New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1929, Page 4

Ashtoreth Ashe is spending the most exciting evening of her life in a little house on the top of a mountain with a man who appar- ently is wiling to make love ex- quisitely. Ashtoreth is a stenographer from Boston. The man is Hollis Hart, her multi-millionaire employer. They have met by accident in Dom- inica, a little island in the West In- dies. Ashtoreth, who has been i1l fis taking a cruise. Hart has stopped off, en route to South America, and found the place so charming he has taken a house, and means to stay a while. They are delighted to see each other. And Ashtoreth purposely misses the boat in order to stay on the island. She pretends, pt course, that it was an accident. And Mr. Hart seems not to suspect lier little ruse. They have been sitting on the gallery for hours, exchanging con- tidences. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XXVII They sat in silence. And the only sound that broke the stillness of the night was the mournful coo- ing of a lonely little mountain dove. Ashtoreth shivered. And, pres- ently—for no reason at all—she be- gan, very quietly, to cry. “Why, Ashtoreth — my dear — what s the matter, child?"” Hollis was all tender compassion. “You're not frightened, dear? “I—I—1 don’t kno “Jt—i—it's n—othing.” “You're nervous,” he said. “I that plaintive dove, sobbing in th dark. I think there's not a sadder sound in the world.” “I—1 guess I'm T—lonely myself,” she whispered. “Sometimes 1 miss daddy so much!" “Of course you do” he agreed gently. “Ard no wonder you're up- set, little girl.” “It's not just daddy either she said. “It's Mona—and everything." “I know,” he murmured. *“And that little dove up on the moun- tain was simply the last straw.” “You're the understandingest man,” she told him, and pressed his fingers gratefully. “I won't be silly.any more. Don't you hate girla who cry?” “Well, usually,” he “they are rather sloppy. think you're adorable, you do.” Ashtoreth powdered her nose vig- orously. “I'm glad fessed. “My nose alwa when T cry — and the: adorable about that, T assure she sobbed. admitted, But 1 whatever i's dark.” she con- » gets ted 's nothing you. 1 wish T was one of those women | who weep artistically. It must be a great asset.” “I should imagine,” he laughed, “it would take a lot of home work.” i es, 1 suppose £o0,” she sighed, ‘and I've mno technique at all Movie actresses practice in front of thelr mirrors. Maybe that would help. It must be wonderful to just have your eyes well up with tears that never spill. And your mouth sort of quiver, and your throat pal- pitate. And your nose never get red at all. Nor your face homely,” Hollls Hart smiled in the dark- ness. “An artistic triumph,” he con- ceded. “But not much of a fling. emotionally speaking. T suppose, though, that when a girl's weeping for effect it's not an emotional de- bauch at all. Part of the act, as it were. And the whole blooming show put on for the benefit of some hard-hearted male, After all, a woman hasn't any weapon like tears. Now dry yours, like a good child, and T'll sing you a song.” He picked up his guitar, and strumming softly, sang, “Don't cry, little girl, don't crv. They hav broken your heart, I know. . B top it!"” she threatened, “or I'll cry some more.” ell, talk to me then,” he com- manded. “Tell me some more about your mother. Does she still dream about Cleopatra and Dido?"” But Ashtoreth had told all she proposed telling about Maizie. “No, I don't think so." she said. “Anyhow, she doesn't talk about it, it she does.” “Does she still believe in rein- carnation?” he asked. “Well, not exactly. That f{s- honestly, T hardly know. She never mentions if, you see. But she still insists that Ashtoreth is a lucky name, and that I'm to be blessed with love and happiness. Gifts, 1 suppose, of Lady Moon. “That’'s a pretty notion,” he proved. “And I think a beautiful name, you know.” “I've always hated it myself un- 4l lately,” she confessed. “It mad me fearfully onscious when 1 was little, I vs had to explain it to everybody. People were for- ever asking what it meant. Even- tually, of course, it was shortened h a grubby LA ap- tell silent for a wh After a few minutes again. “I know a lovely Shall T tell you?” “A name you made she rried. “It's some me of." he saw you. It's a tit another girl quits t fits you “What is it?" citedly he spoke name for you. up vourself?" reminded first time 1 ame that wouldn't in all the world she demanded ex he “You know, my flower in all th much like you. mote, told Tier softly. there isn't