Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-11-13

The Midnight
Telephone Call
By CORONA REMINGTON

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"a by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
| g.. f.H ares (WNU Service) 1904
MLRIAM OSBORNE entered he
IVA little apartment, hung her hat o
the rack In the tiny hallway, ran he
hand through her soft bobbed hal
ana breezed into the ,kitchenette a
fresh and happy as II she had jus
walked up In the morning.
"Well. mother, I gave the boss no
tfce this afternoon. I'm leaving tn
fifteenth"
Mrs. Osborne stopped in the mids
OF taking pan Of potatoes Off tn,
miniature gas stove and stared at he
daughter. @
"Whatrl we do nowf What hap
penedT she asked, dismayed.
Nothing happened and we'll dc
very well. Don't you worry about
that. rye most got another Job prom
fsed at SIS month more. Anyway
you know we could get along If ]
didn't work at ALL" I
"But what made you quit, Miriam
I'd rather you'd kept job you were
certain Of at $15 less than to risk
not having job at all. / believe you
got fired. Was that It, honeyf Seems
like you could tell your mother. You
know I wouldn't blame you"
mo. l fred myself, thank you. And
the boss has promised me wonderful
letter of recommendation when
leave, so now you know haven't done
anything to make 'em mad. e.
When can we eat?" she asked, sud.
denly changing the subject. 'Tm hun.
CRY as a bear" lHal'H9
Occasionally, when Miriam was
busy with her plate, Mrs. Osborne
would risk an exploring glance in her
direction, but the girls face failed to
divulge her secret. She looked hap
py and decidedly interested in her
supper-that was all.
The middle Of July she left her DO.
sition and went to the firm of Filing.
ton and Ellington and three weeks
after that Tom Ramona, the head
bookkeeper, was bringing her home in
his little car every afternoon. Twice
he stayed for supper in the baby
htchenette. HUsua
Il understand everything now"
Mrs. Osborne laughed one day.
Understand everything about what,
mother2" the girl asked puzzled.
"Why you changed positions"
"Whyr"
Because Of Tom"
"Wrong, first guess. I never saw
Tom until I'd been there two or three
days. But he certainly does work
fast, doesn't he? I think he's won
derful."
swell, why did you quit then, Mir
iamf" persisted Mrs. Osborne, deter
mined to get to the bottom of the
thing at last and give her mind
rest.
II quit because l decided 1t wasn't
any fun to be In love all by myself.
When you feel yourself beginning to
slip and the man doesn't show any
signs Of slipping too. its hest to get
away. I believe there's many girl
has missed the right one because she
was so busy pining after some ono
she couldn't have was getting
cuckoo about the boss secretary and
he couldn't 500 ANYTHING Ioe.. ,j,,
bank presidents daughter, so I said TO
myself. "This is where voud hotter
take Mirlam's man-lOving little heart
out o. danger"
Miriam looked her loyeliest whom
Tom called, but his manner dis,n.
pointed her from the start He sccmed
sighed little ne she rauorI,orod
that while she was DRESSING she had
imagined his exclamation IF s,rnriso
when he saw her in her dainty frock
The exclamation had not been forth.
coming. She had hoped that he would
suggest ride. but he did moi and
they sat DULY in the stufrv uttle nor-
or one more uncomfortable thop tho
other.
When he had finally token Ieovo
,he dronned limnIv into a chat h,, en-.
.eadinp lamn n only Che bodn,t to,,,od
10 much To her motbar or e. onIv sho
iidn't have TO sleep in tbe same room
With her. She would be suro N wake
10 and ask her whether Tam had MO
posed. #es
She SAT There uptiI no,r,v r,..l,, !
when she was startled NV ",ro .,I.,or