New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1929, Page 22

TRIS HAS HAPPENED Ashtoreth Ashe is involved in fascinating and rather dangerous conversation with Hollis Hart. They | are quite alone in a little house on the mountain, with the shutters! drawn, and the place tightly bargi- caded. Outside a hurricane rages. Ashtoreth is a stenographer, and Mr. Hart is her millionaire employ- er. The little house on the mountain is his. And the scene of their ro-| mantic sojourn is an island in the West Indies—the loveliest island in the world. Ashtoreth stopped there for a few Tours, when the cruise ship on which she was traveling put in the har- hor. To her delighted amazement, she met Mr. Hart strolling through the village streets. He had visited the island en route to South Amer- ica, and, becoming infatuated with its beauty, had rented a plantation and & house full of servants. Ashtoreth goes to his place for dinner, and purposely misses the beat, so that she may have an ad- venture with him. He treats her with charming deference, and makes tander love, while she seeks, in vain, to wring an actual proposal from him. He christens her “Orchid” be- cause she reminds him, he says. of the flowers. Because she is 30 ex- quisite, and remote, and cool. Ashtoreth tells him a great deal of her early life. and is recounting new the story of her father's death, and telling of a letter which was her father's bequest to her. (NOW GO ON WITH THF¥, STORY) CHAPTER XXXI Ashtoreth was remembering that Maizi hard-carned money had paid for her tropical trip. That Maizie's devotion had nursed her when she was ill. That Maizie's love * enfolded her cvery hour of the day und night. . . And, embering, she felt low and hateful. Unworthy for Maizie to mother and cherish. But. she had started her story. d she would finish it I love my mother with all my heart.” she told herself. “Is it wrong that T sheuld knew her, also, for what she ix?" And alond she said, *Daddy had strange ideas ahout morality. You know how evervhody thinks that if 4 woman is loyal to her hushand. and works for him. and never looks at anybody else but him—why, they jnst naturally eall her a moral wom- an. Den’t they? Kverybody does.™ Mr. Hart nodded. . 1 suppose x0.” he said , daddy didn’'t,” she declar- ed. “He thought that any woman Whé got married, just fo get herself supported, was exactly as bad as if xhe'd never married the man at all. But just lived with him. “Here's one paragraph from the letter he wrote 1 can quote every word of it hecause 1 know it all by heart: “If you trust exclusively to vour youthful charms for your proyision in life he . ‘and if your cun- ning is further prompted by your mother, you will have just the tame aim as a courtesan, Ashtoreth Only you will be wiser and less hon- ol . o Ashtoreth paused to explain. 1 found the letter,” she said, “three daya after daddy died. He had tuck- ed it under some things in my bu- reau drawer. Tt was in a big white envelope, all stuck up with red seal- ing wax. And it said on it: ‘Ior Ashtereth: a personal letter. To be opened after her father's death.” “That was long before Judge Lindsey and everybody started talk- ing about companionate marriage. But daddy quoted something that he said Nietzsche said. ‘I married couples did not live together. he sald, *happy marriages would be more frequent’ And after that he wrote, “To be surfeited with love is & tragedy. In marriage there is in- evitable satiety.” And he advised me, I T loved a man a great deal, to re- fuse to live with him.” Holis pursed his lips reflectively. “That was pretty strong fodder for -year-old girl.” he observed. “Well. he said that worhen like to believe that love can do everything.” expounded Ashtoreth. “That it is a superstition peculiar to us. And that the sooner T found out how helpless and blundering even the best and feepest love is, the better off 1'd be. And he said that love destroys h- *r than say . “Do you suppose.” asked Hollis, ‘that he felt that your mother's love for him had destroyed him?" . Ashtoreth hesitated. “Well,” she said. “I think mother's fevotion was & sort of suffocating thing. Mother isn't what you'd cail an inspirational person, Holly.” “Did your father read Nictzsche v great deal”” inquired Hollis. ‘Would you call him « student of Sirtzsche’s philosophy “Why yos, T so. ad a 101" explained Ashtoret Tollis held her hands in his “And don't you know.” he asked r. “that Nietzsch ched a do- t1dent philosophy? The philosophy 3 gloom and horror. Now, my dear. wouldn't hurt your feclings for the vorld. And T've no doubt thor w remarkable man. and father But you it secms, Orelid. you're rather terlacking your mother. She sounds o me like a lovely, wholesome soul. tnd it's rather dreadful thing u know, ehild. when a young girl i ts to fecling so superior to lie mother who bor z Ashtorath smiled loftily “Th: s suppos: Daddy . pr your a v wonderful 0w mother who bore to tears ‘All that sanctity ivel hout notherhood! Why, just because Yoman’s been through a pe: tormal, natural experienc hould start writing poems 4 g songs about her, is more an see, Hollis smiled at her. “Don’t."” he Be a nice, Jounced Deople ul sing- than 1 souzht, “he old-fa a Mod- hioned itth “But I'm not old-fa ried, “and 1'm not jice." “Well, T think vou are” he fold er. “%0 don't spoil my good opinion, sho particutarly NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1929. (course,” she aaid, “girls slways fell | mer————————————— “I wonder," going to stop blowing. Maybe I won't be leaving tomorrow should think the whole side of the mountain would be an absolute washout.” “It ‘probably will be,” he admit- ted. “How 1d you like to stay a little longer “I'd be fearfully compromised " she declared, ‘but 1 certainly would love it." “You're compromised already,” he said. “Wait until your pious friends learn that you've visited with me for | a week!” . He laughed boyishly “What will Sadie * he asked. But Ashtoreth did not want to talk out Sadid “Oh, she'd say plenty,” she ad- mitted. “But 1 don’'t propose broad- casting this little stop-over, you know, Hollis. 