world quite S0 chaste. And Such Hing a cool, exquisite He spoke v her fingers to his lips them gently. Ashtoret} tucked them 1 the way he mad tle, and childish rights, she adored. She wondered if making love to It “IU's a beauti eaid. “I love it. ry quie dr kissed ised up and 1o loved So lit- 15 if, hy all and was And 4 bhe <ho protecte he she that | * he said, and “Then I shall call you Orchid,” he told her. “It will be my little tender name for you. My small, se- cret name. Shall you like that?” “Oh, that would be sweet!” she exclaimed. . . . She was beginning to feel like a heroine in a rather exciting novel. A poor little ste- nographer! Alone with a million- | aire on a lonely island! In a little bit of a house on top of the world! With nobody around (nobody, that |1t, but 10 or 12 servants—and Ash- | toreth supposed they didn’t count.) | “My goodness!” she cricd, “I just {happened to think. I'm thousands | of miles from home—and 1 haven't | even a toothbrush! Or a night- gown.” | “Oh, T guess we can fix you up,” | he consoled her. “I've a few toilet things. And you can take reefs in |my orchid satin pajamas.” She wondered if she ought to pro- pose going to bed pretty soon. Or 1if the suggestion should come from Mr. Hart. And where her room was. And if his was near it. And if th rvants slept in the house. Or if, perhaps, they'd he there quite alone. It was all thoroughly exciting, | she thought, and quite like the | movies. . . . “I told Hester to put some or- | chids in your room,” he was say- ing. “There was a great cluster | of them on the mango tree. Pure | white. Tomorrow I shall pick some | for you, and pin them in those coils | you wear — one behind each ear. |1 like the way you wear your hair, Orchid.” “Mother thought T was awfully foolish not to bob it.”* she told him. | “But I've always known I wasn't | a hob-haired model.” | “No,” he said. “You're not." | “Do you like short hair?" she| asked. 1 “Oh, it's all right on some peo- | ple’* he answered carelessly. “Don‘t vou ever cut yours, though. Orehid.” | “No, T won't,” she promised. | “And don’t vou ever rouge your cheeks, either,” he counseled | “No,” she said. “Make-up’s not | my type.” | He looked at Ler curlously. What a wise young person she he bantered. ‘Daddy hated cosmetics, Pim. “He didn't want me powder. You see—" d. * she told | even to| she hesi- | Yes?” he prompted. “Well, mother's an awfully dif- ferent type,” she floundered. “And mumsie uses sort of a lot of rougc and stuff. And father got so he simply hated it. You see, Hollis, | my her was a man with very de- ded opinions. I absolutcly wor- shipped him, and I suppose he igs, fluenced me a great deal.” But vour mother?” he asked. “Didn't he ever ask her to refraik from cosmetics? “Oh, yes” admitted Ashtoreth, “but mother thought he® was sort of an old fogey, and she didn’t pay | any attention, She loved him like | everything, Holly She'd simp!yi have died for him. But — well, mother and father weren't a bit alike. They never really under- stood each other, I think.” They were silent again for a lit- tle. And Ashtoreth wondered if Hollis was revolving her mother in his mind. What sort of a picture bad she conveyed now of Maizie? And what would he think of her if he should ever meet her? Painted and garish, in her purple velvet| ismh Why couldn’t she tell him the |truth? She might say something | like this: “Hollis,” she might say, “I've been an absolute beast about my | | mother. I've lied and I've pretend- | |ed. And I've been ashamed of her. | | And I'm not worthy to shine her essed shoes! She's the deare: | kindest woman that ever liv iFhr".\ gone out working by the day. She’s shined stoves and scruhhr‘d‘ |floors. And spent her hard-earned | money to buy me silk stockings and | | patent leather pumps. She's worked | her fingers to the bone for me. She's good and loyal, and adorable, above all women. And I'm ashamed caut she makes the most awful grammatical mistakes. And dyes her hair. And uses too much ke up. And wears a purple suit. And acts exactly like the gen- uine, simple soul she is, “She's the salt of that's what my mother I'm a stupid, ignorant little soul —pretending to all manner of things. My mother is a grand wo- man. And I'm nothing but a make- believe I of her he- elve the earth— is. And Ashtoreth is | Hollis her though:s, “Would you tell me about your | father?" he asked. “Or had yo rather not talk about him, Orchid?” “Oh, 1 love to al him!" “I told you daddy was million, Hollis, Shall 1 secret that I've never | r soul in this world?" . if you would care to,” he “I sho