The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-03

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on his face, was the man who had
cruelty Tilted her-Brock Milbank
Brock MilbanL had come to the
night club where Toni was sing.
ing! Faithless, money-living
Brock whom she had thought
three Thousand miles away.
What in the world had brought
him here?-she wondered. Was
Jessica with him2
No, he sat alone. Was 1t fate
or deliberate intent that had
guided him to the very table of
the girl he had Tilted?
She had made a new life here.
Was even this to be taken from
her?
AS her eyes for a brief moment
met his gaze, the last remnants OF
love died, and hatred took its place,
so that for mad moment she felt
that she could willingly kill him.
And with that feeling came cour'
age. She sang the last verse of her
song in glorious voice. 1t was an
enchanting trifle, set to Luli's mu
sic, which was the music of Marie
Antoinette. At the end Of he1
song, applause rang through Ii
Chateau de Ia MarquiSe.
She sang an encore. A gay ditty
NiklaS came forward. Under the
second round of applause he whiS
pered, beaming: Miss Brewster
would like you to join her party.
Guy was at Miss Brawster's table
If only she could open her heart,
tell her fears to him!
"Marquise, you have wonder,
full talent" Harriet Brewster told
her smilingly.
Guy set a chair for Toni between
himself and the Park Avenue heir.
ess. Only Toni's profile was visible
to Brock Milbank across the room,
the curve Of her exquisite shoulder
in its low-cut gown. He wouldn' t
dare to come over and speak to
her. Or would he?
She drained a glass Of cham
payne.
Courage! She would get a cab
in a few minutes. It was just on
the cards that Brock hadn't recog.
nized her. 1t was past two in the
morning, and her quick glimpse of
him indicated that he had been
drinking.
Befuddlement would not aid re.
cognition, in this costume!
Impossible-so very thoroughly
thought Toni, had she covered her
tracks-for Brock to have traced
her to his one night club out Of
amusecent, when no one in San
Francisco knew Of her work, not
even her parents.
And neither NiklaS nor his press
agent would ever admit that their
belle marquiSe had her beginnings
as Toni Goddard!
There was comfort in this
thought.
BY turning her back on Guy and
directing her talk to Harriet Brew
ster, her face was completely hid
Qcu 1IOLI1 oIOCh.
"MarquiSe, 1 am giving a cock
all party at my house on Friday
afternoon. know that you don't
go out much sociauy-that you
have to conserve your strength for
your workout it would please me
If you would drop in, any time be-
tween five and seven," Miss Brew
ster told her.
Thank you, shall be delighted
to come" Toni replied.
In the midst Of her confusion
over Brock, Toni wondered if this
woman were really as friendly as
she seemed.
That society was false, she knew.
Back in San Francisco where, now,
were her many So-called friends?
A vague message or two had
been relayed to Toni by her par.
entS.
Her disappearance had only
caused the temporary ripple Of a
stone dropped to the bottom Of
a pool. That was all.
But NiklaS wanted her to APP
pear socially, now she was estab-
lished as a singer, and Elyste-
rious aristocrat. The very fact
that he was willing and eager to
set her up In her own apartment
on Park Avenue, proved that he
wanted her to be seen in the
proper setting, to entertain in
society!
The music struck up.
Toni prayed with all her heart
that Guy would ask her to dance.
They would have but q turn on
the dance floor, and she would
tell him that she was tired, and