Evening star., 1932-08-12

Shell tell mimi! as Montleu returned
to the room.
you have conversed with Miss
Kline?" Montieu's solicitude was too
fragrant.
YES" Kemp was monosyllibic.
Satisfactorily"
Entirely. Miss Kline's memory has
undergone an awakening. She remem-
bers now having handed Miss Brookes
your note Saturday morning"
II am delighted. may only regret
that Miss Kline's failure to remember
sooner may have caused Miss Brookes
inconvenience"
Tony thought: Montieu knew she was
lying before. He let her dc 1t, because
he wanted tc Get rid Of me in case /
was drawn into the Selden scandal.
And now, petite" Montieu addressed
Tony. paternally. about the sketch, the
hostess gown, Night Sky?
Your lawyer has perhaps arranged
the little misunderstanding about the
use-misuse is better, non?-of your
name? And you will return to the
studio to design for Montieu who was
first to recognize your talent and"
Kemp cut it with brusque. II am
representing Miss Brookes. She has
negotiate for the sketch she mentioned.
you may submit your offer to me-
But first / should like to see the
sketch"
1T will be at my hotel. the Carlton,
at 8 O'Clock this evening, II you care
to cali at that time"
There is need to hasten. You would
not allow me to call at once, or per-
haps you would send the sketch here
to my office?"
mot this one"
"Bien. Six o'clock then, at the Carl
ton"
Safely outside. Tony exclaimed, Il
didn't tell you Miss Kline opened the
note, Donald. How did you guess it?''
"A nose like hers couldn't possibly
keep out of other peoples business. And
now I'm making little trip TO Haven
Beach. Would you like to go along,
Tony?"
Haven Beach, Any place. anything
except that parade ground of painful
memory OF alarming present.
IN CO." tractably, IF you need me.
I'd rather not"
Then don't I'll take you to your
club and you can get some rest. want
to have a talk with Lee Moran. I've
got a message for her from Adam
Leonard. He's through. But he will
settle with her, give her lump sum,
which will take care of her for q while
until she can get on her feet II she
keeps to the right road"
He won't marry her, as he'd PLAN
ned?"
mo. He knows now that first trip
to Haven Beach was not engineered by
you. Oh. yes, knew about it. 1
guessed what had happened I was
sorry you didn't have enough confidence
cd IN F-{~ L,I.
to tell me about it."
so am I-sorry."
Then the whole incident is forgotten.
No damage has been done that can't
be repaired"
Was Donald Kemp going to ask her.
again, to marry him? II he did what
would she say2 Why shouldn't she say
yes? He had been cheated of love, had
submitted to a passive, even a CALLING
tie. He was breaking that tie. He
wanted to live. would live. She had
more sane affection for him, more
wholesome respect than for any living
human being. What was love, after ali,
but fever that scared the mind and
squeezed the heart? If she agreed to
marry Donald Kemp, she would be
free OF the fever for all time He was
interested in her work. He would en-
courage her to go on with 1t, help her
to improve it. She would be safe. safe
from the passionate desire for the feel
OF lean brown hands, of lips, that lin
gered. Safe from the city.
AT the entrance to the Tres Arts
Club woman, ridiculously rouged, hob
oied ON high stilted heels directly into
Tony's Path.
Il beg your pardon d. 4" Tony stop
ped
- The woman's hand darted upward.
snatched the hat from Tony's head,
Let me get a good look at you," she
said excitedly, and motioned to a man
who accompanied her.
Kemp had had no time to interpose
NOV he caught the woman,s wrist
reclaimed the hat and stepped into a
position OF shield for Tony.
Let go Of my hand. You're hurting
my wrist" the woman cried.
Kemp flung it from him SO that the
woman reeled away. This isn't the
one, sne told her man companion. The
otner one, Adam Leonard's woman, is a
bleached blonde. This one runs with
her. They're in the vamping game to-
gether Then it's Adams woman
they've got in Jail at Haven Beach"
Her voice was rising. Another scene
club.
Yes, I'm Mrs. Adam Leonard. and
IN stay Mrs. Adam Leonard as long as
it suits me-"
Kemp stepped aside, took Tonys arm.
You see this young lady, Miss Antoi-
nette Brookes?''
I made it my business to see her."
Make it your business to remember
her.. I'm friend of your husband, and
I'm this young lady's attorney. II YOU
ever approach her again, or ATTEMPT to
communicate with her in any way, I'll
not only see that you don't get any of
Adam Leonard's money, but I'll see
, you are sent some place where you
won't need money. Is that clear?"
The woman covered. Donald Kemp
was more vigorous in wrath than in
play or in love. Inside the door Tony
chung to Kemp's arm. "Donald-how
disgraceful. You shouldn't have come. {"
Kemps fingers closed around the
nand trembling on his arm.
Nonsense" he said easily. "a brush
with feline like that puts a man in
hghtlng trim. You won't be bothered
by Clara Leonard again. If you want
to please me, get some rest. You need
1t. I'll call you as soon as I get back
from Haven Beach,