New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 26, 1929, Page 3

¢ agwn the hall. 'Q§j:_‘§1 ——— P — e V —— === —— HAS Ashtoreth Ashe (her name fs . Hart now) heneyniooning in Paris, meets an old sweetheart — Monty English. Ashtoreth is living with her new husband, who is wenderfully rich, et the Ritz. Poor Monty, who sella radios, has a room over on the Left Bank. Monty always bad a way of makipg a joke of poverty, and now —as he telly Ashtoreth about his French flivver and his cheap pen- sion—she thinks of her own liveried chauffeur, who rather frightens her; and’ her maid, who simply overwhelms her. And she grows a little wistful. Monty asks her it she is happy, but she insists that she is. But some- how she conveys the impreasion that all is not exactly as it should be. As a matter of fact, her adoring. middle-aged husband is getting slightly on her nerves. Not that he 1sn't good and loving—he simply worships the ground she walks on. And he is showering her, morning, noon and night, with the most wou- derful gifts! Sometimes Ashtoreth has a feel- ing of paying for pearls and ame- thysts with her kisses and her arms. The thought makes her shiver. She te}ls Hollis of meeting Monty, and asks it she may invite him to dinner, Hollis is hospitable, and gractous as usual. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER LXIV Ashtoreth had all she could do, coaxing Monty to have dinner with them. He had given her his and she had Felix drive to the Left Bank. Felix, very grand in his bottle-green livery ond his shiny puttees, driving the beautiful car, which was also bot- tle-green, Perhaps Monty wouldn't be at home, but she had chosen Monday, hoping for the best. Hardly any shops were open on Monday, so probably there wasn't anywhers for a radlo salesman to call. Any- Low she could leave him a note. She was admitted by a lady of generous proportions and snap- ping black eyes, who escorted her to Monty’s room, and assured her that he would return shortly. Felix smiled nastily, showing his upper teeth, which looked like & squirrel's. She was getting uneasy, when | Monty made a noisy appearance, She could hear him sdownstairs. “Bon Jour, Madame! Bon Jour!™ | He had seen the car, and was| up the stairs, three at a time. “Ash, for the love of the saints! Get out of .here, you blooming little fool.” “But Monty!" “Yes — I know. ofit, T tell you!"” He had her by the arm, and ~as shooing her unceremoniously address, her over Get out! Get “I suppose you think Madame thinks—" “I know dam’ well what Ma- dame thinks. And that little daill vickle out there—the hired man that runs your buggy. What did you suppose they'd think —they’re ¥rench, aren't they?” “But Monty! For heaven's sake, stop pushing me! Il go—you don’t have to throw me down the stairs. Listen, you poor chump, I only want to ask you to dinner.” . He steered her into the parlor, end sat her down in a ptomaine green chair. The place was clean and musty, with flowers under glass on the center table. The color acheme was green, Jike Pullmang and day coaches. “Dinner!” * he exclaimed. “In vour bridal suite at the Ritz, I suppose? Nice. homey little meal. No thanks, Ash — mot on your| nite.” “But come!” “Well, Hollis wants to she protested. that's very nice T'm sure. Nothing mean about YMol'e is there? All ready to prove that the best man won. Be- ing good to the bird that got that gate. You tell him for me, Ash, 1'm not hankering to see him m fng love to any of my old girls. “Oh, Monty, don't be horrid. You're just as vulgar as can be!" “That's what you used to tell me. Well, T haven't got over it any. 1If it's vulgar to hate to see any man pawing you, then I'm vulgar.” ¥ “But, Monty, you don't know how fastidious and reserved Hollis 1s. Why, he wouldn’'t even touch me, in front 'of a servant or any- body. . . Please come, darling T'm awfully lonesome for some- Lody besides Holly.” “Getting fed up, are you?” Ashtoreth put her fingers across his mouth. “Don’t talk like that,” she com- manded. “Just say you'll come, like a good boy. And we’ll have champagne!” “Nope,” he declared. “I won't.” you of him, 3ut, in the end, of course, he did. Ashtoreth wore a dress like a silver armor, and looked as Jeanne d’Arc ought to have looked, but probably didn’t. Slim and sparkling, with a proud high lift in her dark head. and her gray-green eyes flashing like spear points. Hollls was deferential, as though she was a saint—or a nun, at least. He never touched her with his hands all evening. Only with his eves. They followed her atout, caressing her every move and motion. And he called her Orchid. He never called her any- thing else. “Orchid-this" that,” in his quiet, that made love opened his mouth. At 10 o'clock Monty went away. Rather abruptly. Ashtoreth thought. Hollis . had suggested that they go somewhere, but Mon- ty was almost rude. He had a headache, he said, and a lot of work to do next day. She rather expected a note from d tim after that. He might have -phoned. Or sent flowers, the Hollls’ friends did, when they and “Orchid- thrilling volce every time he tel L —— It was Monday again. Hollis was it some stupid museum, looking at relicg The curator was a friend of his. It was sure to be & tiresome, highbrow afternoon. 8o Ashtoreth set out in the Hispano-Suiza, with Felix in his bottle-green. To call on Monty again. He was in the garden when she arrived, feeding hens and rabbits. Just like one of the family, she thought. Monty was always like that. “Come for a ride,” she invited. “The mimosa's blooming, and the bushes are all gold.” | “Where's your husband?