profound- Iy fouched, T am s z “Well, tather le for she told Lim re- markable sort of a letter. T haven't ¢hown it to anybody — not even mother. T fact 1ded hon- estly, “mothe probably the last on earth 1 ever would show carriel it around with me | was almost worn out. It's tle hox now, in the bottom | t hox, ail tied up with tis- per and ribbons. But T think it almost by heart.” toreth paused, mnear broke in wupon she cried 2 man 1 tell told etter me, most she wnil it in a ('zrsi I won't tell you the heg and there was tch in her “Tt was =0 aw- Gliy personai meant for anvbody at all he rest, | thaugh, wasn't I wal e | atout ‘what ‘knm\, | “You're terrupted said, a voic nd bt not me daddy's | g idea girl should | 3ol lis, “tha you el me | “Oh. no.” o+ said, “I'd really | like to. it | blessed to be sorry if Sonie vou know, |Argentina, hea | fine citizen. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1929. 2wy — — nce—4 FRY e me, Orchid. And I shall appreciate your confidence with all my heart.” “You're not sleepy?” she asked. “Sleepy?” he cried. “When can talk with you? I should say not! I think, though, since we are going to sit up so long, I will speak to Hester, if you will excuse me for a moment.” He went, she noticed, across the garden and down a little ravine. “Hester!” he called. *‘Heste The servants then did not sleep in the house. She was to be all alone with Hollis Hart! . . . What would Maizie say? And Monty? And Sadie? Ashtoreth put her arms about her shoulders and hugged herself. I'unny—the feeling it gave a girl, sleeping in the same house with a man. Just she and he. (TO BE CONTINUED) Ashtoreth finds she has become cery important to Hollis Hart. Read the next chapter. EXPRESSIONS OF SPORT LEADERS {Men of Prominence Mourn Pass- ing of Tex Rickerd New York, Jan. 7 (UP)—The passing of Tex Rickard at Miami Beach was mourned today by men of prominence in all parts of the world. Some of the expressions of grief are Jack Dempsey, weight: “I am ferribly grieved. have lost the best pal T ever had.” Luis Angel rpo, Buenos Alres, yweight boxer: “Te Rickard was all man. His letters were real sources of inspiration ‘and were what made me most want to return to the ring. He always paid everybody what was due and some- times considerably more."” William Muldoon, New York state boxing commissioner: *“Boxing has lost one of its real friends, a man former heavy- 1 {who did much to stabilize and jm- prove the sport, and a fine, honest zentleman.” Mayor James J. Walker: “In the ad death of Tex Rickard, New York city loses one of its foremost citi- zens, ‘whom we all admired as a man and as a promoter of clean athletic contests.” Benny leonard, retired light- weight champion: “In business a man can be replaced, but Rickard ¢anmot be replaced. He was an institution, a public idol in bexing.” Col. Jacoh Ruppert, owner of the w York Yankees: “Rickard was a great credit to the world of sport, and his place will be mighty hard to fHL" ames A. Farley, chairman, the New York state athletic commis- sion: “The world of sport and es- pecially boxing lost a most valuable leader with the passing of Rickard.” Col. John S. Hammond, vice pres- ident Madison Square Garden cor- poration: “Rickard’s name will go down in the history of athletics as one of its sincerest friends and his achievements in the fleld of promo- tion will always remain -outstand- | ing." William F. Carey, vice president and treasurer, Madison Square Gar- den: “The passing of Tex Rickard moves from the stage the most in teresting, spectacular figure in the world of sport.” Roy W. Howard, chairman, board of directors. Scriops-Howard news- papers, a close friend of Rickard: “Not only the sporting fraternity but the country at large has lost a In his travels around | the country, Tex displayed a real pride in American achievements and possessed a true sense of dis- tilled patriotism.” James J. Corbett, former heavy- weight champion: “He was the most icturesque and capable man that ver associated himself with boxing. T Aon’t see hew they'll find another Tex rover Whalen, New York's po- commissioner: “T am deeply shocked to hear of the death Rickard. He made an fnestimable bution to clean sport.” Tumbert J. Fugazy, promoter: here is no question but that Tex rd was responsible for the high e on which hoxing is run to- He proved himself the world's er promoter.” v Gibson, former manager of “The death of Tox Rickard means a great loss to the sporting world. He was a great as- set to the hoxing /game.” George F. Getz, Chicago financler and co-promoter with Rickard of the second