The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09
A Story
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1T Was the Last Time That Mary Rose and Tom We're Ever
to Ride Together Although Neither Of Them
Guessed tt

known that F'lossie got her los *
WI Mrs. MlddIeton sighed. And
her wave, too. was always ruil
sc the very old Nick when ! was
4 GRIP she said. 81 could ha ye
had my pick Of any Of the men
down In Browns Ferry aiIu
then / had to take up with YOU
Pa, who never had one penny 70
rub lp against another She
shook her head irnpat ientiy.
And that's exactly what Fl0s
sie'a going to do! she added after
a minute Or two. 81 don Il wish
anybody any bad luck, but some
times almost wish that Wlaeezef
would blow up with Sam JesstIll
IN it!''
Mary ROse laughed, then sud
denly sobered III only FlcssIe
II half a. happy with Sam Is
you were with my father slleJl
be q lucky &ild, she told her
mother sensibly.
hut Mrs. Middleton couldn't zee
1t that way For one thing she
cO1aldnst see what FIossie could
find to like In sam Jessup If
he were the Prince of Wales, she
still would d. him. she said
with spirit
wen. ] TIossie's the
belle Of the tonight. Mrs.
Middleton ed, looking up
at Il
And Flossie was the belle of
the ban that night.
There wasn't girl at the
Connpanyss IJaIlaWeen nnasquesatie
who could hold candle to her.
IN her pink dress with It's rose
bud Wreaths and her pink silk
stockings and gold slippers she
wasS Springtinae and Youth and
Beauty incarnate.
At least she seemed all OF that
to Hilary Dexter who. dressed
like a clown, watched her where
ever she went, fitting from one
corner Of the room to another
like sunbeam.
She was not only the belle Of
the hall but the life Of the party.
She romped and she sang. lle
gave an exhibition Of the Charles
! ton in q cleared space In the
center Of the big shipping room
where the party was held.
Some one had put pep into
the party BY putting gin In the
punch. and the more Of II that
she became,
PIayfelI0W
Come here, Dex, old kidg' she
called to the president Of the
company, as she collected cropa
together for tug.o war. AL
to the shocked surprise Of MIss
Minnick. Dexter yelled in answs4
Right.o, F'lcssieg' and came rim
ming heavily To her.
THAT won't make much Of 4
hit with Mr.. Dexter to have her
call out like that to him, Miss
Minniek observed acidly to Sam
i Jessnp. He's the president OF
the company and he ought to be
treated with respect.
That's no joke, Sam answered s
seriously.
But what neither or them knew
was that Hilary Dexter was very,
very tired Of being treated with
respect.
No one IN the whole world but
Flossie Middleton treated him
like a pal and q playfellow. No
]. one else seemed 70 forget that
I he was the head Of the company
that made the wonderful Dexter
5 and that he was worth $1,000.
600. If he was worth a nickel,
Even his wife, his grown chill
dren and the men he PLAYED golf
with treated him with concealed
awe.
But Flossie made him forget
that he was rich and successful
and &c years old She danced
with him and laughed with him
and at him
Sometimes she slapped his face
ard calleds him fresh when he
tried to kiss her. So far he had
not kissed her. He almost had.
that day on the stairs when Mary
Rose had seen them together
almosti
Ito be continued