The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26
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PAULA DESCRIBES rLosslE
SMITH

shall | begin today. Mi
Smith was the question ! put "a
Congressman Smith as ! walked
into his office the next morning
about . O'Clock" said Paula Ia me,
continuing her story
Congressman Smith looked up
quickly and said Begin whenever
you like. lie said II with kind OF
a quizzlcnl smile that told me he
was as much in tho air al I vas.
What shall dor
I'm sure | don't know
Then We both laughed. for We
knew that we know nothing about
the work IN hand.
I'm tell YOU what you do. Go
gp "a the ShorehAm and see Flun.
ale She has lot OF ideas about
Washington. and at the pr"brni
moment / haven't an idea about
anything. and my constituents are
bombArdinx me with commands.
ndludicatlona. compliments and
damnlnga 10 beat tho band
Looking al young Congressman
Smith. MArgi.. could see that.
while no was man % splendid
mind and presumably fine ideals.
yet just now he was so consumed
With excitement aud selfBatiHfae-
ton over his Job that he could
think ~ nothing cleo.
IN confess that ! did not want
10 90 20 work very badly that day.
for Alma lad had word from Tom
Perry that morning that Jeff Per.
fyEreen was In town and had
brought his car with him.
Some elRAs 10 lefty. isn't ny
said Alma.
There were five days before
congress opened. and Mr Smith
predecessor had not taken all his
paraphcrnalia out 81 hts office yet
4 got hold Of his secretary and
b. told me 90 come around the
mex, day and he would tell me
fomeihing about my duties
Il departed with a light heart
for the Shoreham.
Il wonder n have told you.
AArgie. that Washington IN the
city % cas;sA In this regard It's
hotels arc good illustration. Tho
shoreham. small hotel only Abou;
three blocks from the white House
IL the hotel OF tho naturalization
Here can be seen almost every day
At luncacon tho members OF the
cabinet. the secretary 10 The preai.
dent and other men connected with
the administration who are hnown
I, DO particularly his friends.
IL was here that Congressman
Smith had doms-llcd his frivolous
littie wife. Florence. who was al
ways called F1ossie by her init
mates.
Tho name was perfectly Ell
pressivc OF tho woman. and Alma
told mo a story before ! mot Mrs
Smith which illustrated her point
II concerned tho assistant H.
brarian at tho Congressional IT,
hrAry.
The assistant was n bachelor.
and had on this account greatly
worried one OF his sisters. who
thought every man should mako at
least one good woman unhappy by
marrying her.
"a girl named F1ossic seemed
much impressed by tho librarian.
and bis sister said TO him. why
don't you marry that little girl who
seems 10 be 30 much in love with
YOU. brother mineT
You surely don't want me TO
marry that Eirl. sister She is
Flossie by name and very F1ossie
by nature"
"'F1ossiel F1ossie'' What on
earth do you mean by F1ossie by
nature
why. my dear sister. a girl
who ia Flossie by nature II one
who would not wear n porous plas
ter without threading baby ribbon
thru the holea
i've told you this foolish little
story. MarEic. said Paula. for I
want you to get Just the right idea
OF Flossie Smith. she will have
much TO do with tho story ! am go
ing to toll you. and with my job az
secretary to a congressman. The
porous plaster story describes her
better than " had used hours to
toll vo,t ahOut her fluffy preffinesu