New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 10, 1929, Page 8

Ashtoreth Ashe and Hollis Hart 2re sitting together in the beautiful garden of & lttle house on the mountain. They have been talking very seriously of leve, and Ashto- reth seems to be trying te wring & declaration of adoration from Hol- lis. He is, however, & bachelor ef long standing, and the task seems ditficult. Ashtoreth is a stenogra- pher, and Hart is her millionaire cmployer. They have met, by strangest chance, on a little island in the West Indies. Ashtoreth was taking a cruise for her health, and stopped, with the rest of the tour- ists, for a few hours ashore. Hart, | on his way to South America, had | lingered, infatuated with the beauty | of the island. He had taken a house | on the mountainside. And there Ashtoreth went for dinner, and to | spend the evening. Purposely she contrived to mlu‘ the boat. And mow she has spent | a week with her host, in the glamorous lttle paradise of a tropical iste. He had kissed her, and there | bad been much talk of love. The inevitable romance of a beautiful | &irl and & man, thrown by chance together. NOW GO ON WITH THE BTORY CHAPTER XXX | The sun had gone behind & mkl of threatening clouds. Great sray | clouds that came scurrying in over the ocean. Fleeing from the fury of the wind. And the wind swept across the sea, and down into its) depths. Churning, and whipping, | and lashing the dark waves. | Servants came running from the house. Lisa, with her husband, Cher. And Hortense, who laundered Ashtoreth’s clothes, and drew her bath, and combed her long black hair. And others, following them. ‘With little black children scamper- ing like frightened chickens. They shouted in patois. Hollis jumped to his feet. And Hortense came running to Ashto- reth. She alone, of the servants, spoke English. “It is another hurricane,” she said. “They have given the storm signals. And now a mesgenger from town has come with word from the wireless station. The wind comrll sweeping from the south, traveling | like God, so fast.” There was a hurricaine shelter hewn in the side of the mountain. It lay at the foot of the terraced gardens, a few steps from where they stood. The servants were car- rying food and water there, and| making frenzied preparations for a slege within the great stone cham- 0P, “Close all the shutters in Lh',i house!” ordered Hollls, “and barri- cade them firmly.” He hurried Ashtoreth along be- side him, “We'll stay in the house,” he told her. “It's as firm as the rock of Gibraltar. These people are panic- stricken, after that last dreadful storm. But I'm sure there is no need of such elaborate precautions. They can huddle together in the shelter if they prefer. We'll be quite cozy and safe in the drawing room.” Ashtoreth clung to him, horri- fled. “What if it's like that last one!” “It won't be,” he reassured her. “Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.” The negroes were praying on their knees. In their' hands they held all manner of charms. And flambeaux, to acare away the devil, and the Suck E'Yan, who rides on the wings of the wind, and sucks the bloed of bables, and very old people, and pige. “Poor creatures,” sald Hollis. “No wonder they are frightened. You know the baby Liss has? It's Rer sister’s child. The mother was found five days after the last storm —dead, in the ruins of her hut, with her body partly decomposed. And the child scarcely alive.” Ashtoreth shuddered. “I'm scared to death,” she con- fessed. “We read about how they burned hundreds of bodies here, because they couldn’t bury them fast enough. Oh, Holly, what If it's another hurricane like tha He lifted her casily in his arms, and ran toward the house. The windows had been barri- caded, and the lamps lighted. Over them were huge hurricane shades. 2 “No need of being frightened,” he told her. “No one on this plantation was hurt last time, and we're going to be safe enough now.” Ashtoreth looked about. The doors from the drawing-room were open, but there was not & humi | sound about. Only the wind, howl- | ing like a maniac through the branches of the great mangoes. Shrieking like a demon, as it/ swept down the mountain, and all | apout the lonely little house. “Are we alone?” she asked, shiv- | cring. | “Quits alone,” he told her. “And| liable to be for several hours. All | perhaps. And all night, too. | Are you frightencd” She shook her head miserably. Too miscemble to speak. i “We were talking” he said, “when the storm came up, of love— | #ind money, And 1 had asked a aucstion that you did not answer.” | Ashtoreth walked nervously up| and down the room. “Oh, please!” she hegged. “I don’t fecl halt mo wicked as I did | osophy of