New Britain herald., 1927-09-10

tFc backyard where she and Aun
 Elm sat, seeding Concord grapes fol pies, q glow Of piuasude warmed her heart for an instant. | was nice 10 see him again, some. how.
 He made her think Of the oll
 days in the Trellis street flat, tho
 old days that seemed so happy when she looked back upon them. Like al
 human beings, Sally had a way of
 forgetting the unpleasant things of the past and remembering only the pleasant ones, We all do this.
 She thought now ot tho Saturday
 nights when she and Ted had set out for their long hours of dancing of the afternoons when he had helped her scrub her kitchen and back porch-of the flowers he had sometimes brought upstairs 10 her from his mothers garden in the yard behind the apartment build ing.
 Without knowing if, Sally vas homaSick. Homcsick for the people she knew best in the world, after all-hcr mother, Millie and Beau. Her own people,
 Something of her homesick long ing was in Sally's deep blue eyes as she watched Ted come across the grass towards her, his hat off, the pale October sunlight on his cheer fUl freckl,d face, his crisp red hair. To her, in that moment, he repre- sonted tn" things and the people that she missed.
 'Iicllo," he greeted her, with his cheerful grin. Here l am, ftill banging around after you like q hcd-ridden oyster" He spoke as thought he had never been away from her.
 Aunt Emily gave him q look that plainly showed her scorn for him and such foolish phrases as 'bcd- ridden oyster"
 "1'n go into the house and finish this" she snapped at Sally, and carried the grape basket, the colan- der and the dishpan filled with grape seeds and skins into the house. The screen door banged smartly behind her.
 "I soc she still loves mo just as she always did" remarked Ted, re- fusinc 10 be insultcd or downcast by her treatment of him. "Want 10 go for Q drlyc?'
 Not particularly" answered Sal Iy. A drive no longer was the eN- and exciting thing that it had been before she had learned how to drive Aun; t.mily's little car around.
 Lets go anyway" pleaded Ted, and they went.
 T want to talk to you" he said when they were miles away from l. .ome, flying along under the silver white clouds and the blue sunny sky. some fellows I know had din- or al your place the other night, md they told me you weren't danc- ng any more. They said the place was deader than door nail.
 Did they?" asked Sally, indiffer- ,ntly. IL made very little difference 70 her what any Of Ted Sloan's rierds said about The House by he Side of the Road. Most Of hem were thc kind Of p"opl" who preferred q plnc" like The Lark, myw1y-the kind of place that ,oasted of a Marimba band. q dress ng room with an attendant who old lip-sticks and face powder. and walters who knew where contraband iouor could be had-and who sold |, too,
 "That's why came out 10 see you oday," Ted went on. "I had mad" ID my mind that ] was off you for fife, until ] heard that you had come O your senses and stopped danc- ng-"
 "But you danced with me, once lpon time" Sally gasped, Won- Iering how ho dared take this high md d-mighty. holier-than-thou tone with her. You were the person who uggestcd that we do if in the first ,lacr. Don't forget that"
 "Oh. no" Ted began but she ut him off snort, furions color ,lazine in her checks and blue fire howing in her eyes.
 "Why, you were, too," sh" con radictcd him holly. Don't you re- member tho night when you took ne 10 see those Spanish dancers at Inc Lark? For goodness sake, tick 10 the truth. Ted, It was Hon bo pnf me mp to dancing in Aunt :m's dining room in the first place, rs' as I said. And then after you t9rto1 i', you began to b" ashamed f it."
 "You bet I was ashamed of it.' fc agreed with her on that poInt' any rate "Nou bet I was. And or .o,l. too, There are lot of things II do in this world. But marr<"
 cabaret dancer isn't one of thcm.'
 Sally stared al him. pantlnE. What do you mcan"' she EreatIled'
 'T mean that I wouldn't be here LOW. ir you were still cabaret danc- ng." Ted said slowly and distinct Y. q wouldn't he her" now, t"liihg -ou that I'm willing 10 forget all hat stuff-and marry yon after all. m just as much in love with yon IS I was when you were working or Mr. Pccvoy. r youll 20 back c office work we'll get married,
 Sally didn't know whether 10 augh or 10 cry.
 She finally decided 10 laugh, Why. do you think I'd marry you irdcr any circumstances" she .sIicd. choking with mirth, After what you'vc just said 10 me? Why f vou were millionaire and ] were starving I wouldn't have you ,ow, Not that I ever would have, ryway, You stop this car and let ne get out, you nasty little cad on"
 She was ashamed of herself when lc did let her out, and sh" was yalking towards the nearest car