Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-11-20
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Ellen Meets Peggy's !
Brother !
By RUTH ARNOLD


ELLEN BURKE, sitting in her chair
II in the pullman as the long train
drew into the station at Philadelphia,
tucked Peggy O'Connell's letter safely
In her handbag. Ellen and Peggy had
met on shipboard going to Europe
few months before with their respective
parents, and had formed an enthusiasts
tic friendship. This was helped along
because Mr.. and Mrs. Burke and Mr..
and Mrs O'Connell found each other
congenial. s
On the way home-for the Burkes
and OConnells had purposely returned
to America by the same ship-Peggy
had exacted promise from Ellen to
visit her as soon as she had unpacked
her trunks. Ellen lived in New York
apartment. Peggy lived in a country
house outside Philadelphia. And the
two girls planned many good times in
exchanged visits.
GAS soon as you reach Broad street
station" Peggy had written, ''you tele-
phone my brother john" And then
she had given his telephone number
and HE Office address "HeT he ok.
pecting you. and will pick you up at
the station and bring you out home
in his car AS I've told you, Pm sure
Won and he are going TO he crazy about
oocb otborn
El,on bod boord mucb from peoov
in their many talks together that sum.
mer obout her brother John. And II
must no admitted that mart of her ex
citement at again seeinp Peggy was
that she would meet this naragon Of n
brother an 'H ea4 as
Ellen knew something Of Philadel.
mia And when there was some de-
Law In aettinp Johns office telephone.
she realized that she was only a few
steps from his office.
EN- Just pop around and wait
there" she thought. 'Tt will save him
trouble. and I'm early. I'd rather wait
there than here"
So, carrying her small suitcase and
matching hat box, Ellen walked the
square or two 10 John O'Connelrs of.
flee. She hesitatingly opened the door
labeled "John O'Connell, lawyer"
then she entered the small waiting
room. The room was full of girls,
girls about her own age, girls younger
and girls a good deal older.
"I'll Just wait here until Mr.. O'Con.
nell is free" she said to an office boy
who grinned in answer.
Ellen wore, of course, sheer. light
silk stockings. She wore gray suede
shoes, trimmed with bands of snake.
skin. Her hat was of soft gray velvet,
that was lovely above her fair hair
and blue eyes. Her frock was of gray
crepe de chine.
Inst ne she had talen in all ber sur.
roundinrs door morked nrivote
onened and q home,v thirtv-raar-old
woman drossed in blua coroo sorx,,oo-
ohle ord n,oip ouorood
Rabind bor cana q yorno mon III
lens heart Skinned a haet n wos
John-sho knew from a nbotooranb
peoov ALWAYS corr;od with bo,
"you CON oil 90 now" no Gotta 20
the other waiting girls "Tbe nosit;on
10 Ruodn
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room E,lon Grshod ond hole rn,,InS
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Iour NUNS 'n"i' your worN-ahu tha'
"V.1n u. III al oine
Don iee' oilenueu' saiu tne young
man: III just trying 10 give OH
Vi auNice' yia
nu' you're SO stupiu' said hiieh, as
me uoor marked rrlVate closed
anu she picheu up her TWO pretty III
te gray pags ana walked PACK TO the
statlon' lhere she boarded the mex
iocal TRAIN 10 feggy's nome ana ex
planned TO Peggy, when she got there
that she hadnt Deen able TO get hel
hrother on the teiephone. SO Pegg!
promptly telephoned ner prother no
to walt gf1a tian.as d