The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-23
DON'T MISS A WORD OF lTgS
Every Man Is in Love With His Stem
Ographer-Or His StenOgrapher Is
in Love With Him, Says Student
of Human Nature.
Es Ie True? Read Beatrice
Burfon's AnsDer

6uTtoH8 ANSWER
TOM shook his head. mo, I
don't, but If you want to, I
wiIl," he said, getting up. "I
aim to pleasant, anyway, it
gives me a chance to put my
arms around you, you prickly
pearl
He put them around her, and
they swayed out onto the floor
In time to the lovely, disturbing
melody Of the Love Cal"
$50 Ugly
"Mary Rose" Tom said in her
ear, Mary Rose. go on and say
you'll marry me. can't get
along without you. You know
I've been crazy about you for
i've years and I'm never going to
get over 1t. ''e
His voice changed suddenly
lowered to a harsh note.
IF that bird over in the corner
doesn't stop looking at you. I'll
have to go and speak to him
about it." he growled.
Mary Rose followed his eyes. A
large blond man with reddish hair
and q heavy, pasty face sat
there. His eyes met hers and
held them fast for a long minute.
She stared at him In sheer fas-
: cination--he was so ugly.
. Let's not dance any more. !"
She looked up at Tom.
II don't see why he should
look at me-, she said, flushed
and breathless, when they were
at their table once more.
Tom laughed grimly, as he lit a
cigarette.
you .don't?" he asked. Don't
you know you're the prettiest
thing alive? You make all other
Washington girls look like wooden
nickels. You think Flossie's u
beauty, and so she Is, but she,
can't hold q candle to yot1-"
F1ossiei Mary Rose stood ~
an anxious look In her ,ea p.
eyes. ciear
.'oh, that reminds me
thing! I've got to phone % Soll lis,,
she said. Take me nolh'
dressing room, eTommyou1 70 the
ANXIOUS
1hs sa.es-,,,r 10y, followed by
hIons nasn e tSs OF the large,
Tcn, iostsre1sne corner table.
Lii 49, =. N In the corridor
go ~ - liked to her mother
ssrre 2essing table phone.
.sI.tS,.1 She's not here" Mrs. Mid
LPs voice said. when she
ed to speak to Flossie. II
f*vnf<aA assv.vnnw e. ~ n. -. SAsr >
o'clock, and then phoned Alice
James hat. No one answered
there, 50 suppose she and
Flossie have gone somewhere to-
gether. But Flossie said she was
only going to the library for
book, you know
Mary Rose groaned. She might
have known that Flossie wasn't
going to the library. Not Flossie.
who never read anything but mo-
ton picture magazines and style
books! She'd never go to the IL
brary in q lifetime!
She may have met Sam Jessup,
somewhere. too" her mother
went on. ST heard her phoning
some one this afternoon, and she
may have been planning to meet
him-but wish she'd come home.
1t makes me so nervous, not know
ing where she is at o'clock at
night"
Mary Rose looked at her cheap
little wrist watch. It was 8
O'Clock! She hadn't realized how
the hours had flown since she and
Tom had driven into the court
yard.
Tom, think ought to go
home, she said when she Joined
him in the outer hall, where he
sfod leaning against the wall
smoking a cigarette.
He looked down at her. "Why?''
he asked shortly.
We'll, my mother says that
F'lossie left the house three or
-FOUR hours ago-and she hasn't
come back" Mary Rose explained
as they walked back to their
table.
Wild Kids
Wash she alone?"
No, she was with Alice James.
They told mother they were going
TO the library for a book" She
began to laugh suddenly. I'm.
agine Flossie or Alice James read
Ing! III bet neither one Of them
has ever opened a book since they.
left high school!'
They're a pair Of wild kids"
Tom looked at her gravely. But
they're probably safe and sound
sitting in movie on F street. Still
II you think you ought to go
home and look them up
Mary Rose shook her head.
No, We'll have our dessert and
coffee, first" she said. She
didn't want to spoil Toms party.
Then Wen CO."
She leaned forward over the
table and clasped her hands be-
fore her. Tom laid one of his
over them for an instant, then
drew II away.
want to ask you something,
and want a straight-away
answer" he said quietly. why
don't you ever let me hold your
hands? I really want to know. &"
Because I don't like any one