The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-07


beautiful, healthy baby.
Mary Rose shook her
"Flossi--ee, wake up" she said.
Flossie opened one blue eye,
moaned and shut it again.
"Flossiew Mary Rose said again.
tits almost eight o'clock! You'll
be late for work again! Wake up!"
"All right! All right! Don't shake
me to pieces! I'm awake" Flossie
said Grossly. She sat up and began
to rub her eyes. "I'll get up"
Mary Rose left her and went back
to the kitchen. Her mother had
poured out the coffee, and was sip
ping hers as she looked over the
paper.
my goodness, but I wish that
girl would stop running around with
that Sam Jessup" she said without
looking up from the printed page.
There she was, out with him till
twelve o'clock again last night! OF
course, she's too tired to get up this
morning."
eff only she had been with Sam"
thought Mary Rose.
Aloud she said: You're all
wrong about Sam Jessup, Mother.
He's really a mighty nice. fellow"
She rinsed her soiled dishes at
the sink and turned to go upstairs.
At the door she paused.
Elbow would you like to go to
the movies tonight with Floss and
me?" she asked gently. 1--WE haven't
had an evening together for a long
time"
Mrs. Middleton shrugged her
shoulders.
you'll see that F1ossie won't
go, when the time comes" she pre-
dicted She'll say she will and then
at the last minute she'll go chasing
off somewhere with that Jessup."
Her tone changed suddenly.
why yes, Mary Rose, I'd like to
60" she said more cheerfully. "But
don't pick out one of those wild
west films. I like to see some love
making and pretty clothes when I
go to the movies"
Love making and pretty clothes
you shall have then" she laughed
the girl.
Upstairs Flossie was still in bed
and sound asleep once more. But
at the sound of MARY Roses voice
she fiounced over in bed and opened
her eyes.
Dear me, I must have gone to
sleep again. she murmured. But
I should worry. I don't believe I'll
go to work today"
Mary Rose stared. "Flossie Mid
dleton, do you realize you've been
late every day for the last week."
she asked. First thing you know,
Miss MacFarlane will be giving you
your walking papers"
Flossie laughed. "And then do
you know what would happen to
Miss MacF'arlane?" she asked.
Without waiting for Mary Rose
to speak, she answered her own
question::
"She'd get hers"
Mary Rose shook her head. mot
a chance" she said. 1.-THE Dexter
Company never could fill her place
for one thing. And for another,
she's worked there for eighteen
years. She's a fixture"
81 don't care if she's worked there
for fifty years." Flossie said defiant
ly eff I went to Mr.. Dexter and
told him I wanted him to fire her,
he would. or anybody else in the
place."
what makes you think he
would?" Mary Rose asked, tucking
her hair up under her tiny black
felt hat.
at don't think it. I know it"
Flossie's voice was filed with calm
assurance. He'd do anything in
the world I wanted him to! He's
absolutely dippy about me-"
Last night you said that you
were just good friends-you and he"
the other girl reminded her. This
morning you tell me he's in love
with you Now, which tale am I to
believe? You never seem to tell the
same story twice about anything,
Flossie."
F'lossie had the grace to blush.
But she refused to make any an
swer. She got out of bed and called
downstairs to her mother.
Dear, will you phone the office
and tell them I'm sick with q sore
throat?" she asked. And bring
me up my breakfast. I'm going to
stay in bed for a while"
Mary Rose went downstairs.
Are you going to tell that lie
for her?" she asked her mother.
"She hasn't a sore throat any more
than I have one!'