The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-15
Business Kisses y
BIZ BEATRICE BURTON
Author of Gloria, The Flapper Wife,
The names In this story are purely
referring TO any particular person
BIZ BEATRICE BURTO]
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. FLOSSIE and MARY ROSE MIDDLE
Ton are two pretty sist t5s the R6 daHughf
them work Tor the Dexter Automobile
s MS s6 6HA MANNHEs t Res Sales
ls0s Manners. however. is engaged to
Mary Rose discovers that Flossie has
been g3 ON ;rT 1gt on long dives with H1h,
company And one night when sheNis
- at an inn having dinner with DR.. TOM
he l7E seoye Sf3 Sh %ffFb ezss sE
her friend ALICE JAMES and 1t5 another oer
Indigestion, and Tom takes care Of her.
while the two other men hurry away
When Mary Rose scolds tlossle and
begs her to return some valuable gifts
tllat Dexter has given her, she refuses
: to and threatens TO go to live with her
Mary Rose points out that there is
nothing tor a girl in a friendship with
a married man. and that even if Dexter
weren't married she ought to re reme el9
that she is engaged to SAM JESSUP.
nice young man who Is Dexters score
!, The morning after the adyenture at
that tia Mr., Dexter wants Wants to - See her in his
office. Dexter tells Mary Rose that she
n must never mention the TACT that ne
girl starts to tell him what she thinks
q q hun. The door opens and IN comes mes
LOOK on D<Xter's lace that he's really in
love win the little butterfly sister.
CHAPTER x
''F4ossie Middleton, I'm ashamed
of you'll Mary Rose said holly.
why, what did do?" Flossie
, opened her angelic blue eyes very
wide and looked innocently from her
sister to Hilary Dexter,
With a. laugh he stood up and came
across the office and stood towering
above her, his hands thrust in his
pockets as he looked at her.
Perhaps your sister means that it
would be better for you not to call
. me Dex, old kid around the office, .
he said good humoredly, and then
his voice deepened to a tender note.
do you feel all right, after your
wild night, Flossie?' he asked. I'VE
all thought you were in for"
He stopped suddenly, for Sam Jes-
sup had opened the door and was
standing at attention. Mrs. Dexter
to see you, SIR he said and as
Mary Rose turned to go she caught a
glimpse of a large, determined-look-
ing woman in sombre black.
1t was easy enough to see Why a
man who was married to a woman
like that would fall in love with fluff
~ little F1ossie, Who had the soft,
appealing ways of tiger]1itten.
And there was no doubt in Mary
Roses honest mind that he had
g. I'd yxyot
he looked at Flossie proved it Nun-
nistakably.
II just got here, and l suppose
Miss Mac will take my head off when
l walk in" she said as they parted
at the foot of the iron flight that led
to the third floor. Let's have lunch
together, Mary Rose? J. Twelve
o'clock"
Fair enough Mary Rose an
swered, and she ran back>to ask Sam
Jessup to go with them
''I jump at the chance Sam said
with grin, ''Flossie's been off me
lately. . :. I've wondered if she
was sore about something"
mo, she isn't Sore" Mary Rose
dIlSM SIGQ. J. use hCl own "OAN',
she's just icky' sometimes
Twelve o'clock then"
But at noon when Mary Rose tel
ephoned up to the filing department,
S Miss MacFarlanes vinegary voice
informed her that >Flossie had left
for the day.
For the day. Mary Rose repeat
ed. why, but she was going to
lunch with me and Sam Jessup--"
Miss ,MacFarlane laughed I'M
pleant1y. "And you'd better ta Tx to
Sam for me that some one else is
beating his time" she said, ST heard
her tell some man who phoned for
her that she'd meet him in half an
hour
And there's one thing more,
Mary Rose" she finished, as Mary
Rose started to hang up, this be-
baylor of hers can't keep up much
longer. She's gone half the time,
and this work is to much for me
alonen
Heartsick, Mary Rose left the
phone and went downstairs where
Sam was waiting for her. The look
Of disappointment that leaped into
his eyes when she came down alone
showed her how much F1ossie
meant in his life.
I'm sorry, Sam" She laid her