New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1928, Page 10

THIS HAS HAPPENED Ashtoreth Ashe, fair stenographer, is convalescing from a serious ill- ness, Just before she was taken ill she had been taken into the confi- dence of her employer—the million aire Hollis Hart, old enough to be ner father, but handsome still. Mr. Hart reveals the surprising jetails of a little episode with one “Mae de Marr,” to whom he 1ad given, gratis, the sum of $10.- After recounting the story he dis- covers, to his amaze that ‘Mae's” real name is Sadie Morton, 1 that she and Ashtoreth are old ‘riends. Sadie descends upon the of- ice and makes a little scene. Then Mr. Hart goes suddenly 1way. At the same time Monty Eng- lish, who loves Ashtoreth, is trans ‘erred from Boston to New York. Ashtoreth’s adoring mother, Mai zie, and Sadie (who insists upon reing friendly) try to persuade Ash- toreth to go away for a rest. She < lonely and unhappy. Distressed though she does not admit it, by Vionty’s absence. And piqued by the ©difference of Mr. Hart. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XI A few days later Maizie went iown town for a brief hour. Her rms, when she returned, were full ot envelopes that bulged with a lundred booklets. She shook their contents on Ashtoreth’s bed, smoth- ring the soft pink bl in a Irift of gay colored pamphlets. Little books with green covers nd red covers. And covers of sky tlue and fiaming orange. “Cruise lit-rachur!” said Maizie. My dear, it'’s more thrilling than i2dgar Wallace!” Ashtoreth considered her mother <ternly. “Cruise Iterature! Mother-Maizic, » you crazy?" Malizie settled bly and began ures, “You nnounced rip for $65!" “Not really! Ashtoreth’s eyes sparkled. *Of course, that doesn’t includs otels,” admitted her mother. only $65 — just think, dea lays on the ocean — that's: much is it a day, honey?" “Sixteen dollars and a quarter. But that's only the beginning Mother,” protested Ashtoreth. “And I'm not going to spend all that money, so you can just gather up all your pretty little hooks, d . end stop your blessed scheming. But Maizie was not so easily heartened. “Well, here's a ond Panama” she offered. “Or perhaps you'd like to go just to Havana, dear. Maybe that wouldn't ~ost so much.” “Havana's fearfully expensive nstructed Ashtoreth. “That's where 11l the rich Americans go to get drunk.” Maizie shuffled her hooklets. “Havana’'s out, then,” she agreed | smiably. “Oh, here’s a lovely one though! Listen—it's a brand-new cruise, Never made before. Haiti, Ja- maica and Cuba, Twelve days — £120! That's only $10 a day, Ash- tereth. My, that’s cheap. It sa hoat 18 your hotel all the time. You 2o to four ports, and you never have a hotel bill. That sounds grand!” “Haiti’® a Black Republic,” said Ashtoreth. “The people were all slaves once, but they rose up and Iiilled their white masters. And irade a kingdom of their ow Maizie looked at her admiringly. “It's certainly wonderful” she icclared, “the things you know \shtoreth! Well, we won't send vou off to any black island. to get ten alive by cannibals, honey!"” Ashtoreth laughed. “Oh, they're not cannibals,” she .xplained. “They're perfectly re- spectable black people, and their wew president is a mulatto. It was nges ago they killed the whites, And you couldn't really blame hem, either.” Maizie looked skeptical. “Well, Haiti sounds cort of dan gerous to me.” she declared. “We'll 7ind some white folks’ places.” Big rain drops flew against the window pane, And a shrill lit- herself comfort- to sort her tre; €he can go to Bermuda triumphantly, “round trip to Havana {tle wind whistled mournfully around the corner. It was turning cold. Maizie had turned on the gas oven for a little extra heat, And made some tea to warm them. Now she threw a little bed jacket over Ashtoreth’s shoulders, and a scarf about her own. “It's a good day for it, Mother,” admitted Ashtoreth, picking up a booklet. “This is great weather for the tourist agencies. But you're absolutely crazy, dear, to think that can afford a trip. You !now v well it's absolutely im- of it three lumps her tea and stirred she about said. “Who said ‘we,” T'd “Mother! You don’t think 2o without you? In addition to be- ing the most sellish thing in the world it would be dreadfully poor form. Nice girls don't take trips alona And anvhow, dear, T wouldn't leave you to shiver in Boston while I went off hunting warmth and stnshine—not for the world! Be- we simply haven't the Td rious. “Let's she implored. Ashtoreth was very rot talk about it, “What's the sen Muzie smiled mysteriously. “Itv doctor ke a case for him! shtorcth. She need a trained nurse, he says. 1 suspect she don't want to pay for one anyhow. ‘A good capable wo- man,' the doctor said. Someone who'd fix her nice and comfortable W fix up tasty little things to tempt h He's anxlous 1 should position. Thirty tollars a Ashtoreth! And i-oard and laundry, besides.” Ashtoreth's fac d. “But, Mother, you know I don't want you to work!" Maizie reassured her hastily. | “It isn't accommodating, Lamb. It's nuraing. And sort of house- liceping, too, T suppose. The lidy has help besides. And Doctor Henderson says 1 wouldn't be ex- pected to do a thing but just wait on her. And a little cooking, be- sides. You know how I love to cook, Ashtoreth! Why, T'd love it, Henderson wants A