Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-09-11
Going Abroad Was
His Ambition
By JANE OSBORN
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D OMANCES are rather rare In most
IN business offices, but In the we'll
regulated Office of the Star Life Insur-
ance association they did not exist.
Numerous girls worked there-typists,
stenographers, filing clerks, doing mo-
notonous routine work from nine till
five every working day.
So when Grant Bradford showed
symptoms of being very seriously in
terested in Rose Fairfax, the new girl
In the filing department. much curios'
ity was aroused Grant Bradford went
so far as to tell one or two Of his as
sociates with whom he worked, com
piling abstruse statistics, that he
greatly admired Rose Fairfax.
Sometimes people wondered about
Rose Fairfax. She was the daughter
of a fairly well-to-do doctor up town.
She had just been graduated from col
lege. Obviously she did not need to
work for her daily bread, yet even
more obviously she was not one of
those girls who work only that they
may have fnery. Most girls would
have looked dowdy In the plain old
clothes that Rose wore, only Rose
couldn't have looked dowdy II she had
tried. Somehow she impaired an air
Of distinction and smartness to any
thing she had on.
Then people began to wonder about
Grant He was considered something
Of q wizard in his work as statstician
and received really good salary for
man of his age. So far as his asso-
ciates knew he had no dependents, nor
did he seem to be hoarder-yet he
ate at one of the most inexpensive
places in the nelghborhood, never wore
new clothes and lived in cheap room
ing house. Apparently he had no ex-
travagant habits.
So matters progressed and Grant
Bradford and Rose Fairfax seemed
more and more seriously attached to
each other. Then came reception
and dance held In honor OF distin
guished foreigner by the president of
the Star Life Insurance association,
more important personages in the Of
flee was invited Grant Bradford asked
for an invitation for Rose and felt
sure that Rose would readily consent
to go with him.
TITS thoughtful of you" Rose told
him, and Grant noticed that she grew
embarrassed and colored MS she spoke.
"rd like to CO. but really don't think
| ought to-"
Grant said that she must have rea-
son for declining and Rose said that
she had. She might have explained.
but Grant felt offended and showed
1t. SO Grant went alone TO the re.
ception and the next day lunched with
Rose without mentioning the rather
painful subject.
Then one day Grant was late AT
luncheon time, and he asked Rose to
Ilnger while he ate. II wouldn't mat.
ter II she did stay out little over the
allotted hour 81 was late on purpose
| wanted to talk with you little aft
er the crowd had thlnned out and we
could have table to ourselves, Rose
Il think we ought to talk things over.
You wouldn't go to that dance with
me, and I've often wanted to take you
to the movies or one of the museums,
but you wouldn't CO."
"MOvles-museums. said Rose with
something Of a sneer. Then she
thought for a moment and added,
swell, perhaps | ought to have ex.
planned, Grant but now think of It.,
don't see that owe you an expla
nation. You--you"
"Rose," said Grant, with some emo
tlon, ~ know what you're thinking
You're thinking that I've been nm aw.
full tlghtwad. Well, have--but I've
had great big ambition all my life
all through college--and when took
this job here knew II was hard. I'm
getting a decent salary and I'm say
ing every penny | can TO realize that
ambition"
ave had sort OF ambition" con
fessed Rose. 81 really don't have to
work so far rs making living Is
concerned, but ever since | entered
college I've had nm ambltIon--and I'm
saving now to bring II about. So |
haven't bought anything for myself !
didn't go to that party because didn't
want to spend money for new party
frock-though am little sorry now"
"Fm sorry have stuck to my am.
billion, now" admitted Grant. 1--WE
been a fool. n I hadn't been so stlngy
maybe you would have liked me bet
ter. I've longed TO send you orchids
and roses-to take you to the opera
and to good plays-but always I've re-
membered my ambition. Rose---I'm
sorry. Rose-what was your am.
bitIOnf"
81 wanted to go abroad. Pm going
to go In June-at least, I planned
TO go then and have saved almost
enough"
Grant laughed and there was note
Of joyousness In his voice "Why,
Rose dear" he said, "that Is exactly
my ambition. I've arranged for
three-months' leave In the summer. ri
have finished up this survey by that
time-and-" He looked very intent.
ly at Rose and wished that her hand
was not so far across the table, "Rose
--dear-let's go together. I've enough
saved TO take us both. You can spend
what you've saved TO buy the pretty
dresses you wnnt-though you don't
need lovely clothes to make you look
lovely to me-"
And when June cnmp Mr. and Mra