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ORCHID.
BY ELEANOR EARLY.
CHAPTER XXVII
Ashtoroth drew her feet up and tucked them under her. She They sat in silence. And the loved the way he made her feel, only sound that broke the still: So Hittle, and childish. And as if noss of the night was the moun by all rights, she should be pro- tected and adored. She wonder- tala dova.
Ashtareth shivered. And, pres-ed if he was making love to her "It's a beautiful name," she antly for no reason at all—she | began, vory quietly, to cry. said. "I love IL"
"Then I shall call you Orchid
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"Why, Ashtoreth-my dear- what la the matter, child?" Holile he told her. "It will be my compassion.ttle tender name for you. My tender
she like that?”
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"You're not frightened, dear?" small, secret name. Shall you sobbed. "It—L'e-nothing." "Oh, that would be sweet!" she
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things. My mother is a grand woman. And I'm nothing but a make-belleve lady."
Hollis broke in apon thoughts,
her
"Would you tell me about your) father?" he asked. "Or had you rather not talk about him, Or- chid?"
B
"You're nervous," he said. "It's exclaimed, She was begin-show it to. I carried it around
t
that plaintive dove, sobbing in the ning to feel like o heroine in a dark. I think there's not a sadder rather exciting novel. A poor sound in the world."
little stenographer! Alone with "I guess I'm lonely my-a millionaire on a lonely island self," she whispered. "Sometimen In a lttle bit of a house on top
of the 1. miss daddy so much!"
world! With nobody "Of course you do," he agreed around (nobody, that is, but, 10 gently. "And no wonder you're or 12 servants and Ashtureth upset, little girl.”
supposed they didn't count).
"My goodness!" she cried, every-just happened to think. I'm thou
sands of miles from home-and "I know," he murmured. "And haven't even a toothbrush! Or that little dove up on the moun- a night-gown." taio was simply the last straw.” "Oh, I guess we can fix you up." "You're the understandingest he consoled her. "I've a few man," she told him, and pressed toilet things. And you can take his fingers, gratefully. "I won't reefs in my orchid satin pajanus” be silly any more. Don't you hate! girls who cry?"
"It's not just daddy either," she said. "It's Mona-and thing."
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"Oh, I love to talk about him! she cried. "I told you daddy wAS a man in a million, Hollis, Shall tell you a secret that I've never "Why; if you would care to," he told another soul in this world?" answered. "I should be profound.
am sure." ly touched,
"Well, father left a letter for me," she told him. "A most re letter. I markable sort of haven't shown it to anybody-not even mother. In fact," she added honestly, "mother is probably the last person on earth i ever would with me until it was almost worn out. It's in a little box now, in the bottom of my hat box, all tied up with tissue paper and ribbons. But I think I know it almost by heart."
Ashtoreth pansed, near again.
""I won't tell you the beginning," she said, and there was a little catch in her voice. "It was so awfully personal, and not meant for anybody at all but me. The rest, though, wasn't so private.
"It was sort of daddy's 'iden. about what a young girl shouldf know."
tears
"You're sure," Interrupted Hol-1: Jin, "that you won't be sorry if you tell me?" !
"Oh, no," she said. I'd really: like to, Sometimes, you know, it's blessed to be able to talk about things. Particularly secreta."
"I know," he said. "Then tell me, Orchid. And I shall appre- ciate your confidence with all my heart."
"You're not sleepy?" she asked. "Sleepy!" he cried. "When I can talk with you? I should say not! I think, though, air ce we are going to sit up so long, I will speak to Henter, if you will ex- cuse me for a moment,"
"Well, usually," he admittedl, She wondered if she ought to "they are rather sloppy.. But propuse going to bed pretty soon. think you're adorable, whatever Or if the suggestion should come from Mr. Hart. And where her you do."
Aahtorell powdered her nose room was. And if his was near vigorously..
it. And if the servants alept in "I'm glad it's dark," she con- the house.. Or if, perhaps, they'd fessed. My nose always gets red be there quito alone. when I ery-and there's nothing" It was all thoroughly exciting, adorable about that, I assure you, she thought, and quite like the' I wish I was one of those women movies....
"I told Hester to put some or who weep artistically. It must be
chids in your room," he was say a great asset,”
"I should imagine," he laughed, ing. There was a great cluster "It would take a lot of home of them on the mango tree. Pure white, To-morrow I shall pick work."
"Yes, I suppose so," she sighed, some for you, and pin them in "and I've no technique at all those coils you wear-one behind J like the way you Movie actresses practice in front each ear. of their mirrors. Maybe that wear your hair, Orchid." would help. It must be wonderful "Mother thought I was awfully to just have your eyes well up foolish not to bob It," she told with tears that never spill. And him. "But I've always known And Sadie?
