The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-24
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ssIE and NARY ROSE MIDDLE
two %idPa gstsSY s mothsr me Bo afs Of
work for the Dexter Automooile
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Ee up ner mind whether to, keep on
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She discovers that tiossie Is carrqiin M
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hum s 6hr xEfcE JAMES y f. 70 N'0 WV, -.
Plo nu IS Is arrested for speeding. in Dex;;
Teri car. Another time, when the girls
mother is out of town Tor her prothe ,bs
4Euneral. Flossie entertains Dexter az the
kouese Mary Rose comes home. from
work to hear the news OF ms FMS, X1Slt H IT1MH
shS B HflzhRornq%Sfh en aos sne goes INTO the
Il fonse FIossie shows her a sapphire ring
that Dexter has given ey her, she 9ec says
and when she comes back home she
n nI,u1 Flossie S clothes as she has made
I'D her mind to. leave nome and snare
Mary Rose persuades her not to go,
the quarrel is patched up and weeks GO
81, when the older sister is sure slos ane
d "a no by Tick Of crossed wires. she he
hears The two OF them talking over the
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CHAPTER XVIII
mo. but thought you were angry
with me, Flossie was saying In her
clear. pretty voice. do you realize
that it's all of six weeks since I've
seen you or heard from your
A long pause. Then Dexter s
voice:
wen, I though you didn't want
to see me, after you sent back my
ring. That was silly thing to do
Flossie. You knew I wanted you to
have it.
II didn't. send it back" Flossie
answered quickly. MY sister took It
away from me that night: She
wouldn't let me keep it. She said II
YOU had "a. rings to give away
YOU ought, to give them to your
wife
At the mention of his wife's name
a new note came into Dexter's voice,
Lets not talk this over on the
phone. F'lossie," he cut>in. nervous
8ly. Some one may be listening in
I'll tell you what to do-you meet
me at four this afternoon at the
And then to Mary Roses annoy
ance she was cut off. Centrals voice
asked "Number, please?'
She hung up the receiver and
leaned back in her chair, staring
thoughtfully into space.
There's really nothing more | can
do" she made up her mind. i've
done everything I can to make Floss
behave herself-and it's no USE"
Then a vision of her mother pho
tographed itself on her minds eye,
the little hard working. blue-eyed
mother who wanted Life to be much
more kind to her girls than it had
been to her.
Mary Rose knew that she would
be heart-broken if the black wing of
scandal ever brushed against Flossie.
And fthis queer love affair between
the girl and Hilary Dexter was ex-
actly the sort Of thing that led to
terrific scandals, the kind that found
their way to the front page of news
papers.
With shudder, Mary Rose re.
nembered headlines she had read,
from time to time-"Wife Blames
Other Woman" and the like.
\ She sprang up from her desk and
ran upstairs to the files department.
Miss MacFarlane was out at
lunch and Flossie sat alone on her
high stool, cutting out ads from a
trade magazine. She smiled so that
her eyes crlnkled at the corner and
the deep dimple at one side Of her
mouth. showed She was the very
picture of girlish innocence.
Hello, Mary Rose" she said
you look like storm cloud"
Mary Rose did not intend to
mince words. She swept place
clear, at one end of the table, and
Asat down on it, facing F1ossie.
Now, then" she began, her arms
folded on her chest. did you just