The Washington times., 1925-11-27
Every Man Is in Love With His Stem
Ographer-Or His StenOgrapher Is
in Love With Him, Says Student
of Human Nature.
70 Il True? Read Beatrice
Burton's AnsWer

6sT ISTEk to me. Mary Hose"
Ia Tom said. You think you re
in I've with this bird, now, and
that your hearts broken, most
likely But it isn't. You're go
ing to care for me. And I'm GO
ing to marry you, sure as death.
Nothing In this world can stop
me- he kissed her again from
having you.
Then he went. Mary Rose
stood like c statue, where he had
left her until the purr of his car
died away in the still night air
Then she took out her handker.
chief and rubbed her lips with 1t.
Chapter TX
It was comforting, somehow, to
know that even IL John Manners
didn't find her attractive. Tom
EitEroy did.
1t was nice to know that even
n she became an old maid, 1t
would be because she wanted TO
be an old maid! And not because
she had to be one.
She smiled again as she lay
down to sleep away the three
hours OF darkness that remained
Of the night.
We are never so brave and care
free again as we are in our early
twentiSs.
The passing years give US many
. Jolt and bang And by the time
we're thirty or forty, we learn to
be wary OF pain.
But twenty takes q mortal blow,
lifts its head-and laughs.
And 50 1t was with Mary Rose
Middleton when she awoke the
next morning, fresh as daisy.
Her heart was as full Of hope and
happiness as a robin that sang,
somewhere In the neighborhood,
as IL there Was nothing in the
world but sunshine and spring.
tim
Suppose he is engaged? What
% iti' she said to herself, think
ing Of John Manners as soon as
she opened her eyes. He's not
married to Doris HING yet, and
he may never be! There's many q
slip"
DOlIep Up
She was as careful about the
brushing of her satiny hair as
E1ossie always was about hers.
She polished her nails, and rubbed
some Of Flossie's Heart Of Love-
perfume on her soft skin. From
the bottom drawer OF the old
dresser she took q pair Of black
chiffon stockings and pulled them
on. Swung triple strand oe
imitation pearls around her neck.
and stood back from the mirror
to see the effect.
All her life she had scorned
girls who ''dolled up" for work
as Il they were getting ready to
go to q party. But now, for the
first time since she had left
business college, her Job was
not the biggest thing in Mary
Rose Middleton's life. A man
was-and she WAS dressing her.
self. not for work. but for him.
For John Manners!
What are you getting all
fused up for?f & sleepy voice
came from the bed. FIossie had
rubbing her eyes.
''Oh, gee! But Tn tired" she
went on, "I'm not going to work
today-that'e a cinch. -. My
tummy feels like q bomb, get
ting ready to explode
Mary Rose raised her eyebrows.
'tOf course. it's none Of my
business what you do. Floss"
she said, very quietly, but IL I
were you I'd go to work today,
II had to crawl there on my
hands and knees. You weren't
there yesterday, either.
And It seems 90 unfair to lie
down on the Job, Just because
you happen TO be a pretty girl,
and dr. Dexter has a soft spot
In his heart for you"
Blah!
"Oh, blah!' snapped FIossie.
"a girls a fool not to use her
looks to make life easy for her.
IL she can. IL were old and
ugly like Miss MacFarIane, I'd
know / had to work like mad
TO hold my Job. But don't
have to-thank fortunei"
She held up the little finger
OF her right hand, and wagged
Il at her sister.
az can wind Hilary Dexter
right around my little finger"
she said. calmly. "And II L
asked for Miss MacFarlane's Job
I'd get 1t tomorrow-and two or
three assistants to go with it.
There's nothing In the world Dex
wouldn't do for me. II asked
him to"
Mary Doza YooIya6 ~ her eoId.