life |about life and deatn,” say things like that” 8he put her hands on his shoul- ders, and he saw that her eyes were crying. Se that he thought of two brimming shining lakes of misery, with tears. the worst coward in the world,” she contessed. “And every time I think I might die, or get killed, two dreadful lines keep going over and over in my mind. Do you rememoer that poem of Kipling's “I'm |about a wickel man namea Tom- linson? Tomlinson diea, and hix soul went wandering through the spheres. And Tomlinson was scared to death. God wouldn't let him in Reaven, and they wouldn’t let him in hell, either, because the devil said he hadn’t the soul of a louse. And, always, as that poor soul got shunted about, there was the same refrain to torment: “‘And the sin that ye sin by two and two, Ye shall pay for one by one. Suddenly she began to cry. Hollls put his arms around her, and com- forted her. And, when he felt her body throbbing, held her close, with her head on his chest, until her scbs ceased. “I know it's morbid, and silly,” she admitted. “But one’s so brave about doing things with other peo- ple. Then, when you remember you'll have to pay for them all by yourself — it's — it's a d-different story.” “But, you poor silly child,” he murmured, “you've never done any- thing wrong. You've never sinned by two and two, that you must pay for one by one. . . Have you, dear?” He took her chin, and tilted her head back, searching her eyes. “N—no,” she said. B—but I was just p-proposing it.” as much as He laughed at her, as one lau‘hs‘ | at a child. he accused. “And she “Baby!" was a cold-blooded, told me she | hard-boiled, wicked woman!™ “Well, I'd like to be,” she ad- mitted. “Only I'm scared. There's no virtue in being a coward.” “No,” he admitted, “I don’t sup- pose there is. Still, it's & reasona- ble little safeguard—cowardice. I'm glad you're not brave, Orchid, if that's the way life goes.” He regarded her tenderly. 'm going to make you a cup of he told her. “And find some of Lisa's bread and jam. And we're going to have a party all by ourselves. You know, you never told me about that letter your father wrote you. You started our first evening togeher. Do you feel like talking about it now?" She knew that he was changing the subject. Distracting her atten- tion from the storm, to a recital of her father's philosophical bequest. “T'd love to,” she said. “It was a wonderful letter. But don't mede don’t want you (o leave me alone.” “Come out in the kitchen then, be invited. “No,” ghe said. “Hortense swears it's haunted. You have a drink, if you want She was glad that tried to force liquor on her. Mén were always trying to get girla lo take a drink. And everybody said that prohibition stuff was so dread- ful, whatever happened, it wasn't a girl's fault. Maybe rum in the tropics wasn't so dangerous. Just the same she was glad that Hollis never proposed they take a drink together. “I don’t want it,” he said. I couldn't kiss you, if I had a drink. Rum smells worse than anything in the world. Didn't you know that?” “No,” she told him demurely. *I supposed they all smelled alike. “Miss Innocence!” he approved. She wondered if he meant it. If he really believed her to be so very innocent. And she thought how strange it was that just a simple little stenographer could twist a great big millionaire around her finger. But could she? Was Hollis Hart going to ask her to marry him? Or was it he, perhaps, who was going to do exactly as he chose with her? The wind swept the mountain, and tore madly through the gar- den. There was a great crashing noise, and a gigantic wrenching. “It sounds as if a tree had been uprooted,” Hollis told her. “Some of these trees are a great many cen- turfes old. It would be cruel if they should die.” “What if that big mango fell across the house?” asked Ashtoreth. Hollis smiled. “Then,” he said, “the sins we sinned by two and two, we should pay for one by one.” “Aren’t you frightened?” she de- | manded. “Not a bit. with death—you going to sidestep it, we're scared you going to die in the and 1—we aren’t just because know. If we're arms of that | ancient mango—we'll have had our |little fun, little — you won't w Our loves — our little dg¢cams and L" “Why, youw've the same phil- and death that Mona had!” she ericd. “But we're not going to talk he reminded “You're going to tell me about her. that letter your father wrote. “Not exactly. | to | tea, Holly. It takes too long, and 1‘”""" Hollis neves | It we've a rendezvous) T guess I told you that she and daddy were about as mismated as two people could be. “Now, my mother’s just the best woman that ever lived. Daddy used to say she was fearsomely moral. Awfully, awfully virtuous, you