The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-07
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Every Man Is in Love With His Stem
Ographer-Or His StenOgrapher Is
In Love With Him, Says Student
of Human Nature.

eCVoU'RE not being fair to me,
she went on. You told me
that IL ia say nothing and let Sam
think I'd been running around
with your friend, Dexter, you'd
ret tmarried right away"
Flossie turned on her sudden
w, with her eyes blazing. well,
Why should I get married right
away to please your she shipped
or her words. what makes
YOU think you can run my life
to suit yourself?~
Mary Rose seemed to think this
ever for a minute. Somebody's
got to run 1t for you,' she said
presently. 1--WE haven't any
father, and mother doesn't know
any more about the world than a
baby--" She stopped and Flossie
ffnlsned the thought for her.
Look Of Terror
And you think that IL you
don't make me marry Sam, I'll go
TO the dogs. don't your" She
swung her yellow head from side
to side as she spoke. We'll, then
ret me tell you something! I'm
not such q fool as you think! /
know more about men right now
than you'll ever know, il you live
to be q hundred!''
She stopped long enough to pull
On her stockings OF thin rose
beige chiffon and then spoke
again: II suppose you think that
Hillary Dexter'll never dare look
At me again, don't your"
Mary Rose had sudden vision
Of Dexter'e remembered face as it
had looked that day when his
wife walked into his office and told
him she was going to divorce him.
She could see the look OF abso.
lutte terror that had flashed into
1t as he had dropped down on his
knees beside her large, block-like
figure. All, no, she was sure that
Dexter would never dare to glance
at FIoesie again! He had beer
too badly scared.
"Of course, don't think he'll
bother you any more" she
answered. He may want to, but
he'll never take a chance with
that wife Of his, watching him
like hawk"
Flossie gays little laugh startled
her with its shrill suddenness.
That shows all you know about
the men folks. sweetie," she said
radiantly. He's been Fostering me
for two days just to see him for
five minutes. He says he must
see me-that it's a life-and-death
matter. Looky--" She reached
out for her sweater that was
flung over the towel rack until
she was ready to put it on.
Old Footing
From one of its pockets she
drew a small crumpled sheet OF
paper. On it was a typewriter
message. 81 still think you are
the loyeliest thing in the world,
and IL were free | would marry
you tomorrow. Please say you'll
see me this afternoon at 4, at the
old meeting place"
The note was unsigned. But
Mary Rose knew that it was from
Dexter.
He left it on my typewriter
yesterday" Flossie told her,
smoothing out the creases of the
paper, thoughtfMIly.
But you didn': meet him?" her
sister asked anxiously.
NO" F1ossie answered. I'm
going to make him get down on
his knees and crawl before he
can get back where he was with
me. Then I'll see him and find
out what this life-and-death mat
ter is.
Mary Rose shook her head.
There isn't any life-and-death
matter" she said. He just wants
to see you again to patch things
up with you, 50 he can get back
on the old footing with you. But
don't you let him do It, Promise
me-
She got that far and stopped
short. What was the use of
asking Flossie to promise any
thing? She never had been known
TO keep any promise that she
made
What she would do was to
promise anything-tell anything,
to get herself out Of a tight
place. Just as she had told Mary
Rose that she would marry Sam
Jessup IL only Mary Rose wouldn't
let him know that she'd been
running around with Hilary Dex-
ter!
But Mary Rose had one. trump
card left and she played It now.
"All right. you do as you