1'm not going to WNAC and make a speech. Or hand out a statement to the press. What makes you think my pious friends are going to learn about it?” “Pious friends,” he told ler sage- Iy, “have strange and devious ways of finding out what we least want them to know. Haven't you discover- ed that?” “I don’t believe 1 ever tried to keep things from people before,” -ce-¢ the wind. “W-w-ee And they fell silent, to listen. Tt was mouning now like # lunatic. Mourn- fully, as if it ropented the devasta- tion it had wrought. Ashtoreth. surprised herself when she spoke again. “I mean,” she said, “I'm always keeping things from people, : 1 suppose cverybady pretends—but I'm the worst counterfeit that cver lived! Tt was a preposterous lie for me to U never tried to keep things from people. To tell the truth, Holly, it’s the busiest thing 1 do.” She laughed nervously. “Is this uneanny wind that's ing me so truthful,” she con- od. T it God was flying all around the place. . . . T mean I've Leen making believe all my life. T'm always trying to keep things from neople. My poverty, for instance. The fact that I've never been very much to school—1 didn’t tell vou, Holly, at mother and 1 bought fur coats ' & walnut hedroom set with the money daddy put away for college. And othor clothes, besides. Dresses we couldn't afford, and hats. and ahoes and things, Tn those days 1'd rather put money on my back than in my head. T know better now, but it's too late.” Hollis langhed softly. shricked “You're having a perfect orgy of | “When the | confessions,” he waid. wind stops howling you'll be sorry you've told me so much about your- -, Ashtoreth looked thoughtful. “I'm a fraud 1 know." she de- clared. “But 1 think almost every- body pretends they're nicer than they really are. 1f we didn't, T don’t believe anybody would like us very much, Tt's only when you get to know people awfully well that you dure 16 he yourslf with them. And 1 don't know that it's wise even then, “For instance, if T hadn't pretend- ed that T was « most unusual stenog- | rapher that first time you ever saw me, you'd mever have thought about me again. I you'd known I was just a_common, kitchen-garden working girl, you wouldn't have looked at me “Milllonaires don’t play with the hired help unless the hired help looks rather special. So T started showing off the very moment you noticed my ring. Talking about scarabs and Cleopatra. And pretend- ing my mother was a student of antiquities. . . " e e blushed. . Aslitoreth she rémarked, chang- | lies to men ! ing the subject suddenly, “if it's ever When a woman is absolutely truth- | after all. 1| 'scared to death “of | that interest them. ful with a man she either loves him beyord all reason or her hasn't registered at all.” Tiollis came and stood in front of her. “You're being absolutely truthful with me,” he said. She tried to laugh. To pass it off lightly. “It's the wind,” she declared. “I'm afraid to tell lies. I'm God might strike me dead with a mango branch. Then what would 1 do?" “Did you mean said?” he demanded “Why, yes.” she parrie s0. T mean. I never told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth before.” “Then 1 don't regist an? “Now. see here, Hollis Hart!" she protested. “If you think you can win a declaration ont of me that way! . You know perfectly well you what you just do.* He drew her to her feet. Their eyes. as they faced each oth nearly on a level. Gray-g blazing into blue ones. Holl reflected Ashtoreth. were a sort of unholy blue, and extremely thrilling when they flashed like that. “Rnt you don't love me, Now you're telling mo “How do von know T don't?" she asked . . . and shrank a little from the fire that blazed in those blue, blue eyes. “One docsn’t banter alout love.” he said. “I' not hantering.” she told him .. . Now . . .now he was going to tell her that he loved her! . Loved her froly “Ah. Orchid he whispered “Little lovely Orchid, playing with love.” e put his hands on her shoulders and shook her playfully, “You're a darling frand” he told her, “And T'm clad you're going home tomorrow = “Why?" she asked. “Why am 1 a fraud? And why are you glad I'm zeing home?" 1le answered her seriously “You're a fraud.” he said the same reason that ven are tiful, and young. and soft. And men want to love vou, canse you eannet hel a . And I'm glad 3 zoin heme hecause I'm falling prefty seri- ovsly in love with von. 1o smiled whimsically, . how wily thin ®o wrong! A sigh 100 deep or a kiss too long, And then comes mist weening “You don't hean- moke . Re- ar and a iin, really love me” she " he eried. “T'm old enongh to be your father, It's ridien lous for us to talk of love, How ecoutd 1 hone to make a girl Jike me?" Ashtoreth thoneht of a number «f There for i t flying chine she Jont. The foreign ted outside the off iffeur in A erimson livery that matched the teather. . There a little chatean somewhere in ormandy. . . . And a chalet in Switzerland. Al in all, there were a number af things calculated fo increase Hollis' hopes. . . . They weren't however. things o girl could mention at the moment. (To Be ¢ . you,love with ‘ontinued) e o Does Ashtoreth get her man? The next chapter tells the tale, ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE Miss Agnes Rakowsky entertaine] at brilge and luncheon at her homr on Nash street t night. Prizes ded to Miss Norine Frazz and Miss Mae Schneider. ONS INCORPORATED Inexpensive SILK FROCKS Ea traordinary Value at ~ This Price! Dress Shop $1 3.75 Styles for Every day and Evening Need! We can offer you dress.s that, in silk, style and finish, are unequalled at this price. Canton Crepe, Georgette, Chif- fon, Plain and Flowered Taf- fetu, Printed Silk, New High Shades. Navy and Black. 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