthe United States. She land
ed in Florida. Though II was known
she was in the country. the young
woman appeared to have successfully
shaken of her pursuers A few days
later. detectives for Mrs. Stillman'z
attorneys were reported making a
search OF part OF Virginia. 1t WAS
known to them that Stillman a few
years ago had gone hunting there
and was familiar with the country.
YACHT ALWAYS READY.
During the weeks that Mrs. Leeds
spent in hiding at Miami, stillman's
palatial yacht, Modesty. was at an
Choir. with steam up continuously. of
shore. 1t was reported that the
yacht had been used by Mrs. Leeds to
make her flight from here with her
baby.
Last month the Modesty left its
mooring at Miami. and proceeded to
New York. 1t anchored for q few
days of the yacht club at Twenty
third street and then proceeded to
Newport.