nice don't - was heaming persuasive hat’'s §140 for a month! the nitor says he can sublet flat al irnished for us, for wore than we're paying now, Why. Ashtoreth, you can go away, hon- ey—and we'll be making money on ey the $10 's came to Ashtoreth's eyes. at lump in her throat, cried. “You're best mother in all the P ! world.” “Then that's settled 2" Maizie was eager as a child. “I told Doctor Henderson T'd let him know for this afternoon "he old lady a nurse now. But skLe's letting her go. And T wa to tell the doctor just how soon T ould go to wo He s vou'll »e able to travel in another week And T thought we might make ar- rangements for you fo go away a day or two before T take the job. Then T could get the place cleaned up and go to work muyself the first of the month. The janitor says he can rent it right away. He's got someone just waiting for the word.” Ashtoreth sat up in bed, hugging her little quilted jacket about her. “You've planned everything, Mother!” she accused. ou Doctor Henderson — you're simply in cahoots. But — oh, you darling mother—you're such an angel!” se from her daughter always Mrs. Ashe. Now unbidden tears sprang to her eyes. She wiped them away furtively and smiled. “It takes she boasted. dy, Mother to fix thing “Well, now, young I will you please pick yourself a Ashtoreth raised her arr “Kiss me And, Mother, me to go? Yo Maizie blew her nose with realism than romance, more like to of crying for the irpeise for you,” she an- | And | old | and | 1 God,” she NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1928, | sadie. | | ' oreth telephoned the office and talked to Mrs. Mason. Her posi- | tion, she was assured, would be open on her return 1 “Of course T'll mi 1 you're not be proper and all young girl to go off by herself on around mitted. “But minute that a boat and t strange places, won't be up to And w going t t do we care 1d be plumb rl to stay home alous old hens iness. chance to zo anywhere say she ought.” NMaizie went out soon, to shop for | eirs smartly and matched the coat be glad gone, Tt raipsing But 1 guess ho do we o talk? Be if they do feolish for a just heea that nev that for a every may | | | my any monkey know sides, | 1| girl some r get a| themselves | suede hat you,” she ad- | evening, who proved the practical- ity of thrifty shoppers. “Go to the bargain basements,” counseled Sadie. “and get last sum- mer's leftovers. They'll be marked | down to next to nothing. And Oul can touch 'em up a little, with ker- | chiefs and things. Nobody'd ever | know the difference, Ash—you're so handy with a needle” She insisted that Ashtoreth bor- | row a coat of camel’s hair, soft as a Kkitten's ear. And a little brown that looked like Amelia Earhart's helmet. It hugged her dinner, And when she had gone Ash. | 10 perfection. tereth slipped side of the hed. “Oh, God s lie prayed, Ged, forgive me for heing lof my mother. Do want to me, God—hu ever, ever hurt Mother! She's ood. And T'm make me always nerous with her 1 ought to ing mean to 1 se don’t punis Anything Dle her! thati” Then, having bargained Savior, Ashtoreth back to bhed. A ath the blanke ng hecause Crying because sh And because, to had denied her, “It would Mr. Hart And then tion, her mother, she again to interest in as she Next day she telephoned fiee position, would be “Now clothes,” ordered for the bLoat and talked to she w sses.” “But they're on mer things mented Ashtoreth. It was Sadie, for rich anything please <0 wicked be patient as she is e punished But L me for else, er. huddling ts, cricd qu to her knees at lhr-; ar | amed you | don't | s0 Ch, and with | for | ith her | pietly. | Maizie was so good. | e loved her. . Hollis Hart, long as T liv she | just serve me right,| admitted, “if 1 never vowed renun would never Tollis Hart, th Mrs. Mason. as assured open on her return. you've got to get Maizie, “A pretty sur 1y showing people! dropping in To prove how much she loved try e of- | Her her, | some | coat mmer | ' la- that | “I never wear them,” Insisted | T'm no sports model. It takes class to look athletical, and my stuff's difrerent. 1 tell you Ash, they simply don't sult me.” | Ashtoreth tried them on. And, | finally, accepted the offer grate- | fully. | A few days tater she and nume\ went shopping iogether. (TO BE TONTINUED) Go shopping with Ashtoreth in the next chapter and learn a few things about bargain hunting. Bandits Arrested by New Haven Policemen New Haven, Dec. 19 (M—Follow ing & holdup of Korn's tatlor shop | at noon yesterday three bandits were arrested by police in a clean-up which has brought seven arrests in connection with robberies in various parts of the city within the last few | weeks. | Six hours after Maurice Korn | telephoned police headquarters that | he had been held up and robbed | officers arrested Harold Stanton, 19 | Barrymore, 19. all of this city. They confessed to the crime and to sev- eral other burglaries. The amount of loot obtalned by the trio at th. 'lnllnr shop was said to be small. Three Lose Lives In New 'York Fires New York. Dec. 19 (®--Three per- sons lost their lives in fires in dif | ferent sections of the city early to- | day. | James Towne and his wife, Mar- | aret, negroes, were burned to death when a fire swept through a five story tenement in Harlem. 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