The Washington times., 1925-11-18

said SEhe world is round. IT had
becoma one of the facts OF life
: to herr
She went on thinking about him
as she bathed and dressed and
set to work getting breakfast
down in the neat little kitchen.
Its wonderful that I'm his
secretary, she thought, cutting
thin slices Of bread and filling
the coffee pot. because can see
him every day. Tt would be terri
BILE not to see him every day. I
don't know how I'd get along, il
l didn't.
She sighed and looked at the
clock. Twenty minutes to 81
In another hour. she would be in
his office, trying to look indif-
ferent and businesE-like. And he
would never guess that under her
plain black dress her heart was
beating. II love you. / love YOU
Mary Rose, the toast's burn
mgr Her mothers voice startled
her. and she ran to pun the smok-
ing toaster from the oven.
I've been trying to get Fl0s-
sic out Of bed for the last Ten
minutes. Mrs Middleton went On
In complaining tone. Here,
I'll. scrape that toast, and you
run up and see what you can
do with her. It's almost 8
o'clock.
F'logsie lay sleeping as il she
had been drugged, In her little
iron bed. Her face was flushed,
and her yellow hair lay In lit
tie damp rings along her fore
head. She looked like bea1ti
ful healthy baby.
Mary Rose shook her.
Floss-ee, wake up" she said.
Flossie opened one blue eye,
moaned and shut it again.
Flossie" Mary Rose said again.
ITS almost 8 o'clock! You'll be
late for work again! Wake up!'
"All right. All right! Don't
shake me. to pieces! I'm awake"
Flossie said Grossly. She sat up
and began to rub her eyes. 'TH
get up"
Mary Rose left her and went
back to the kitchen. Her mother
had poured out the coffee, and
was slipping hers as she looked
over the paper.
MY goodness, but 1 wish that
girl would stop running around
with that Sam Jessup!' she said
without looking up from the print
ed page. There she was. out
with him till twelve o'clock again
last night! OF course, she's too
tired to get up this morning"
IF only she had been with
Sam?' thought Mary Rose.
Aloud she said: you're all
wrong about Sam Jessup, mother.
He's really a mighty nice fel,
low"
She rinsed her soiled dishes at
the sink and turned to go up
stairs. At the door she paused.
How would you like to go to
the movies tonight with Floss
and me?" she asked gently. 1--WE
haven't had an evening together
Mrs. Middleton shrugged her
shoulders.
You'll see that Flossie won't
go, when the time comes" she
predicted. She'll say she will
and then at the last minute she'll
go chasing off somewhere with
that Jessup."
Her tone changed suddenly.
Why YES uAdIy tNOSCy u iIkS
to co." she said more cheerfuIly.
But don't pick out one of those
wild west films. / like to see
some love making and pretty
clothes when / go to the movies"
Love making and pretty
clothes you shall have them"
laughed the girl.
Upstairs, Flossie was still In
bed-and sound asleep once more.
But at the sound of Mary Roses
voice she flounced over in bed
and opened her eyes.
Dear me. must have gone to
sleep again." she murmured.
But should worry. don't
believe I'll go to work today"
Mary Rose stared. "Flossie
Middleton, do you realize that
you've been late every day for
the last week." she asked. First
thing you know, Miss MacFarlane
will be giving you your walking
papers"
Flossie laughed. And then do
you know what would happen to.
Miss MacFarlane?" she asked.
Without waiting for Mary Rose
to speak, she answered her own
question::
shed get hers. She would he
taking the Civil Service examina,
ton. trying to get into the Treas
ury Department"
Mary Rose shook her head.
Not chance" she said. THE
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