The Washington times., 1926-01-23
Every Man Is in Love With His Stem
Ographer-Or His StenOgrapher Is
in Love With Him, Says a Student
of Human Nature.

UTTTHoUT any warning Flossie
w burst into a storm Of tears that
shook her from head to foot. she
ran out of the gay little dining
room, and Mary Rose heard her
bed creak under her weight as
she threw herself upon it. she
followed her into the bedroom
with It's two bIue-green painted
beds and its rose-shaded lights.
FIossie was sprawled on the
lace.edged cover of her own bed,
CRYING noisily, and sobbing out
broken sentences that her sister
could only partly understand
hate the whole place '-''wish ID
never laid eyes on that simp OF
Sam" and finally wish to High
Heaven that was dead and
buried
She sat down beside her, and
nut her arms around the sim
figure that still heaved with the
force of its own anguish.
''Flossie. Flossie, Flossief" she
tried to soothe her: you mustn't
cry like this! Sam1l be here in
minute. and think how you'll
lookw
In for Battle
F1ossie sat up, then, and
pushed her away. Leave HE
alone!" she said harshly. II don't
give a darn how I look! Who Is
there 70 see me, shut up in these
four walls for the rest of my
Itfe?" She looked wildly around
the lowered walls of the cunning
little bed room as If they lad
been the boundaries Of an airiess
dungeon.
Then she looked back at her
sister. I've just about made up~
my mind to get a divorce" she
said, and there was dangerous
CLINT in her sapphire eyes. 1--WE
been married for little over
three weeks, and when. I look
ahead and see fifty years OF it
stretching out ahead of me, it
just drives me frantic! Nothing
but busting tables and making
coffee and talking to Sam Jessup
every day OF my life! Oh, boyi
That's going to be some existence.
isn't, it! I wonder who's the
best divorce lawyer In town."
At that moment Mary Rose
heard the sound Of Sam opening
the door ana she picked up her
coat and went to meet him. She
knew that he was in for a family
battle, and she didn't want to
witness it.
Hello, brother-in-law," she
greeted him, stepping out into
the living room, carefully shut
ting the bedroom door behind her.
Old Job Offered
Hello, Mary Rose" he ans
wered briskly. but she thought
that his smile was a little strain
ed. 81 saw a friend of yours to-
day who asked about YOU"
What was that?"
John Manners. He wanted to
know If you'd found a job" Sam
answered, and Mary Roses
heart gave a foolish leap of Joy.
She said nothing.
ut seems that he doesn't get
along with Miss Minnick." Sam
went on. 81 guess he wishes
you'd come back to work for
him-Where's my Baby-doll?"
Behind her. Mary Rose heard
the ominous squeak Of the bed
room door as Flossie opened 1t.
and she fled.
''Oh, / guess he exaggerated it a
little" she decided. IF John
Manners wanted me back he'd
phone me. I wonder If I'd go
back, thought"
The next morning he did tele-
phone.
''Mr. Manners to talk with you"
her mother told her, as she was
getting dressed to go out to look
for work once more.
Holding her house dresss around
her. Mary Rose ran down to the
telephone. She was shaking all
over, so that She could hardly
speak,
Yes. Mr.. Manners" she man.
aged to say at last.
CHAPTER LVI
At the sound Of John Manners
remembered voice, a great wave
Of inconsistencies swept over Mary
Rose. She longed suddenly for
the big, sunny office down at the
Dexter Company as an exile
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