The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-15

gates of the elite"
But you're a millionaire" she
walled, land I'm a poor little
stenographer."
We'll" he admitted ruefully, "the
tabloids viii have their fun with
us, I suppose. You'll be Beauty
and III be the Beast. I've no doubt
they'll smear us over their front
| pages"
"Oh, no." she protested, cit won't
be Ike that. I'll be the gold-dig-
ging, scheming stenog who trailed
Ter millionaire boss, and did her
stuff under a tropical moon. I'll
be Cinderella, turned vamp."
n y
TIE laughed at her n1isgivings
II Then we won't tell any one,
he proposed. Send your Monty a
kind, white lie. And we won't tell
anybody until after we're married ;
"You don't mind?" she asked
You don't care, if we keep it q
secret?"
GAS a matter of fact" he said, 81
think it's a very good idea" .
He was thinking of his aunts, and
the tremendous concern they would
surely feel.
Ashtoreth breathed a sigh Of re-
lief.
"Tn be discreet" she promised
as can be-"
Then she went into the writing
room, and scrubbed a wireless to
Monty.
1t cost Hollis $34, and it never
occurred to either of them that
Monty would wonder where Ashton
eth had acquired that much money
She signed it "Love, Ashtoreth,
and felt a little guilty as she read
the message over.
But I'll explain everything by
and by" she reasoned. And the
most important thing now is to
keep Monty out of the way
Theren be time enough later for ex-
plantations.
st simply can't afford to take a
chance of letting people know about
things. Heavens. I'd be mobbed like
that Washington girl who married
the man from India! It's just
dreadful, the way the newspapers
chase people!"
HOLLIS apparently shared her
i L dread of publicity. When they
reached New York, they went to
different hotels. Ashtoreth took a
tain for Boston. And Hollis flew
over by air mail.
"I'll go to see you Immediately, .
he promised.
But Ashtoreth thought she had
better prepare Maize for the in
itial meeting.
NO" she instructed him. "Let
me telephone you at the club, and
make an appointment. I'll see you
the very minute can. But I can't
tell who may be at the fiat, OF
whether or. not we'd have a mo-
ment's privacy. Besides, I want to
break the news to mother
"Will she be upset?" he asked.
''Not when she knows how happy
I am" She leaned, and kissed him
swiftly in the taxi that was bear
ing them uptown. "Are you happy
Holly?"
Her eyes were cleaning like
stars, and her skin was pale, anc
soft as the petals of the pure white
orchids she wore.
He thought he had never before
seen woman so beautiful and nt
altogether desirable.
"Tn never be quite happy" he
whispered, until you've married
me. 1 shan't dare be sure of vol
until then, Orchid"
They drove for an hour through
Central park, and he held her II
his arms, and kissed her as though
he could never let her go.
They lunched at the Ritz. And
afterward, Ashtoreth took an after.
noon train for Boston. Hollis woulc
leave later by plane.
A SHTORFTH had telephoned hel
IN mother from New York, anc
Maize was at the South Station tt
meet her. Ashtoreth saw her first
waiting outside the gates.
The happiest woman in sight. She
was wearing her best clotheS-tht
purple velvet ensemble. A little
shabby now, and pulling at The
seams. Her face was flushed, anc
wreathed in a broad smile.
Ashtoreth, trailing porter anc
wearing orchids, came down the
platform like Queen Marie of Ru-
mania, with her head high and
sort of regal way about her. Maizie's
heart beat throbbingly.