New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-17
THIS HAS HAPPENED

rapher, has assumed 4 strange role
In the office OF her multi millionaire
employer. Hollis Hart, old enough to
be her father, takes her unexpected
ly into his confidence. He tells her
Of his fleeing interest In a girl CALL
ed Mae de MARI. a filing clerk at the
office. who has cast herself upon his
chivalry.
Because he is \ bit quixotic -
snd enormously wealthy besides
Hart has given the De MARI
girl $4,000. To his chagrin she
threatens. when he tires OF her
inanities, to sue him" A he re-
counts the situation to Ashto-
reth. Mae breezes into the office.
Sadie recognizes her immediate
ly a. an old friend-Sadie Morton.
1r the little scene that follows. sa-
die admits she has changed her
name for professional reasons. Hart
Il astonished that Ashtoreth-so e.
quisitely lovely and tastidious -
aheuid ever have been intimate with
8ade. Ashtoreth is afraid she has
forfeited his dawning interest.
There 10 anotehr man in Ashto-
reth's Hfe-Monty English, who sells
radios Ashtoreth's mother. Maisie.
approves Of Monty. But Ashtoretb
when she learns that he has asked
for 4 transfer to New York. 10 rath.
Or relieved.
She lets him kiss her goodby.
Rut her THOUGHTS are with Hollis
Hart. She will see him tomorrow
and explain away her old friend
ship with Sadie. She can assure
him. also, that Sadie has prom
ised to make no further trouble.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER TX
But Ashtoreth did not see Hollis
Hart the next day. Nor the next.
Nor for many weeks.
It was rumored that he had gone
abroad. Quite alone. and to escape
some entanglinE alliance.
across the front page Of newspa-
per devoted to scandal: "Boston
Millionaire Flees Pretty stenog."
Hollis Harris name was not men,
toned in the narrative, but the in
ference was obvious. A score Of
papers appeared that morning in
the office, and were surreptitiously
devoured In the so-called "ladies"
washroom.
Mae de Mars got him scared
the girls said, and bets were placed
that she had accompanied him.
Ashtoreth knew better than that.
But she wondered II his lawyer had
been in touch with the girl. II.
perhaps. there had been settle
ment." engineered by George. She
might telephone and find out But
no! She would have nothing fur
ther to do with the affair. Sadie
uas dangerous company. And dis
erection with Ashtoreth. was saw
ing grace.
Monty English had gone to New
York. And life had grown dull and
meaningless. Ashtoreth enrolled for
course at Boston University. \
course In psychology. It was. che
considered. rather impressive sub
ject. Less practical than shorthand
Rut ever 30 much smarter. She paid
IS In advance and bought new
fountain pen. Then her interest
waned and she decided that street
cars made her really i'll.
II only Monty had been around
with his little coupe! Ashtoreth
wondered how she had ever felt su-
perior to that car. There was. to
be sure. an advertisement in large
blue letters on the door, exhorting
the public to buy radios at Whit
mans. But Monty had covered 1t
rather neatly with a piece Of leath-
er that snapped on and off. And
1t was . nice. coy little car. In
finitely preferable to stuffy old sub
ways.
1t had. really. been lots of fun
last winter. Especially in retro
spection. Monty used to take her
to = restaurant on Huntington ave-
nue.. where the Mattresses dressed
like French peasants. She and
Monty used to 60 there after class,
And Ashtcreth felt like q student
In the Latin Quarter.
she missed Monty dreadfully.
And he had not even written.
Nothing but = wire occasionally.
with = mailing address and a
breezy message. Every Saturday
he sent Maize 4 box Of glace fruits,
but Maize. a. she said, was no
hand at writing. Sundays, when
she sat reading the latest thriller
and munching her favorite sweet,
she would declare she was entire
~ Ashamed Of herself.
She specialized consta ntly upon
his transfer and opined that her
daughters GOODNESS had had some.
thing to do with It.
Mai.ie was an old fashioned
mother. as she frequently remark
ed. And not at all In sympathy with
the modern trend OF things.
Whats the world coming to-"
che would ask plaintively. Com
panionate marriage and all. Sake.
alive - married people don't live
together any more. And the Other
kind-they're the ones that ought
to be married. not the others ]
tell you. Ashtoreth. when 4 girl
gets = chance to get a nice clean
young man these days shs ought
to take him quick. Because there's
plenty will il she WON'T
And then Ashtoreth would put
down her book and laugh.
Mother. dear" she warned her.
iii you talk any more about nice
clean young men I'll simply have
to give you a little lecture. You're
30 innocent. darling. Go back to
crime. dear. and let me read Doro-
thy Parker"
Dorothy Parker" shifted Mai
ne. II looked at that book Of hers
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