New Britain herald., 1929-01-25
THIS HAS HAPPENED

80Wu U0CA OB0 AAV Wa sseeS -
salesman, and poor ~ poverty.
Che married, instead. Z million
sire named Hollis Hart, who show
ers her with gifts and loves her with
all his heart. Ashtoreth loves him.
too-or she thinks she does. Anyway.
Hollis 10 fabulously good to her. They
live at the Ritz, and she mas
lady's maid, and q Hispano-suixa,
with q chauffeur named Felix. who
wears 4 bottle-green uniform. Ana
she wears the most beautiful clothes
Of any American girl in Paris (which
il saying a great deaD.
Now she is sitting with Monty at a
little sidewalk cafe near the Flower
Market. watching the Erench sweet
hearts make love to each other.
Monty tells Ashtoreth how he has
come to Paris, to sell radios. Sudden
" he leans to her across the table.
Tell me. Ash" he asks, ARE you
happy, DEAR"
CHOW GO ON WITH THE Story
CHAPTER XL1I1
Ashtoreth toyed with strawberry
tart.
Happy" she repeated. why.
MONTY darling, OF course I'm hap
py."
Rut her voice was little, scared
whisper, that any man could guess
was lying.
They sat in silence. like lovers who
had ouarreled. Near them. student
from the Latin quarter drank choco-
late with his sweetheart. They lean
cd across the table. and exchanged
kisses, Down the street came a man
and girl. with their arms about each
other. She said something that made
him laugh. and he stopped to brush
her lips with his. A bus stopped on
the corner, and the first man to de-
scend held his arms up to girl IN
a red tam. She flung herself into
his arms, and he kissed her as he
ret her on her feet. Ashtoreth and
Monty looked at each other ana
smiled.
Don't you adore the French low
ers!" she exclaimed. AT home now.
there are policewomen on the Com
mon. to arrest boys and girls Tor
kissing. And over here they don't
think anything Of it at all. There are
three couples we've seen kissing
within three minutes"
Monty bent to his pastry.
"It's all in the national viewpoint.
suppose. Being human. like the
rest Of those birds, I'd like KISS
myself. But, being American. ! eat
a foolish cake instead"
"Why, the idea. Monty! You
mustn't forget that I'm . married
woman"
"I'm not liable to-" he told her
'.That's the devil Of It."
She leaned toward him. and the
fragrance Of her violets was a III
tie breath of springtime. She put hel
fingers on his. gently.
I'D have made a rotten wife fol
you. Monty"
Il know that"
Then what makes you feel q
badly?"
Loves an unreasonable thing
he told her, and dug In his pocket
for change. Come on. lets gel
moving. Ash"
How do you mean-unreason-
able, Monty"
"Oh, 1t makes savages stick rines
through their noses. and smiled q
her indulgently. "And It makes sap'
out of wise guys. And little girls ASH
questions. It's a snare and a delusion
that's what it IT,"
They strolled down the street
chatting like strangers.
where are you living?" she ask.
ed.
"Pension," he told her. "Over or
the Left Bank. You're at the Hitz
l saw it in the papers"
yes" she said. We've q suite
that's bigger than the flat. And I've
a maid Of my own"
Holy cow" he whistled softly
"And you like 1t. Ash ?"
II told you" she reminded him
shat I am very happy"
your husband" he remarked
when they had walked in silence 4
the Quai, seemed like a regular
chap, Ash. I suppose he told you al
the details about the smash, and tn
paper I had in my pocket. That wa
how we knew each other. Lord, wha
a coincidence"
Eyes, wasn't IT."
II didn't tell him was going t
ask you to marry me. i didn't wan
him to be magnanimous and all tina
sort of rot"
What did you tell him. Monty
well, you saw the story. didn'
youc told him you were frien'
Of mine, and naturally a thing INK
that made me hot. He knew ] wa
on my way to see you. He wa
very decent about it. too. Asked m
to drive up with him. There WASH
any point to that. though. Your min
was made up then. He said you wer
going to be married in the morning
Well. that settled things for me.
wasn't going butting in.
First. when he was telephonin
70 you, though I'd like to tai
4, you. But. when he handed me tn
hone. and l heard your voice on tn
ether end . :"
II know interrupted Ashtoretl
"You asked for mother
"And couldn't even talk to her.
he admitted. Just a regular dar
fool, that's ALL"
She slipped her hand conf.dingl
in his.
How are things going, Monty
Do you like it over here?"
"Oh. sure. It's all right. Lots {
fun. where I'm living. All Frenc
people. you know. Gives you
chance to pick up the language"