* “At the Carnevalt. He' fully intelligent, Monty. you, because you're stupid.” | “Thanks. 1 love you, because ! you're beautiful. That must be the reason. It couldn't be any- thing else. You've no principles at all.” | “Why, Monty, what do you mean?"” “Well, T don't think it's very nice—chasing a poor devil around, do you? A respectable woman all decently married to millions! Running round with a classy for- eign can, and a chauffeur done up like & dragon-fly, vamping an hon- est salesman in his humble home.” “Oh, Monty, don't be ‘a goose! The country smells something beautiful. Let's go out to Ver- sajlles, and play in- Marie Antoi- nette's garden.” o He found his hat, and followed her obediently. “I've been reading The Empress of Hearts,” he sald, “and Marle must have . been some baby. I'i sure like to see the place she did her sturf’” “You haven't been to Versailles fear- 1 like yet “No — that's why I'm now.” “And my company didn't a thing to do with it?” “Not a darn thing. going | have | He settled himself comfortably | and extracted a cigaret from the silver box at his elbow. “It's a great life, Ash, lsn't it?" She sighed wearily, “Great, Monty.” “What are you moaning about | then?” He surveyed her through | a cloud of drifting smoke. | “What's the big idea, sighing like | that?" | Bhe gave a nervous little laugh. “Did I sigh, Monty? Maybe I'm| tired.” “Tired of what?” sharply. “Oh, I don’t know. Nothing. Nothing I mean. ~, “And everything that's it, is 1t?” Ashtoreth threw Therself petu- lantly in the farthest corner of the deep leather seat. “Oh Monty, for stop! What's the you?” “Matter with me?” he repeated gently. “Why, there's nothing the matter with me, dear. It's all the matter witi you.” “You're a nice sunshiny companion!” she mocked. are you trying to do—sel idea that life's all wrong He inhaled reflectively, and| smoke came flowing from his noso | and mouth before he answered her. “Maybe T was.” “Well, let's change then.” . But the subject, it seemed, was not easy to change. “I don't know what's the mat- ter with me,” she confessed, after they had driven in silence for a mile or two. “But I certainly do feel blue.” “It's the love and of friends you nee Monty. Ash.” - ‘No, it's not that.” She bit the tip of her glove meditatively, and ! | he asked | | Everything. | in particular, in general. So heaven's sake.! matter with | tittle | “What me the he admitted. the subject e laughter th * announced | manded angrity. The Powerful Katrinka— b bit so hard that presently the pointed tip of a gleaming finger nail came poking through. “It's rot that, Monty. It's—don’t laugh at me!” she cautioned. *“Never,” he promised. “Well . . . it's sort of a spirit ual depression,” she explained. “As it,” he prodded, *“you'd msola your soul for a meas of pottage?" htoreth winced. “You're making fun of me!” she protested. ‘Tears came to her eyes, and she winked so hard to keep them back that ghe could feel her nose get- ting red. 8he powdered it vigor- ously from a slim gold vanity, * “You might sell your autobiog- raphy to one of the True Story magazines,” suggested Monty wickedly. * ‘T Married Millions and Hunger for Love.' ‘The Amazing Life Story of a Girl Who Loved Wisely, But Not Too Well.' Nice titles, Ash. . . “Please, Monty!” she cried. “You're not being funny a Dbit. And you know perfectly well that Hollis is simply crazy about me.” “Oh, sure,” he agreed. *“The poor sap.” shtoreth sat up very straight. ou're being absolutely insult- ing,” she told him hotly. “T'm sure T don't know why I should endure your inso.ence.” “Neither do 1,” he conceded. “I got my mad money. Want me to get out and walk?" “Now you're trying to be funny again!” Monty snuffed his cigaret ilttle silver tray. “There's no pleasing you, he drawled. “A nice easy chap like to get along with. I don't, ow what's the matter with rou. in a “Neither do I!"” she cried. “Only please — please Monty — be good | to me!” She reached for his hand, held it on her knee. “I don't know.” she confessed. “what's the matter with me. Only —I'm so miserably discontented, Monty! Oh, I know. I shouldn't talk like this. It's wretched of me. T've the hest husband that ever lived. He's perfectly won- doetul, . . .* and She put her handkerchief to her mouth. A wisp of lace, that wafted a whisper of sachet. Hollis had bought it In the convent where sho had brought her linens to be mono- srammed. He had remarked that it wag strange, the things nuns work on. Bridal nightgowns. And little clothes for bables that are the fruit of love. “It is 0dd that they should spend their lives,” he said, “on exquisite fripperies for women that are be- loved of men.” It was a beautiful but nét very practical. Ashtoreth wiped her eyes daintily. It wasn't big_enough to blow her nose on. “Now see here.” Monty patted her knee consolingly. “No row. We don't want any cryin “Who's going to cry!” she de- “Ch. Monty, you me sick. Here, Im only for a little sympathy, Thandkerchief, make looking and. . . “Brides shouldn't pathy,” he warned her. to get them in trouble.” (TO RE CONTINUED) look for sym- “It's apt Hollis and Ashtoreth decide to go home, and Monty plans to sail at the same time—only, all of a sud- den—it's in the next chapter. 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