The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-31

I silly head of his that he's going to
come back here and live with us,
for 1 shan't have him in the house.
He can just rustic around and find
a home of his own! And I'll tell
him so if he dares to set foot in
here"
Mother, I wouldn't get so upset!'
Mary Rose tried to soothe her. I'm
sure Sam expects to support Flossie.
He makes $50 a week. That's more
than enough money for two young
people to live on very, very we'll"
Not when one Of them Is Flossie!'
Mrs. Middleton answered crisply.
Shes a beauty, and she knows it.
She wants pretty things and ex.
pensive things, and ~she'lkhave them
whether there's anything to eat in
the house or not! You. know Flossie!
When She finds out that her wonder
full husband can't buy them for her,
she'll go back to work and earn
them. And first thing you know
thereH be a divorce in the family
She got up, nodding her head EN-.
phatically and started up the stairs.
you mark my words, befoFe six
months are up, she'll be back work.
ing for this Dexter, who's in love
with herr she predicted. And you
just put a pretty disconnected young
wife in the same office with a rich
married man who is attracted to
her-and see what haNpens!'
Mary Rose looked at her with her
grave blue eyes. 1.-The one thing
that never must happen is for
Flossie to go back to the Dexter
Company" she answered. Never,
never, never!'
WHATS the S Of saying that?
You know she'll do just as she
~pleases!' Her mother snapped ner
work-worn fingers. "Nobody's ever
been able to stop Flossie from doing
anything that she's wanted to do
since she was that hight" She
measured a tiny length from the
floor with her hand.
II suppose I'd better run right
over and tell Kenny Blair that Flos.
sizes decently married-or heaven
alone knows what wild story she'll
be telling UP and down the street,
she decided when she was halfway
up the stairs and came down again.
but just then Aunt Henry herself
came up the front steps.
ANY more news of the eloping
bride?" she asked eagerly. did she
telephone AGAIN." She numbered in
and sat down on the very edge of 4
hall chair, breathless for news.
Mary Rose smiled at her brilliant.
Ivy Eyes, she and Sam are honey
incoming up at this little town of
Ridalmont," she said glibly. And
they 'phoned to tell us how happy
they~are."
She looked at her mother, implor.
ing her with her eyes to back her
up in her story, but Mrs. Middleton
had collapsed again in her chair.
To think that my daughter
would run away and be married by
a Justice Of the peace, as If she were
common trash!" she cried and Aunt
Henry nodded and purred in pre-
tended sympathy. Here, I've been
keeping my own wedding veil and
dress upstairs in a trunk for TWEEN.
ty-four years, looking ahead to the
time when my own girls would use
them" Her voice was choked with
sobs.
Aunt Henry shook her large head
Il don't believe either of them eve,
VIII use it, Mrs. Middleton" she
sighed. MARY Rose has the look OF
an old maid already"
NJ She turned her great rolling bod,
toward the girl. THAT young doc
tor that used to come to see YOU SO
much-he's dropped you. toe. hasn'
he!' h asked sharply Seems
never see his a standing out il
front any more
Mary Rose WINGED. IF you mea,
Tom Fitzroy," she answered. know
ing perfectly that Aunt Kenny knew
IomS~name as well as she knew hei
own. IF you mean him, I'd hardly
say that he'd dropped me! We see
each other rather often.p
Aunt Henry raised her thin eve
brows and shook her head. 1t wa,
plain that she did not believe Mar,
Rose. '.
I never see him." she shifted
III he comes he must fly here! Tn
sure that I miss very few of tn,
comlngs and goings on this street,
I'm sure of it, too,"- Mary Ros,
answered under her breath.
She devoutly wished that Aun,
Kenny would take herself and he,
remarks off home so that she coul,
telephone the cashier at the Dex
Ter Company and have him senC
Sans salary to him.
She didn't dare to do it before
Aunt Henry. Wouldn't that be E
cholce bit of gossip for her to broad
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