know. I mean she is just as pure as any woman could be. “But she had sort of old-fash- ioned ideas. About the relations of men and women. Particular'y hus- bands and wives. Marriage, in her eyes, was the most respectable state in the world. And therefore to be desired above all things. “I know mother loved daddy with all her heart. But I think she'd have married almost anyone who had happened to aske her. And she'd have spent his money like water. And kept his house aa best she could. And been loyal and loving, and an exemplary wife according to her lights. “It mever occurred.to mother to read or study, or become interested in the things that interested daddy. She thought a wife's share of mar- riage was to live with her husband, and cook his meals, and take care of him if he was sick. . . But mother's the very salt of the earth. Holly! She'd have died for daddy— and she'd die for me. . . . Only she failed him awfully in the big things of life, I think. Spiritually, I mean.” . Ashtoreth paused. “If I didn't tell you this,” she explained, “daddy’s letter would be quite meaningless. He wanted me. you sec, to be another sort of woman.” Mr. Hart nodded. “I see,” he said the letter, Orchid. (TO BE CONTINUED) Ashtoreth recounts her father's amazing philosophy of marriage— |and Hollis, in the next chapter, is rather shocked. FAYOR CLINIC FOR CITY 1 Workers Hear How State Is Handiing Social Disease Problem From Dr. H. P. Talbot The value and necessity of local clinics for those afflicted with social diseases was diccussed yesterday by Dr. Henry P. Talbot, head of that division of the state department of health at a lunchcon meeting of the Social Workers club of this city held yesterday noon in the Y. M. C. A. banquet hall. Dr. Talbot spoke at length of the methods of operating these clinics in Hartford and other places, stating that more cities in the state should establish them and work with the cooperation of the hospital staft and local physicians. In this work, he said, the state de- partment would gladly lend fts and help establish nently such clinics, Dr. Richard W. Pullen, superin- tendent of health also spoke of the need of a clinic in New Britain, “Tell me about 'while Miss Cora M. Beale, head of the Welfare Association cited cases and reasons why the city needed a clinie, and gave her views of the present situation. After the address- es members of the club went en record as endorsing the plan of the board of health in support of such a clinfc in this city. About 45 mem. bers of the club and guests from civie organizations attended tha gathering. . Paraguay’s President Demoralizes Troops Asuncion, Paraguay, Jan. 10 (®— President Guggiari has signed a de- cree demobilizing the troops that were called to the colors when the dispute with Bolivia became acute. | charter amendment J(‘ilm — = STIL, 0PPOSED 10 REFERENDUN E. W. Clrist Dislikes Proposed Yote on $30,000 Projects Senator Ernest W. Christ will con- tinue his opopsition to the proposal that special appropriations of $50,- 000 or more be put before the public for a vote, until some better method than is contemplated in a proposed is formulated, he has declared. No feature of the scheme now suggested meets the approval of the man who is to be leader of the New Britain legislative group and who will probably exert strong influence with his collcagues on the cities and boroughs committee. He points to the experiefce of other cities, notably Hartford, where a very small percentage of the elec- tors votes either way on sppropri- ations, and is unalterably opposed to a limit as low as $50,000 on a refer- endum of any kind. The city meet- ing has been outgrown, the city meeting board has been proved, a fallure, and while he declares in fa-| vor of some sort of check on ex- | penditures, he has not yet heard a scheme which impresses him, the scnator says. Mexican Official Killed in Clash Mexico City, Jan. 10 M—Jose G. Parres, under secretary of agricul- ture, and candidate for governor of the state of Hidalgo, has been killed in & polith clash at the town of Atotonielo Elalto in that state. Two of his followers also were slain, Advices reaching the department of interior today indicated that Ro- dolfo Vildespino, a candidate for the state legislature at the head of ten armed men, opened fire on an automobile in which Parres and his followers were driving through the streets of the town. The occupants of the car returned the tire. Parres and two of his men and one of the attacking party per- ished in the clash. An investigation was ordered. Troops were pursuing Valdespino today. IN. Y. Firemen Fined And Stations Changed New York, Jan. 10 (—Fines in salary and transfers to less desirable