The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-19

do YOU love him, Ashtoreth?
Maize was half a head shorter
than her daughter. But she put hel
head back and searched her child;
eyes. And she put her plump hand;
on Ashtoreth's slim shoulders and
held them firmly. Comfortingly.
"You love him better than Mon
ty? You didn't promise him be-
cause he was rich? It's MIN you
love. Ashtoreth-not his money!"
"Of course I love him!" Ashto-
reth spoke sharply. But, Nuns
don't want to announce our en-
gagement without his knowledge
Maybe he's at the club now. I was
to telephone him there. I asked
him not to call me. I'll try TO get
him now
Maize shook her head.
'Mr. Burton said he wasn't in
Boston, she said They'd tried
everywhere. Burton said he left
the boat in New York and regis
tered at the Ritz. He checked out
few hours later. Then he dropped
from sight.
~They've been watching the trains
His valet hasn't heard from him
or his chauffeur. They couldn't get
any information from his Office"
Ashtoreth moaned.
Then he took the missing plane,
she said quietly. And Monty,
think, is with him
CADIE laughed harshly.
- ut amt every girl has a cou-
pla lovers dom a nose dive TO-
gether," she observed. "Just like
the movies, Mrs. ASH"
Ashtoreth turned her back on the
girl and spoke to her mother.
'Tn tell you all the details later
Nuns" she promised. "But / shoulo
think it would be enough for the
papers if you said I met Mr.. Hart
quite by accident, on trip to the
West Indies. That 1 visited his
plantation at Dominica and re-
turned today to Boston"
What about the engagement
interrupted Maize.
ooh. dear-I don't know what tt
say! What is it society people say
when the newspapers anticipate an
nouncements? 1 know!-tell hin
you've no statement to make. THAI
YOU refuse to be interviewed"
"And I'll tell him" Maize
warmed to the subject-"that if hi
prints one word that isn't true wei
sue for defamation of character"
Hear! Heart" applauded Sadie
eve a darn good mind to make &
statement myself $50. Tell him
Mrs. Ashe, that Miss Morton, &
friend of your daughters, is filing
suit against Mr.. Hart. ......Tu give
him a good Story!"
"Sadiel' Ashtoreth's tone wa
threatening. IF you caused thlnt
like that to be published, Mr.. Harl
could send you to jail for the res
of your life"
He C0ulQ not!
"Oh, yes he could" insisted Ash
toreth. You haven't any cast
against him, and you know it. You'll
never be able to get a lawyer U
bring suit, and Mr.. Hart coult
haze you arrested for threatening.
"THERE'S the telephone
Maize had the receiver or
before it stopped ringing.
Hello. Yes, Mr.. Burton. M!
daughter and have been talking
things over, Mr.. Burton. and W.
have decided to make no statement
No-we've absolutely nothing to say
Miss Ashe refuses to be inter
"WhatA' Well, that's diff
ferent. Wait a minute. They're
all right, you say? Nobody hurt
Oh. the pilot-that's terrible. Wh'
was the other passenger, Mr.. Bur
ton? A Mr.. English?"
Maizie's color was returning. Sn'
! glanced over her Snouloer az ASH
toreth. And she kept nodding int
the telephone. smiling. Her volc'
changed and became soft and cos!
again.
"Well, that's all right, Mr.. Bur
ton. No-no-I understand. It Wa
your duty, of course. Oh, I know
all about the things newaper mer
have to do. Wasn't my Joe OF
the paper for fifteen years?
"Well, of course anything MI
Hart says is all right. No. she jus
took a little trip. For her health
Mr.. Burton. Oh, no-it's very sud
den. Love at first sight?-well,
suppose you might.