Evening star., 1932-07-24
BABES %BRoAOW4Y
\ BY AME Nxaw
$50 big" Tony laughed. "He though
they might use il"

$50 big" Tony laughed. He thought
they might use It,"
Use what?'
The sketch"
For how much?"
"Oh, Lee, stop being funny. It's the
only thing I've done they really noticed
Montieu happened to be passing, I had
a few minutes leisure and I was trying
an idea I'd run across at noon. He
looked at my board and asked me If it
was original. I told him 1t was SO far
as knew" a..
You mean you'd copped the grand
notion from some other dress hound
while you were out to lunch? Don't
tell me, Tony. you're going sensible?
Not the way you mean. There was
a heavy mist at noon. like smoke with
gold behind it where the sun was trying
to struggle through and just the teenl-
est bit of blue sky, sudden, so blue 1t
seemed unreal when the mist parted
I held frantically to the feeling OF II,
raced back to the studio and found l q
have time to jot it down in an evening
gown before the others came from
lunch I'd about finished the first i'm
preston when M. Montieu happened
past .,,,
Il hope you gave his nibs an eyeful
Of Yourself. Gosh. Tony. you're pretty
when you're all popped up like this!
"Thanks." Tony emerged from the
depths of black and silver. No use con-
fiding those soaring moments OF Gre
alton to Lee. Like pouring crystal spring
water into heady red wine and expect
ing the water to color the vine. \ !
must run. II I'm late for class l don I
get a good angle on the model.
Lee was nibbling glazed fruit from an
ornate box.
I'm widow. Or will be. Iom hau
some luck. Something about silver or
something out in New Mexico. Anyhow,
the Lord takes care of fools and drunk
ards. I'm no fool, but I'm drunk-wlth
living. I'm glsd Toms tuning out Tor a
while. He asks too many questions"
Tony forgot that her green coat had
definitely decided to surrender TO the
inevitable. This was the moment:
Glorious moment Moment OF truth, OF
courage without compromise.
Lee" she began-she was free. The
truth could free her. i think you
should know love Tom Stewart"
Tony's confession had much the ef-
feet on Lees dropping regard for Tom
that vase of cold water has on Q
wilted rose. At once she was convinced
she cared for Tom enormously. That
he was necessary to her. That she must
hold to him even at the cost OF sac
rificing her present easy mode OF living
and submitting herself to the frugal ex-
istence q marriage with him would en-
tail.
Her reactions to Tony's hitherto care
fully guarded secret were varied. just
at first she thought Tony was joking,
Then it occurred to her that Tony was
trying to help Toms cause with her by
inspiring jealousy. an ancient ana
feminine tonic in cases OF waning love.
One look at Tony's pale set face, denant
eyes. trembling lips, and Lee under.
stood. Tony's passion for the truth had
ment, distrust beat against Lee, spumeo
and roared like waves storm-tossed
against jagged rocks This is what came
of putting your faith in a girl friend !!
This is what you got for liking girl
better than sister. Shed sneak your
man away from you! Ruin your lifel
so you tried to make Tom. did you,
while I was at Ell Tango dancing my
feet down to the ankle so I could pay
my share Of the room to Higginsl" Lees
eyes were dark with fury, narrowed,
hating. Il must say you've got a nerve
telling me-" =
Tony recOlleQ aC the lnJuSIlce. cIle
had not tried to make" Tom Stewart.
She had striven desperately to release
herself from the spell Of him, the dear
ness of him.
II didn't fought against caring for
him. Loving Tom Stewart was the
last thing, the very last, I wanted
to do"
The sincerity of protest. the clamor
of pain raised by injustice of those dear
TO us, was not lost on Lee. Her body
relaxed. The fury went out Of her face,
replaced by calculating determination.
She demanded:
Does Tom know you're-that way
about him?"
"No-that is-of course, he doesn't.
How could hep
What if Lee told Tom Stewart that
she, Tony, loved him What must he
think of her? Brazen! Despicably
weak. A traitor to friendship. He had
given her no cause to make such a
frank confession. Yes. he had, too. His
eyes covered her, smothered her, his
hands were magnets that drew the very
essense of her being to him.
He'd be f1attered. I'm sure" Sarcasm
stung Don't worry. I'm not going to
tell him-put that feather in his cap
What makes you think you're keen on
him. Have you been seeing each other
on the Sly?" Suspicion, hate, were
racing in again.
Tony shook her head. II don't think
you need to ask. You know wouldn't u
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