stations today were meted out to seven firemen present when an actor was killed on New Year's eve slid. ing down a brass pole in a mid- town firehouse. First Lieut. P. Joseph Connelly, in charge of the house and who heads | the department promotion list, was perma- | transferrc * fo command of & com- pany at Tomkinsville, Staten lIsland. He also was fined 30 days’ pay. The fines of the others ranged from five to 15 days’ salary. Two of the men admitted carrying the body of the actor, Norman St. Clair Hales, to the #treet, but sald they acted on Con- nelly's orders. Attorney Swanson Digs Up Criminal Statute Chicago, Jan. 10 (UP—State's At- torney John A. Swanson dusted off the habitual criminal act of Illinois today in his campaign gainst crime, Under this act robbers and burg- lars can be sent to prison for lifc on second convictions. Three cases have been prepared for reindictment and Swanson has {ordered a survey of 2,000 others to |determine if many of those awaiting trial can be sent to the penitentiary for life. 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Riley, who seeks to have business uses allowed in the portion of his Cariton street property which is soped for residential purposes, asked a continuance. He now has an application before the ‘superior court in an effort to attain the same end. Upon agreement between Judge Willlam F. Mangan and Attorney Donald Gaffney, the application of the Acern Bearing Co. for a permit to add to its Mill street factory. which now stands in a residence ‘l:’ll. was laid over to the next meet- Ignacy S8amorajczyk was heard on & petition for a zone change on Overlook avenue, through which he hoped to establish a business. It was voted to recommend genial. ‘Theodore E. Wagner, petitioner for a permit to build & garage to house buses on Osgood nue near the end of the line he operates, ask- ed permission to be heard at the next meeting and his request was granted. Joseph Larocco was present for a hearing on his application for a per- mit to build a garage at Roxbury road and Cariton street, but his case | | deans and advisers of men in Wash- was continued because of the illness of Building Inspector Arthur N. | typical collegian have socks, but no | thinks the answer to the question is {hundred leading colleges. He plans A continuance was gran change of sone on the northwest corner of Clinton street and Corbin avenue. Nathan Noveck, asking an excep- tion to area requirements at Hart. ford avenue, North and Willow streets, was advised that the plans %e submitted are now adequate and his case was continued to allow him time to mect the board's require- ments in this res ect. DOYLE DEFENTS COLLEGE STUDENT Does Not “Neck” and Let Studies Slide By Washington, Jan. 10 M—Does the garters? Is his shirt and collar rumpléed and his suit habitually wrinkled? [s there any connection belween the attempt to be “colle- glate” and h problems as drink- ing, “necking,” and ncglect of class work? Henry Grattan Doyle, dean of men at George Washington university, no, but he wants information on the subject and to that end he had sent questionnaires to the deans of four to present his survey before the an- nual convention of the association of ington April 11, 12 and 13. Among the questions asked by Dean Doyle were: “Is the typical ‘collegiate’ of the humorous press and the vaudeville stage elllen' and typical student of your a slouchy appearance, as evi- “Is there any connection, you opinion, between the attempt t collegiate and such problems as (a) drinking? (b) necking? (c) neglect of class work? (d) dishonesty in ex- aminations? (e) other ethical prob- lems? “In your opinion is the ‘collegiate’ type diminishing or increasing?” oy } In England one home in every three has 4 radio. 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But T don't helieve T told you For heaven's sake, what are we about the drcams daddy had for me. going to do?” | You see, when he died, we thought He looked at her intently at first that he hadn't left auvy “That,” he said very deliberately, {money at all. But, by and hy, we “is entirely up to you, my dear | discovered that, besides his insur- “Oh” she cried. “I hate you!” | ance, he had saved enough more to “But I've ever i money.” |send me through college. he reminded her, “and you said—"' “Daddy didu't believe very much She intersunted him tearfully in marriage. That is, he had somc "0, 1 don't sare what 1 eaid. 1! awfully ideas about it. | was just talking. T dida't mean ajdon’t know as 1, onght to tell you single word. And 1 was wicked to'this, Mr. Hart — but mother—well, | don't know what T she cried. “I'm simply < e © 1929, The American Tobacco Co., Manufacturers strange S R DI S