The Indianapolis times., 1926-08-10

ANY court In America would give
me a divorce, on evidence of these, -
he said, putting the jewels in his
pocket. And even If it wouldn't.
I'm not\ going to live with Dexter's S
cast-off sweetheart. I'm through!'
Flossie threw herself on him, but
he shook her off, and she dropped
down on the rug at his feet. Il
I'm not his cast.off sweetheart" she
sobbed. "He was c-crazy about me
but p never fell for him the least
bit, Why, Mary Rose will tell you
that I walked home from way out
In the country the night before
married you-just because he got
too fresh! D-didn't l, Mary Rose?"
Sans lips curled in a sneer. "Of
course, Mary Rose II back you up in
your lie, he said, looking his sister.
in-law square in the eyes. "She lied
for you that day at the office, when
Mrs. Dexter found your vanity case
in her beautiful husbands car. She
let everybody think it was hers
I'd be a darned fool to believe any
thing Mary Rose said about youv
Suddenly Mary Roses scattered
wits began TO gather themselves to.
gether. She turned and flew out to
the room and up two flights of stairs
to the dusty little attic Of the brown
house. There in an old trunk she
found the thing she was looking for
AN old shoe box.
She hurried downstairs with II and
opened 1t on the floor of the sitting
room. From it she took little pair
Of gold kid slippers. They were
crusted with mud and there was a
hole in each sole. The heel of one
was gone completely.
They were the little. slippers that
Flossie had worn with her ballet
dancers costume on the night of
the Dexter Company's Halloween
ball-the slippers in which she had
started home from the 'petting
party" in Hilary Dexter's car.
Mary Rose held them out for Sam
to see. You may not believe me,
but you've got to believe the story
that those tell.' she said to him.
nodding her head. "Flcssie never
wore out those shoes sitting in Hill
airy DeXter's car. letting him make
love to herv'
Sam looked stupidity from the
gold slippers to the golden head of
his wife as she sat sobbing on the
rug at his feet. He made sudden
move as If he would have leaned
down to her, to take her in his arms;
then he Strengthened again. He still
had his suspicious of her evidently.
"He-he kissed me that night"
Flossie began in a muffled tone.
And l almost killed him for doing
it! | didn't want any one to kiss
me but you, Sam Jessup! And this
is what | get for it,
Sam dropped down to his knees
beside her. Yes, but you. took all
that jewelry from him. he reminded
her. why did he give it to you?
And why did you take it, If there
was nothing between your"
He started to get up, but Flossie
threw her arms around him, half
strangling him. II don't know why
Dex gave it to me- she sobbed, and
Mary Rose saw Sam vince at the
sound of Dexter's name on her lips.
But 1 took it because 1 liked it,
Oh, Sam, love nice thing-Id sell
my soul for 'em You don't know
how | hate to be poor"
Sam held her close, his face hid
den in her tousled hair that always
drugged his sense with it's sweet
swarm scent. You're going to be
a lot poorer for a while, than you We
ever been before he told her. BE
cause I'll never work for Dexter
another minute as long as 1 live!
And ~it's going to take time to land
another job half as good as the
one l had with hint"
Then Mary Rose had an inspira.
ton II know where there's one
every bit as good" she said. ~'In
fact, think it's better. It's with a
man whose wife hates to have girls
working for him."
She went to the telephone and
called Jim Morrell, just as he was
sitting down to the Sunday morning
breakfast that his adoring. jealous
wife always cooked for him with
her own be-diamond hands.
'Ive found you a secretary-a
man. she said to him and they
| both laughed.
No, but l mean it," she went on.
Remember you promised to fire me
! IL | found a man to take my job7
Well, this man is my brother-in-law.
He has been Hilary Dexter's secre-
tary for more than five years. So
you know he must be good+and
he ISL
Il thought we were Just joking
h. ..%I1 L.