New Britain herald., 1929-01-21

midnight, with 4 terrible tale Of the
airpIane accident, and high prahse
Of Monty English.
1t was very foggy. and they were
flying low. Three hundred feet
Or so. he thought. from the ground.
Suddenly the motor died. and the
plane went into a spin.
As she crashed through the trees.
the wings were torn from the fuse
lage. And the body, when they
struck the ground. was twisted and
battered into a shapeless mass
The pilot. Hollis said, was badly
shaken up. The shock alone had
almost killed him. He and Monty
had clambered from the forward
cockpit. and lifted the poor chap
out. He was bleeding from the
nose and mouth. ard crying like
woman.
Hollis stayed with him, while
Monty sought the open road, and
help. There was newspaper in
the plane, that Monty had carried.
Hollis was tearing 1T apart. and
using it to staunch the flow of
blood from the pilots nose, when
his own name, on the front page.
caught his eye.
Hollis Hart. prominent Boston,
ian," it said. returned today on the
8. S. Juanita from a cruise to the
West Indies. With Mr.. Hart was
a young lady of unusual beauty,
said to have been q stenographer
in his employ. Her name on the
passenger list was given as Ash
toreth Ashe, and her address Bos-
ton.
"Miss Ashe is striking brunei
with beautiful eyes of peculiar
gray-green. Her age was given
as %. She Is tall, and slim.
Mr. Hart is said to have ex-
pressed a particular preference for
the romantic isles of the Caribbean.
A retreat at Dominica is alleged to
have been visited by Miss Ashe,
who left the boat at the island,
while the other passengers went
on to Trinidad.
upon the return voyage Of the
s. s. Juanita. Miss Ashe reappeared
with Mr. Hart.
Passengers, who viewed the ro-
nance with considerable interest
declare that the devotion of the
millionaire to the beautiful stenog-
rapher was the talk of the boat.
Mr.. Hart. we'll known man about
town, has already figured in many
affairs of the heart. His engage
ment has been frequently rumored.
and as many times denied.
1.-THE Hart fortune is estimated
as exceeding $2O.000,O00. The
family has been foremost in Boston
society for many generations, and
dates its American ancestry to the
carly Huguenot settlers. Mr.. Hart
is q sportsman OF note. He is wolf
known for his philanthropies. and
has often been called the most eli
gible. bachelor in America.
efforts to reach the Ashe fam
lily in Boston had failed at late
hour this afternoon. Following
their departure from the boat, Mr.
Hart registered at the Ritz, but
checked out shortly. He and his
fair companion are believed to be
en- route 10 Boston" 't 80
Hollis had torn the story from
the paper. and stuffed it in his
pocket. Shortly Monty returned
with help. and the injured pilot
was conveyed to a hospital. BY that
time, wires across the nation were
humming with news of the acct
| dent, and the remarkable escape of
the two passengers. Names we're
ascertained. anad the story of Hol-
Ills return from the Caribbean
linked with the news Of the crash.
The Ashes-mother and daughter
locked the door Of their apart
ment. And silenced the electric
buzzer, and stuffed the telephone
| bell, to hear from Hollis lips the
story of his adventure with Monty
English, former sweetheart of the
girl he loved.
Maizie had met her future SON.
in-law stiftly. He was. she reflect.
ed sourly. old enough to be he1
elder brother. He had, moreover
involved Ashtoreth in an unpleas-
ant scandal. She looked on him
with distrust, and shook his hand
coldly, coloring with displeasure.
His ease and assurance put hel
at disadvantage. So that she wa,
awkward. and more ungracious
perhaps than she meant to be.
She was jealous when he touched
Ashtoreth. and angry. She could
have cried, when he took her child
in his arms. and kissed her. Hel
mother instincts were untamed a.
a tigers. and she wanted to strike
his arms away. and tear his hand.
from Ashtoreth's shoulders.
She thought of Monty, and could
not dismiss him from her mind.
"1f it was Monty" she thought
Il should not mind losing Ashtoretf
to him. 1t wouldn't be like losinl
| her then"
She felt that Hollis would sep
arate her forever from her adoret
child. And the dreadful fear be
came a horrible conviction, as sh'
watched them together.
Tell me-" She interrupte,
their love making. Tell me, MI
Hart. about Monty"