New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
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the second floor"
He was with his father for
long time! He just started up ii
business for himself because tn
1 other thing was too casy!" declared
Mile ana her face flushed. making
her eyes more blue than ever. "H'
told me all about it, today. He TOLD
me ALL about himself, Smar
Aleck!"
She repeated that sentence to hel
mother and Sally later when they
sat on the porch in the warm dark.
ness of the September night.
He told me all kinds of thinCs
about himself today" she said with
great satisfac tion. And if / know
anything about men, he certainly Is
losing his mind over Little Mile!
She giggled blissfully.
Il do wish you wouldn't say
things like that-losing his mind
over little Millie'." Mrs. Jerome
spoke pecvishly. ut sounds so COM
mon. l wish you'd use more refined
language"
Never you mind what kind OF
language I use, Mother" Mile
came back at her good naturedly,
Men always know what I'm talking
about, and I tell them plenty"
Sally went to sleep that night
with a dull steady ache in her
heart.
"How can ] miss what I never
had?" she asked herself sensibly.
For she never had had John Nye's
friendship But she missed it, never
theless.
On Saturday afternoon there were
not so many letters as usual, and
Sally left the office early and went
home.
As she started up the dark stair
case that led to the flat door
opened above her and Millie came
down-NIillie fresh and rosy. and
all in white from head to toes.
Did you see John Nye's car
down in the street," she asked
sweetly, Hes coming for me-Oh,
there he is now"
There came the sound Of an auto
mobile horn from the street below.
and she flashed on down the stairs,
silvcry white against the dingy
wallpaper.
Sally went on up to the flat. AS
she opened the door of the living
loom a deep long-drawn groan
greeted her.
Sally knew that groan well. 1t
came from her mother, and 1t was
always a sign that she was having
one of her worst attacks"
She was doubled up in the pillow
ed armchair in her room. and a
dew of perspiration had broken out
on her face and neck.
Soda, Sally. and hot water!" she
moaned.
But Sally needed no directions.
She knew just what to do and she
did it post-haste. She brought hot
water and baking soda for her
mother to drink, and a hot water
bottle. Then she called DR.. Amble-
side, who had taken care of her
mother for years
"Oh what are you getting him
for?" moaned her mother, Hell
Just tell me I've been eating too
much. He's no good"
Sally's quick eyes went to the
window sill beside her where an
empty coffee cup and small cream
pitcher stood. The carpet around the
sufferers chair was Uttered with
cake crumbs.
"Wcil, Mother, perhaps you have
been eating between meals again, !"
she began. but Mrs. Jerome pre-
tended not TO hear her and went
firmly on:
I'm sire l have muscular rheu-
matism, or something like that.
Maybe one of those new electric
belts would help me. I've seen them
advertised lately. and they're only a
few dollars-Thinl of Mile Jerome
walking out of this flat and leaving
me here alone, Think of it! Why 1
might have died here all alone If
you hadn't happened to come home
when you did,"
Sally had been thinking of 1t for
fifteen minutes.
And for the first time in her life
it was beginning to dawn on her
that there might be something
downright cruel in Millie-some-
thing that her soft little ways be-
lied Just as tigers soft golden fur
bellies its savage nature.
maybe Beau'll buy me one Of
those belts" her mother was saying.
HE seems to be making plenty of
money lately
"Oh. no. Please don't ask him for
a cent" cried Sally. "Wait until we
find out where he's getting all his
onoy.--Mother, I'm worried sick
about him. Just plain sick.'
She was.