Tunney-Dempsey fight: “Rickard was one of the “nest fel- lows in the sporting world. He was 100 per cent, always kept his word, and was on the square. He was liberal to a fault, always willing to help everyone along.” . Dan J. Ferris, secrefary X. A, U.: “Rickard was always ready to co- operate with us on any project.” Paul Prehn, Champaign, Ill., pres- ident of thc National Boxing asso- clation: “Rickard placed boxing on a high plane, He was largely re- sponsible for developing some of the greatest fighters of the present da His position in the boxing world will be hard to fill." BOSTON COUNGL 10 NAHE LEABER Bitterness of Bascball Scandal Expected to Grop Out Boston, Jan. 7 P—With the in- vestigation by the Boston Finance commission {nto the Sunday sports graft scandal adjourned until to- morrow interest today centered on the ecity council where the election of a president for 1929 was expected to bring to the fore all of the bitter- ness engendered by the charges and counter charges of the past week. Willlam G. Lynch, accused by Emil Fuchs, president of the Boston National league baseball club, of seeking a bribe of $5,000 each for himsel¢ and 12 other councilmen to insure early passage of the bill which would have allowed big league base- ball here on Sundays, was being backed by several of his colleagues. The only other man definitely seeking the post President Thomas H. Green, whose friends were supporting him for re-election despite the fact that two years ago Councilman Charles G. Keene, then president, was defeated because of the opposition that developed to any man holding two successive terms. In a statement ~igsued late last night Fuchs defended the Braves' management against the charges heard last week. “I hope that every public official and citizen will re- serve decision until they have had an opportunity to examine every record in our office, which show that not a single penny was spent, given, or promised to any member of the Bos- ton city council or any other offi- cial,” he said. Fuchs' statement was interpreted by some as a reply to published ru- niors that the finance commission might investigate an alleged $15,000 “pot” said to have been divided among several persons other than the 13 councilmen who were alleged to have solicited the $65,000 through Lynch. The investigators rested their la- bors last week with Attorney Joseph P. Walish, counsel for Lynch, at- tempting to impeach the veracity of a list of contributors to the $30,000 fund used by the outdoor recreation league in the campaign preceding the adoption of the Bunday sports referendum. The league was the principal or- ganization in the field in support of the proposals. The list showed nu- merous $1,000 gifts by newspaper- men, fight promoters, politicians and cthers and resulted in Walsh charg- ing that it had been faked to cover the fact that I'uchs had contributed the entire $30,000. This phase of the investigation h been taken up by Attorney General Joseph E. Warner who has announc- ed his intention to proceed under the provisions of the corrupt practices |act if any evidence of faking is un- covered, 60TH ANNIVERSARY ‘Winchendon, Mass, Jan. 7 (P — Mr. and Mrs. George F. Brown | were hoats vesterday of relatives and friends on their 60th wedding anni- versary at thelr home in Water- ville. They were married: in Water- ille. 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Y. e ) SEX EDUGATION FOR CHILD ASKED Bishop Lawrence Wants Yomg: sters Between $ and 9 Educated —— Boston, Jan. ¥ (UP)—8ex educa- ition for children three to nine years old was advocated by Bishop Wil- Mam Lawrence of the Methodist Episcopel church, lecturing at the Harvard Medical achool yesterday on “social infection and the com- munity.” This was only one of several sug- gestions made by the noted church- man for controlling the spread of social diseases, which, he said, con- stituted a great national menace. A reawakening of the wartime solicitude of the bishop “for the health and morals of the young was urged by the bishop. ‘There were 200,534 cases of one social disease reported in 1927, the year that the same states reported 2,520 cases of infantile paralysis, he said. There were 417 deaths from this social disease in 1927 in this state, he added, comparing that figure with ¢4 deaths from typhoid, 169 from infantile paralysis, 268 from diphtheria, and 326 from in- fluenza. Welfare Decl‘nu “The fact is that since the war there has been a declife in moral and physical welfare along the line of these diseases,” Bishop Lawrence declared, “but it now scems as if