Ashtoreth put her arms your mouth sort of quiver, and wasn't a bob-haired model."
her shoulders and hugged, herself. your throat palpitate. And your "No," he said. "You're not." noas never get red at all, Nor
"Do you like short hair?" she Funny-the feeling it gave a girl, sleeping in the same house with a asked. your face homely.".
Just she and he
Hollis Hart smiled in darkness.
the
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He went, she noticed, across the garden and down a little ravine.
"Hester!" he called. "Hester!" The servants then did not sleep-| in the house. She was to be all alone with Hollis Hart....What would Maizic say? And Monty?
"Oh, it's nil Fight on some peo-man. ple," he answered carelessly. "Don't you ever cut yours. though. Orchid."
"No, I won't," she promised.
"An artistic triumph," he con- ceded. "But not much of a ling, emotionally speaking. I suppose, though, that when a girl's weeping! for effect it's not an emotional de-my type." bauch at all. Part of the act, as
"And don't you ever rouge your checks, either," he counselled.
"No," she said. "Make-up's not He looked at her curiously.
it were. And the whole blooming What a wise young person she
show put on for the benefit of ie!" he bantered.
some hard-hearted male. After'
all, a woman hasn't any 'weapon like tears. Now dry yours, like good child, and I'll sing you song."
"Daddy hated cosmetics," aho
told him. "He didn't want me even to use powder. You see-." she hesitated.
"Yes?" he prompted.
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floundered.
He picked up his rullar, and i "Well, mother's an awfully dif strumming softly, sang, "Don't ferent type," she ery, little girl, don't cry. They "And mamaie uses sort of a lot have broken your heart, I know" of rouge and stuff. And father "Stop it!" she threatened, "orgot se he simply hated it. You I'll cry some more,"
he ser, Hollis, my father was a man "Well, talk to me commanded. "Tell me some more with very decided opinions. I about your mother. Does she still absolutely worshiped him, and i dream about Cleopatra and Dide ?"suppose he influenced me a great
thon,
But Ashofreth had told all shel
proposed telling about Maizie.
deal."
"But your mother?" he asked.
"No, I don't think so," she said. "Didn't he ever ask her to refrain:
from cosmetics?"
"Anyhow, she doesn't talk about it, if she does."
"Well, not exactly. That is
"Oh, yeu," admitted Ashtoreth, "but mother thought he was Bort
"Does she still believe in rein-of an old forgey, and she didn't carnation?" he asked.
pay any attention. She loved him!" like everything, Holly. She'd simply have died for him. But she still insists that Ashtoreth is well, mother and father weren't never really
honestly, I hardly know.
never mentions it, you sec.
But
a lucky name, and that I'm to be a bit alike. They blessed with love and happiness, understood each other. I think." Gifts, I suppose, of Lady Moon."
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ever
"That's a pretty notion," he They were silent again for
wondered approved. "And I think Ash-little. And Ashtoreth toreth la a beautiful name, you if Hollis was revolving her mo know.""
ther in his mind. What sort of "I've always hated it myself un-a pietare had she conveyed now tiil lately," she confessed. "It of Maizie? And what would he made me fearfully self-conscious think of her if he should when I was little. I always had meet her? Painted and garish, to explain it to everybody. People in her purple velvet suit. Why wore forever asking what it meant, couldn't she tell him the truth? Eventually, of course, it was She might say something like shortened to Ash. And that's this: Buch grubby name I almply "Hollis," she might say, "I've abominate it."
been an absolute beast about my
"It doesn't auit you," he said, mother. I've lied and I've pre and fell silent for a while.
tended. And I've been ashamed
After a few minutes he spoke of her. And I'm not worthy to shine hér blessed, shocul She's.
again.
"I know a lovely name for you. the dearest, kindest woman that Shall I tell you?".
ever lived. She's gone out work-
"A name you made up your-ing by the day. She's shined self?" she cried. "Just for me?" stoves and scrubbed floora. And
"It's something you reminded me of" he said, "the first time I spent her hard-earned money to buy me silk stockings and patent
a
Baw you. It's name that leather pumps. She's worked hor wouldn't fit another girl in all the fingers to the bone for me. She's adorable, world quite as it fits you."
good and loyal, and
"What is It?" she demanded above all women. excitedly.
"And I'm ashamed of her bo- "Orchid," he told her softly.cause she makes the most awful "You know, my dear, there isn't a grammatical mistakes. And dyes uses too much flower in all the world quito 80 her hair. And
& purple
thing."
much like you So chaste. And make-up. And wears remote. Such a cool, exquisite velvet suit. And acts exactly like
the genuine, simple soul she is.
"She's the salt of the earth- that's what my mother is. And little raised her fingers to his lips and I'm a stupid, ignorant
Boul-pretending to all manner of
He spoke very quietly,
kissed them gently.
And
(To Be Continued.}
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