Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-08-06

She read on
When questioned by the police Sell
den's companion was historical and I'M
able to give coherent account of what
happened in the room prior to the fatal
leap. Later she recovered sufficiently
to give her name and address. which
were entered on the blotter as Miss
street, New York City. At the 46th
street address it was said Miss Brookes
no longer lived there.
Miss BrookeS. who is young and
beautiful and who gave her occupa-
ton as artist" admitted having come
to Haven Beach Friday for a week
end holiday She was accompanied
by Jock Selden and according to her
account of events leading up to the
tragedy both consumed"
Tony was ice. She was flame The
paper dropped from her numbed fin
gers. No need to read further. Cat
aclysm: The world was a ball of orange
fire swinging through space.
Tony heard voice from afar saying,
Drink this. Miss Brookes. You've had
shock. If you'll try to be quiet. and
! tell me what happened, I'm here to
| help you. my dear. Just tell me, as
you would your mother how that poor
young man came to jump out OF the
window
You mean-you mean Jock Selden?"
Tony pushed the water away from her
lips. Il don't know. How could I?
was here, in the city. Last night l
slept in the club"
Yes, OF course. Unfortunately a
The one on duty was called away.
suddenly. We are trying to locate her.
She would know if you were in your
room. The woman-the one in the
paper-She must be another Antoinette
Brookes-still-it' strange-the address
its the one you came to US from.
Was there another Miss Brookes. a
relative perhaps. living there with you?"
Lee! The Antoinette Brookes at
Haven Beach was Lee Moran.
Tony cried aloud. Yes. there was
a girl-we had the room together. She
was like my own sister-but her name
isn't Brookes. Mrs. Foster, why-why
did she say she was I?'
That we will know, in time. Did
you remain friends, you and this girl
after you came to live at the club?"
NO. That is, I was friendly, but
I felt it was better for us to be apart
Did she have any reason to dislike
YOU to feel resentful?"
Il don't know. She may have thought
so. We were in love with the same
man. No, that is not true. I was in
love with the man to whom she is
engaged. She didn't love him. She
was infatuated with Jock Selden. She
lust kept the other one. the engaged
one. as a safety catch in case other
things she planned didn't turn out
right"
And the young man. the one you say
Won love he loves yOu?"
No. He expects to marry Lee"
Mrs. Foster cleared her throat. These
young ones. How they scrambled life
Love and youth Mrs. Foster thought
she had better change the subject.
And today. you were in the club,
or perhaps you spent the day with
iriends?"
Il was here until about O'Clock in
the morning. Then l went for
drive, into the country"
Mrs. Foster smiled encouragingly.
Then whoever you went motoring
with can explain to the police that you
were with them and not in Haven
Beach. The same thing applies to last
evening and to yesterday. 1t is obvious
you could not be two places at one time
An alibi irrefutable, would be impor-
tant. should judge"
But, Mrs. Foster" earnestly. you
don't understand. haven't any friends
in the city. I've been here only a
little while, and I've been so busy,
first trying to get a job. then trying to
hold one, I haven't had time to make
friends. Lee Moran was the only one.
Lately I've spent practically all my time
either at the studio where I'm de-
signer or at the Art League for even
ing classes
E1,or +l,a L,;od,,, NEre Ioe+ar who
wanted so much to retain her faith in
this one of her girls" was nonplused
by such an explanation. An attrac-
tive and personable young girl, with
out friends, without frolic-in the city?
Just what did you do Saturday,
Mss Brookes?" she asked. Tony re-
membered aloud, carefully that she
would omit no detail.
In the morning I went to the studio,
directly into M. Montieus Office. There
were to be some Instructions for me
about a gown I designed for an actress
Montieu was not in and his secretary
was of for the day. A woman from
the studio who was looking after the
Office gave me an envelope. In it was
a note telling me to go directly to the
actress dressing room. When I got
to the theater the doorman said re-
hearsals had been postponed and asked
if I would come back in a couple Of
hours. I strolled through the side
streets studying the gowns and things
in the shop windows. When it was time
to go back to the theater, there was
another man on the door and he said
the actress would not see me I'M
til Monday. ! went on TO the
studio. but every one had gone. I've
had a key, because I've been working
there at odd times when there's no
one to bother me. I sketched until
the light began to fail I had some
thing to eat in a restaurant where a
girl in window was baking hot cakes
When 1 came into the club, it was a
few minutes of 6. I spent the eve
ming reading and looking at some
art books. I didn't talk with any one
at the studio or here in the club.
went to bed about midnight, but
didn't sleep for a long time. 1 felt
pent in and so lonely-oh, Mrs. Foster
you don't know how lonely it is to be
in the city with millions of people
around you-I almost wish had been
in Haven Beach"
Il do. l wish I'd gone with Lee
and been reckless and done things that
made me so I didn't care. Champagne
and being crazv about men and beauti-
full dinners in Winter Gardes and pet
ting parties. JOCK Selden liked me
He'd have give me rush If I'd let
him. And maybe he wouldn't be dead
now, and my name in the papers and
every one thinking-oh God, l can
never go back to my home. I can
never"
Tony was sobbing, wildly, unrestrain-
edlv. She stopped, choking short a sob
the telephone bell was ringing.