New Britain herald., 1927-09-19

pouring some more milk into the
little cats saucer.
Il never spoke Of YOU 10 Miss
krcss in any way John Nye an
swered. Il hate to talk about this
sort of thing, but l want to explain
1t TO you. Miss Jerome" lie seemed
to have forgotten that he had called
her Sally" not 10 minutes before.
But one day, after YOU had left.
| was talking to Milic about q mis-
take she had made in IL letter, and
she told me that ii been finding
fault with her ever since the time
you had worked for me-" his deep
voice ran on. And so l had--al-
though l hadn't realized it until
then. You see, after you left me, ]
missed all the small acts of Kindness
nobody else had ever done for me,
and-I wasn't satisfied with any
Eody else. And I certainly never
thought you had made a fool OF
yourself"
Sally stared hard at him for a
minute. Then she swept him a low
bow. Thanks. awfully,' she said
mockingly. I'm glad to know what
perfect piece of office machinery
am, Mr.. Nye," She felt her chin
Eogin 10 CULVER and she knelt down
beside the little cat to hide the tears
that sprang suddenly TO her eyes.
silly uncomfortable tears.
She could feel Johns eyes on her
as she lifted the small, fluffy ami
NAL to its red calico cushion behind
the stove and rinscd out the empty
saucer It had used.
When she faced him again, her
face was smiling once more and the
starry blue eyes had no suspicion
of tears IN them.
He was standing beside the big
white-enameled table now, looking
down at the cat, curled up in a
fluffy gray ball on its bright red
bed
He lifted his face and looked a.
Sally. An odd little smile was on ii.
II suppose" he said slowly, you
were feeding me sandwiches and
taking care Of me the way you're
taking care of that, weren't you
You lust have to have something
10 mother, don't you? You're made
that way. I never knew any girl
like you before, and I'm just begin
ming to figure You out"
Sally shook her head. "Tm Just
&c n - cb h ri
herself say, speaking the thing
that was in her heart, almost with
out knowing that she was putting it
into words.
It all seemed unreal to her-thcse
moments in the kitchen with John
Nye. It must be a dream, and pres
emily she would waken and find her
self in her own small white room at
the back Of the house, with the win
dows open. letting in the crisp, cold
morning air, and the alarm clock
shrieking that it was time to put
Aunt Ems breakfast coffee on the y
fire.
II wonder II I'm in love with you,
Sally" the low. deep voice vas say
ing now. and Sally shook her head .
with vigor.
ooh, no." said Sally. You knew
me before you knew Millie-and yet
you fell in love with Mile. If you'd
Eeen in love with me then. you'd |
never have even wanted to make /
love to Mile the way you did. You |
used to kiss her. She told me So"
Her voice was full OF bitterness and |
hurt
"a man kisses a good many wo- !
men he only imagines himself IN ,
love with" said John Nye, telling ,
Mile the old story that so many |
men have told to 80 many women
for hundreds Of years. Sometimes 4
man can kiss q girl without know
ing how little he means by that
kiss
Sally was all scorn. III I kissed q
man." said Sally slowly and deliber-
ately, ''it would mean something. 1t
would mean everything" And just
as slowly and deliberately as she
had spoken, she walked straight up
to John Nye and kissed him on his
chin. He was very tall, and her lips
just reached his chin.
There! III always have that 70
remember, anyway" she said to
herself, through her inner confusion,
as she backed away, her lovely face
all scarlet with shame.
Then, az she stepped away from
him. he began to come towards her.
until she could 60 no further. With
her lovely shoulders tight against
the blue-and white wall Of the
Kitchen, she looked up at him.
sally" said John Nye, Il know
that ] love You. ] suppose that's
why I've missed you from my office
for so lonE-not the things you did
for me there, bat you, YOURSELF lie
put his arms around her and held
her so close 10 him that she Won
dered if she would break in two be-