A Book Find Club Dual Selection of 1945 the book contains two stories: "The Folded Leaf" by William Maxwell and "Dark Legend" by Frederick Wertham, M.D.   "The Folded Leaf" takes place in In the suburbs of 1920s Chicago when two boys form an unlikely friendship. Spud Latham is slow at school but quick to fight and a natural athlete - Lymie Peters, thin, pigeon-chested and terrible at games, is devoted to him.  Their paths to adulthood are littered with broken relationships.    "Dark Legend"  focuses on the influence of culture and environment on criminal behavior, and is based on the true story of a 17-year old who killed his mother.   Doctor Fredrick Wertham, noted how the boy lived in a fantasy world, influenced by movies, radio plays and comic books.