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THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON "EDING INSTALL-) Lee's face upturned in the street light— She had no monev and third-floor back room & her. 1 t Lee was_dancing neer. w to D he said, insert figure betwcen Lee. “Hold your t an officer. Y are my “Tom, you darling!” Lee dropped Tony's arm, stretching forth welcoming hands, raising her face for Tom Stewart guests. Your conduct constitut gray and old. urged her fury “‘Come, C! it? After t T'll show kind of Ha, ha—d: The tax] the shrill siren Tony and Lee away scene into a cab. driven toward Mrs. E “He could have t wife.” Lee said. brittle. ment flared. ) possible for suct o happen? He t was self- 1t for so long that Tony thought he must be offended. She persisted “Mr. Leon to decide to go abo Mr. Ken Kemp absorbing d “I'm t 1 “I know Adam to see life pa ter. good com; friends, the 1 woman home, even the clash of decent hat can't 'blame Adam for daring to str out and try to stop the passerby—Life— for a stolen interval.” “At _the sacrifice of friendship, of de- cency?” Tony demanded “At the sacrifice of anything” Don- ald Kemp's teeth giistened where his lips were drawn from them. He could #narl. He could be ruthless. Tony shiv- ered. Better « t The cold vi should have told her or not onship, e the rigi ng in a con- cise. a “If there are repe Leonard attempts o way, you are to notify r leave ddress. W phone. Re cl my office at 10 in the mor : the best hour to get me. I don't th you'll be troubled further. She didn know your nan er of them. ¢ she would have st them. She's done the damage she set out to do. . . Poor old Adam Tony thought: tender as well The taxi drew typical of Kemp th much as glance at before which they ha tails, backgrounds, env exist for um. Only To her out of the cab with just of a gallantry that might I native and might have peen ironi “I'm sorry.” he s I hand ever so . @ not the evening 11 see you He was gone before she cou mur her thanks and j with a polite but definite dismissal wasn't going to see Donald Kemp again Not with the shame of that the night club between them. “Rummy old bird I'd call her, what? I mean Clara.”" Lee was steps. Her attempt at facct rather plucky, Tony thought. 1 but determined. L half v the stoop. Sudden ped her hand to her ea three notes—medium, from up tho sireet. She whistled an answer, medium. low, high. The first one was repeated. closer “It's Tom." Lee started back down gal strain 1d Kemp can be he did not so habitat | stoop. dragging Tony in her wake “Lee, are you sure? It must be o'clock. There’s no one in the street Some loiterer might be trying to get our attention. Lee— please 5 “It's Tom. Didn't you hear him? our own private signal. I'd know it anywhere. He must have waited for me.” Lee whistled again. Back came the answer. And now a figure, tall and lean hurried, materialized out of the haze of quiescent dawn. “Tom, you darling!” Lee dropped Tony’s arm, stretching forth welcoming hands, raising her face for Tom Stew- art’s kiss. Tony closed her eyes. Her sgenses rocked. Her body swayed. May- be she was going to faint. Too much— | thatgerrible woman in the night club— | gs to a man, the haven of 10 to meet Tom's lips. . . . Lee was dragging her for- in. “Meet the boy friend. Oh, I forgot, you did meet him. Why didn’t you let me koow, Tom, thay you were giving me a ring? Here I've been home glooming all the time unti tonight When Tony trotted out a couple of her friends to take us places.” But, Lee, I—" Tony began, then throttled her protest: Stop it, you. You almost said “I didn't.” You almost gave the lie to Lee. You'll go on with that silly truth until every one bates you, until you haven't a friena or a job or | nything, in the whole world. Why are you standing there acting so guilty? | Can't you say something? Say some- thing? She finished with hat I don't want to go places alone.” Ant raged at herself: How can you expect him to believe that? You're not talk- ing. Youre croaking. His eyes a hunting, hunting for_yours. His eyes are blue, even through the dark. “Sel me right for staging a sur- prise.” Th:t, from Tom, was supposed to be light. It wasn't. It was cold “Mustn't keep you here in the street Iw vorried. It's late and, well—/{ things do happen in the city. Now that I know you're all right I'll take- off He was gone. darkness that dawn. 1 Upstairs in their room. Tony hastened | to divest herself of the trappings of | pleasure. Only trappings now. The | Swallowed up in the thickens just before | ’s Kiss. | | There 1t even be 1 s end if Leonard's wife carried out her threat. Law suits. Alienation. Love thief! Women like that didn't care They had no mercy. Tom | s Lee had| for the eve-| serably. 1 hear Tom ecing me tomor- ~did you? I was so z him pop up that way I r just what his line was.” icot chiffon bac coon. She said: ¢ on on't give I'm sorry a meowing h a fuss, but how was 2 le Lenny had one of | those th his life? She’s his secret | sorrow, all right, and I must say I can't blame him for keeping her secret “I blame him. He had no right to lace v ch a position. It was sults, the abuse, those looking at us as if we were so d of loose creatures. “Fol " Lee cold-creamed her ce. “All in a day’s trip, and we didn't | ildn't teil the judge. | e Lenny to squire himself | You made a Kemp one was sver the fence and into osh, but he's swell look- answer. She was laying clothes for the morning. Only of hours for sleep—she must at the galleries. Tom must be more than six feet tall. His voice h cadence, a lingering note like that of a stringed instrument. He ed for Lee, but he found her, Tony, ugh the darkness. His eyes had re- ed ingly. not 1n anger. S saying. Tom will ring me up re. He'll want me to 1\ him. I can't tell him after what's just hap- I I can't lose my job there. I've got ma that I'm sending some one to sub for the even Then you can for me. It's easy. You'll get &l honest.” _“Oh, Lee, I eouldn't do that after to- night. You know I've hated it . . . & dance hall. I couldn’t.” I'd do as much. more, for You. °s nothing wrong with El Tango unless you take the muck there with vou. If T hadn't gone there you | know Don Kemp, and he's _about you. Almost &s crazy as Tom is about me. Please, pal, just this once. 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