New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-27

! WOu let you KISS me.
You WON'T" he cried. Have
you seen the moon?"
II saw 1t rise." she said. 'ltke a
little white ghost"
Jack came closer.
you haven't seen a thing" he
said. And you simply don't know
what you're talking about It's In
credible that 4 girl should want TO
sit on deck-under @ million stars
- and not be kissed. It's just
bawdy myth - that's all 1t is. Now
SEQ here. Ashtoreth. you're going to
get kissed tonight. Yon are. I
mean, u you come up on deck with
me. II you don't like the notion,
you might just as well stay down
hero and 30 to bed"
What" abe gasped.
He came In the room then, and
put his hands on her shoulders.
You heard me-" he told her.
"Oh, Welt"
Ashtoreth gathered up a wrap Of
~'A~A@t~ ~ - SSu ACSt tA1oS way
about it," she said.
She put the thing about her.
Come on, then!"
He'd talk to her like that, would
he! Who did he think he was,
And who did he think she was?
She'd show him! Just because no
thought he looked like the Prince
Of Wales! Maybe now. with Sadie
or Mona, even.
"Come on" she cried. "Wha,
are you waiting for?"
"One little kiss" he told her.
For a sample. you know"
All right. He could have 1t. Just
one. though. One. to show him how
very wonderful 1t would be to have
some more. She'd punish him!
Then, without putting his arms
about her. he bent and kissed her
on the lips. Most boys tried to lus
q girl. Jack hadn't touched her.
Like that?" he asked. And
she shook her head. dumbly.
1T will be ship scandal If We
stay here" he informed her. "Ey
the way. did Mona send any mes
sage aboard?"
mo" Ashtoreth told him. "she's
with friends. you know. She won't
be back until quite late. She thinks
they may know something about
her Eeople at Guadeloupe her
old nurse. Mona hasn't heard since
the hurricane. She says the poor
woman was probably killed. She
lived all alone in a little house up
In the mountains. Mona gets aw-
fully upset whenever she talks
about It She's so good hearted,
you know. ! imagine she loved that
old nurse tremendously"
smythe shrugged.
Mona does" he said, "love ire
mendously. Just between you and
me, though. I imagine she wouldn't
be exactly stricken, if the poor
old nurse had gone the way Of all
flesh. Not" he added hastily. that
I've any particular reason for
thinking 50. Only should think
it would be natural enough,
shouldn't you? After all, they
couldn't have had much in COM
mon"
why. I know she'd be simply
heart-broken." declared Ashtoreth.
"she cried all night long last night
just worrying"
They had reached the smoking
room.
what do you say If we have one
little drink" proposed Jack. Just
one"
Ashtoreth felt reckless.
"Nl right" she agreed. I'll
break a rule. I'll have cocktail
with cherry In 1t - no, won't
I'll have an olive"
"Whiskey and Soda" he ordered.
land a martini"
While they waited to be served,
he considered Ashtoreth indul-
gently.
You don't ever drink. do YOU"
he asked. such a funny way to
order! It's strange. too-you know
/ thought all American girls drank
like fish"
y told you I didn't" she re-
minded him.
Il know - but I don't believe all
I'm told" he retorted. "Why don't
you tell me now that you weren't
ever kissed under a moon before ?"
Ashtoreth smiled.
because that wouldn't be true"
she confessed.
It was only last month that
Monty English had kissed her be-