The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-29

He swung around then, his hands
In his pockets, and faced her.
You're a smart girl, Miss Middle
ton," he told her. And IL you'll look
around this world Of business where
men and girls meet each other every
day you'll notice something-that 1t
isn't always the girl who's the vic
tim of the man. Sometimes the man
is the victim Of the girl"
= He nodded at her solemnly and
Mary Rose saw In a fash that what
h a taken for Indifference was
really grief. He vas terribly upset
about F1ossie and her going away.
He sat down heavily at his desk,
slouching in his chair. Where in
the devil do you think the darn kids
gomez" he asked duly.
He put out his hand and touched
an electric button under the corner
of his desk. Sam doesn't answer"
he said. Just look In the outer Of
fee and see If he's down yet. It's
after nine"
Mary Rose went to the door
and looked for Sam. But he was
not in sight.
"As soon as he comes, I'll have
him in and ask him about Flossie,"
Dexter said to Mary Rose, as she
opened the hall door to go out. He
ought to know something about her,
If anybody does"
Just as she was closing the DOOR,
he called her back. "Is F1ossie going
to marry my secretary" he asked
with a sarcastic smile on his gray
face.
II think So" Mary Rose answered
quietly, and he gave her a nod of
dismissal. Her last glimpse Of him
as the door fell to between them
showed him sitting as he had been
when she went in-staring modify
at the wall opposite his great i'm
portant looking desk.
The office was almost empty when
Mary Rose went back to 1t. Miss
Minnick was there alone, bent over
her desk, apparently lost to the
world.
But she Strengthened suddenly, as
II she had swallowed a poker, when
she heard what Mary Rose had to
say to her.
We'll. Min, here's where you get
my jobt' vas what she said, and
even to her own ears, her voice
sounded cheerful. 1t would have
taken an expert in expression to
know the heartbreak that was behind
It.
Your job!' exploded Miss MIN!
nick. in her thin, grating soprano.
why, are you leaving?"
Exactly that" Mary Rose an
swered, calmly. I'm going to re-
sign today. Is Mr.. Manners down
YETI"
Just came In q minute ago." Miss
Minnick answered, with q squeak Of
excitement. For years she had
wanted Mary Rose Middleton's job.
Not only ri Il the best job in the
works for a girl, but far down In her
starved old maids heart, Miss Min.
nick had a sneaking affection for
John Manners. For years she had
hated Doris HING. and for months
she had hated Mary Rose Middleton.
She hated anybody that John Man
ners seemed to care for.
And there was no doubt that he
had cared for Mary Rose for a
while, at least. Miss Minnick won.
dered daily what had happened to
nip that Towering romance In the
bud.
Probably Mr.. Manners found out
that she was running around with
Mr.. Dexters' was Miss Minnick's
final decision.
Before she went into John Man.
ners' Office, Mary Rose telephoned
her mother to find out II there was
any news OF FlosSie. But there
wasn't.
I'm getting tired Of this waiting"
Mrs, Middleton's voice came trem-
bling e the wire. For two pins
I'd call up the police. What do 1
care If the news about her gets into
the papers,? I want to know where
my girl is" Her voice became
thick with sobs,
Mother" began Mary Rose. but
the loud sobs kept on.
Mother" she repeated. Listen to
me! Don't do a thing until I get
there. Ill be tied up here for about
a half hour and then I'll rush home.
Now, you just sit down and wait
for me. Wen talk it over calmly
and decide what to do"
She hung up the receiver and
powdered her face in her little vanity
mirror before she went into Johns
office, Even II he did hate her, she
didn't like him to see her with black
circles of WEAKNESS around her eyes.
Good morning" he greeted her
tersely, when she went and laid his