we had reached the beginning of an up- ward curve, whose upward move- ment, however, depends upon the intelligence and support of the people. “Are our social changes leading us to more hopeful conditions? On the favorable side we have the op- portunity of greater medical 8kill and fuller knowledge. Physicians are more alert to the inroads of the diseasc: hoards of health are mov- ing forward: police regulations are more severe; playgrounds, athletics and greater freedom between the sexes help fo a degree. “On the other hand. the massing of young unmarried men and wom- en in cities, shops and hoarding houses, the dance hall, and the free- dom that gives opportunity are in- creasing dangers. A few years ago we were talking of bringing men up to the single standard, the standard of women, Now the ' question is asked whether the women who have taken men's places in the many walks of life are not dropping toward the men's standard: Distrusted Advice Declaring that in the past he had distrusted the advice of those who called for common education in sex, Bishop Lawrence stated that “in spite of tradition, prejndice and taste, T have been driven to the con- clusion that the lid of silence must be wrenched off, and the subject treated in its fullness, as embod ing facts of physical, moral and spiritual truth.” Bishop Lawrence suggested the, giving of talks by leaders in phy- siologe, sociology, ethics and re- ligion to young men and women in colleges and industrial shops. He also believed this type of education should be brought down to children three to nine years old, who, he said, might be taught by their mothers. COUNT TOLSTOY I BACK FROM TRIP Returns » From 1,000 Mile Journey Into Wilds Winnipeg, Man.,, Jan, 7.—(®— After a 1,000 mile journey into the north country, Count Illia Tolstoy, glandson of the noted Russian author, is back in elvilization with considerable data on caribou mi- gration and accompanied by a trap- per who has spent 15 of his 34 years as an Eskimo. The Tolstoy expellition, which was sent out by the museum of natural history of New York, spent several |months in the barren lands, 1,000 miles north of the Pas, Manitoba, over which the caribou cross by the thousands in their search for winter quarters. The trapper, who made his first trip out of the north country in 15 years with the Tolstoy party, is George Yandle who makes his home in a snow-covered hut on the shore of Lake Neultin, several hundred miles north of here. Late Fashion Today he had discarded his habitual garb of the Eskimo and was arrayed in the latest fashion of civilization. For the first time in 15 vears he was wearing a pair of boots and a “store-made” suit, and to cap the elimax he added a pair of spats. But civilization holds no perma- nent attraction to Yandle who plans to return to the north within a month. He sald he has en, life among the Indians and Lskimos and had been ill but once when he contracted influenza during an epi-' demic. His hut is located 400 miles fromn the nearest fur trading post and it is there he disposes of his annual catch for supplies. Reindeer meat and frozen fish, he said, are his principal food but un- iike the Eskimo he adds some luxuries of civilization. At the trad- ing post he obtains tea at $3 a pound; sugar at $2; tobacco at $8, and a 98-pound .sack of flour for $100. Canoe*Trip Count Tolstoy on his expedition was Mcompanied by Horace Ashton and W. J. Casel and a party of In- dian guides and They journ ed his |, far northern post of Windy Lake and on the return the 800 miles were made by dog slep in 28 days. The expedition found that due to the burning of the woods in the vicinity of Reindeer lake, the cari- bou have been forced to seek new winter shelter. The party made mov- ing pictures of the migration. Count Tolstoy sald he found the caribou quite tame and believed they could easily be domesticated. DEATH SENTENCE Framingham, Mass.,, Jan. 7 (P — According to word received here Traffic halts; last night Frederick Hinman Xnowl. ton, jr., of Framingham, coavicted of the murder of Mims Marguerite Stewart, will be sentenced to death next Wednesday afternoon in Mid- dlesex superior court at Cambtidge | by Judge Wiltord D. Gray, trial j s- | tice. | Knowlton's counsel has filed a | motion to set aside the verdict and | other motions were said to be ‘n preparation. There are thousands of opportuni. ~ ties sprinkled throughout Herald Want Ads. storms doxn’t When Casey holds up his hand, the traffic stops. But not the sleet and snow and biting north wind. 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