The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-13
CHAPTER v-(Continued)

CHAPTER V-(COntinued
Again AShtoreth admired in all
sincerity. A red brick floor, with a
tea kettle and saucepanS to match!
And at the windows ruffly curtains,
freckled with crimson dots.
"Adorable" she cried. "I never
saw such a darling place in my life"
There we're cigaret stubs in the
sink and on the electric range. A
dirty saucepan on the table and a
percolator streaked with coffee.
Soiled dishes were piled on one side,
streaked with bleeding egg yolkS, and
cold, fat bacon.
"It's sort of messy" apologized
Sadie. Look, dear, did you ever
see an electric cocktail shaker? If
I got any of that bum gin left We'll
have a little drink, and you can
see how it works"
ooh, no, thank you," AShtoreth
protested hastily. Honestly, I don't
care about cocktails. Besides, I
have to go back to the office"
zone cocktail won't hurt you"
"But I don't like them, Sadie"
"Hey, be your age"
Sadie was cutting two oranges
and a lemon.
personally" she said, I'm just
about passing out. There's some
anchovies in the ice chest, Ash. And
some caviar. Get some crackers off
the shelf there"
DUT Ashtoreth had wandered in
Id to the living room. Books, she
reflected, were conspicuously absent.
Though there were magazines on
the table behind the divan. Nov
ing picture magazines and "confes-
Sions."
"I'm going to write my life story"
announced Sadies, coming in with
goblets and a shaker on tray.
"And if I don't make the rest Of
them james look like bunch of
pikers! Sit down, Ash. Here's to
fun, old dear!"
But Ashtoreth scarcely touched
her lips to the frosted glass.
"Fun, Sadie!" she echoed. ''Now
for heavens sake, tell me about il"
Sadie took a carton of cigarettes
from the table drawer.
did you read" she giggled, about
the movie actor who said his most
embarrassing moment was when he
took the blindfold test, and the guy
forgot to kick him?"
"Talk about embarrassing mo-
ments! My gosh, Ash, I never was
so embarrassed in my life as when
I busted in on you and little pal,
Holly"
She drained her glass and lit a
cigarette.
What had he been telling you,
dear? You musta vamped him."
Ashtoreth flushed.
at was strange"
at was strange" she confessed,
because honestly, Sadie, he never
saw me until yesterday. went in
to take some letters and he hap
pened to notice my ring. He's in
terested in antiquities"
'Antiquities?' cut in Sadie.
whats that?"
ooh, old things-he's awfully keen
about archaeology"
"Arche-what?"
1.-THE study of old things" ex-
planned Ashtoreth. Ancient peo-
pies and their customs and arts"
ooh, And how long since you
been studying this arche-business?"
demanded Sadie suspiciously.
Ashtoreth remembered her all
night session with Cleopatra and
the last of tie Pharaohs.
II don't know much about ii"
she confessed, with a maddening
little air of superiority, SO that Sa-
die could hardly have guessed how
little she did know.
"But my name, you see, is Egyp-
tian, and suppose it rather inter-
ested him. Did you know'-and
Ashtoreth gloated just a little
that mother named me for the
moon goddess of Egypt? Mr.. Hart
seemed to think it was a beautiful
idea"
YEAH" Sadie scoffed. And
what a joke that used to be before
you got a boss that's awf'lly keen
about archaeology" There was a
day, Miss Ritz, you didn't have