The Washington times., 1925-11-21

Every Man Is in Love With His Stem
Ographer-Or His StenOgrapher Is
in Love With Him, " Says a Student
of Human Nature.
IL 1t True? Read Beatric.
Ruyton,s Answer

buYtOnS AnstpeF
Read this first:
FlOssie and Mary Rose Middle
ton are two beautiful sisters,
daughters Of q widowed mother.
FlOssie works in the filing de-
partment Of the Dexter AutOmO-
bile Company. Mary Rose is Sec
rotary to the sales manager, John
Manners, an attractive bachelor.
She Is secretly In love with
him-SO much In love with him
that she refuses to marry Tom
Fftxroy. q young doctor.
She discovers that FIossie has
been going on drives with Hilary
III. Dexter, president Of the Dex-
ter Company, although she is
half engaged to Dexters secre-
tary, Sam JeSsup.
When Mary Rose orders Fl0SSie
to return to Dexter some valuable
presents that he gave her, she
threatens to leave home and go
to live with her chum, Alice
James. But Flossie insists that
she and Dexter, who is married
and middIe-aged, are only friends.
Later she admits that he's In
love with her.
One afternoon q girl comes 10
see John Manners, and Mary Rose
learns that she Is Doris HING, the
girl whom Manners is going to
marry.
Filled with jealousy, Mary Rose
telephones John FffzrOy and ac-
cepts q dinner invitation from
him. that she had previously de-
al m ~ 20 q
rant in the country. Tom makes
love to her. and asks her how
soon she win marry hinH-tIlat he
intends to have her.
Nov gOa ON with the stOry.)
e6HOSH. you look like million.
" Mary Rose he said as they
left the pavements of the town be-
hind them and swung onto the
road into Maryland. From the
corner OF her eye Mary Rose saw
him pull off one of his pigslzin-
gloves. He caught her bare hand
up under his own on the driving
wheel.
Now don't try to throw a fast
onev' and Mary Rose pulled her
hand away. Then she was sorry
she had for all the cheerfulness
went out of his face.
Whats the matter with you,
anyway, Mary Roseg' he asked
after minute or two. st get
to thinking that maybe you do
like me after all And then, all
Of a sudden. you tell me to go
ana swing on the gatel Do you
like me or don't you? I think
you ought to tell me-
I'm sorry, Tom" she said.
Her voice was very low, as she
laid her hand over his. And l
do like you. You know l do"
Dizzy ZOnS
She did like him. OF course,
she did. No one could help lik-
ing Tom F'itzroy, with his hon
est eyes, his ready laugh and his
friendliness.
But liking him was one thing
and loving him was quite an
other.
You either loved a man or you
didn't love him. And that was
all there was to It.
She 4iked Tom. But she loved
John Manners. And there was
all the difference in the world
between the two emotions.
I'm taking you out into the
bright lights tonight-into what
F1cssie would call the dizzy
Zone," Tom said with a laugh.
He pressed her hand as it lay
under his.
That sounds thrilling" the
girl laughed "Where ia this
place? And what is it?"
IAN old farmhouse that's been
turned into a restaurant" Tom
answered. Its called The Pep
per Pot and they serve old-fash-
toned chicken suppers-waff1es,
you know3 and things"
II haven't been there yet" he
went on. "seut they tell me the
foods mighty good. and SOS the
music. Not that care where we
gold be happy with you, Mary
Rose, on a desert island"
Mary Rose laughed. There