Evening star., 1932-08-07

the memory OF LE9b moment, nOaIulDB
the hope that sonc .~me way, he
might return to tsr n his arms
again.
Forget the fool" = said criSply.
How did you flnd mc nd why are
you here2"
II went to your old pace in 46th
street. Last night late. AS soon as
got into town. Adam Leonard was
there talking with the woman who
owns the house. He was looking for
Lee, and he was determined TO find
He may try TO make trouble for you"
Trouble for me7" She smiled ironi-
ered. what trouble could Adam
Leonard possibly make for me?"
Il don't know. He blames you for
whatever it Is Lee has done. Lee told
him about the trip to Haven Beach
with young Selden and another man.
She said they we're friends Of yours
that she didn't want to go, but that
you persuaded her. She promised him
she would never go again. Then, when
ne came to her apartment and found
she'd gone without leaving any word
for him. he concluded she had broken
her promise and was with you"
Lee said that Z"
A voice from the door cut short
Tonys apprehensive gasp.
Where's Lee?" Adam Leonard
stood there, his face livid with emotions
that rent him, his hands working with
the want to retaliate for the rend.
Now that you're back from your ioy
rae, Miss F1xit, you can tell me where
to find her"
Tony felt inStinctively she must try
to pacify Adam Leonard. He was not
oeIligerent by nature. but there was
menace IN his very repression. the di-
lated eyes, the sucked-ln lips clarioning
! danger
I'm sorry" she said quietly. "I
| haven't seen Lee since"
He caught her hesitation.
Since when?" Notified excitement
shone against the hvidness of his
| cheeks, which had become loose and
pendulous. This morning, last night.
yeSterday-when?"
Since the time we went to Haven
Beach together"
You mean this last time, probably
Friday you left"
7 mean the only time I've ever been
at Haven Beach. That must be, why,
yes. 1t Is two weeks ago."
Leonard beloved: "A likely storyl
You got her into it in the first place,
With that young ass Selden. A drunk
alu anu woman cnaSer, thatS what
ne Is. No use playing the innocent my
| girl. She told me about it-how she
nao 10 leave the party when Selden got
OBNOXIOUS, tried to make love to her
! the kind Of love loafer like him would
! make-and she had to walk to the hotel
and get train home" He was watch
ing Lee, waiting for the expression of
baffled wonder he interpreted as guilt
tnat diffsrsIt1 stained @ her cheeks @ Huh. that's
what, we can get down to facts"
I've told you the truth"
Cut 1t. I'm going to find Lee Mo-
ran and I'm going to find her quick. II
| you don't tell me of your own accord,
| there are ways" he was advancing
on her, his hands working.
Stand where you are" Tom Stew
art stepped in front of Adam Leonard;
raped out an order. Miss Brooks viii
tell what she knows browbeatfng
women Is not in your line"
Tony thought, in a tumble Of con-
! fuSed reason! These men are both here
| In defense Of Lee. They want 70 be-
heve in her. They viii believe in her
no matter how much Of the truth I tell
them. Love will blind them to truth.
I'm not sure the girl at Haven Beach
Is Lee. If I suggest 1t, and it isn't
true, it will be the worse for me. on,
If someone would only come in,-the
detective-Mrs. Foster-courage. You've
got to face it,
II knew nothing of the whereabouts
Of Lee Moran" INDIGNATION was rising
in Tony. She had done nothing to
merit accusation, to be the focal point
OF such scene. How dared these men
come to her home-the only home she
had known since she had come to the
city-and try to cajole, to threaten her
into admissions she could not Justly
make2
Wen see about that!" Leonard low
cred his head. His jowls were purple
with fury.
Easy, Leonard" Tom Stewards
| fingers, vice around Leonard's wrist.
forced the infuriated man backward.
Leonard'S rage was untntelligible:
| ''What've you got to do with Lee Mo-
ran, young fellow, and what's this wom-
| an to you that you stand in the way
| Of me? I tell you she's lying Shed
better tell me where Lee is Or"
Let me go, please, Mr.. Stewart"
| Tony said icily. Her own wrath had
risen to a point where :t eclipsed dan
| ger. In another moment, unless he
controls himself, he will have a stroke
of apoplexy and then 1t no longer will
be necessary for me to say anything"
AOhy NOuAO oCC AlCI SlOL 1llJ x.
Leonard's doctor must have warned
him Of high blood pressure Those livid
mottled cheeks, those. dilated. glazed
eyes. His shoulders sagged. His arms
| hung limp
Got to find her." he mumbled. Got
| to find Lee-poor little kid"
Tony said, more kindly, "I hope you
do find her, Mr.. Leonard. And when
you find her, I hope you shall be able
to help her. I shall help her too as
far as I can. fear she will need both
of US. And Mr.. Stewart" looking
steadily at Tom-"she will need you
most of all"
Tony II must see you, alone"
That will be impossible If you will
excuse me, both Of you. I'm going to
my room" She walked through the
door, head high. How dared they per-
secute her because they loved a wom-
4 an who was uItworthy-f Donald
Kemp only were here he would know
what was best for her 70 do
Donald-she couldn't call on him
a married man-involve him in a scan
dal. What was happening in this
tight-teeming world? world into
which she had projected herself from
verdant memory Of white houses with
green shutters, elm-arched streets,
church bells on Sabbath morning, a
group of boys and girls idling up the
gravel walk for the regular Saturday
evening porch party. Here she was
alone. Even her name was gone-had
been taken over by another. Not so
much as the experiences Of the old
Antoinette BrookeS were left to her
They. too, were appropriated by Lee,
that night in the car with Jock Selden
Lee had used that Antoinette
Brookes to make character for herself
with Adam Leonard. The girl held at
Haven Beach in the Selden tragedy was
was Antoinette Brookes, artist. The
police said So The papers said So
Who, then, was she, VINO had been
Antoinette Brookes?
Excuse me. Miss-Td be having a
word with YOU
Tony looked up into q face in whAeh
fvun v1fanac Of nrov1ifa he nara Ave-