New Britain herald., 1927-09-03
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 Sally Jerome. pretty and clever, i
 the mainstay Of her family in th,
 absence of her father. who does no
 live with her mother Mrs. Jerom.
 enjoys poor health so Sally does The houscWork mornings and offigl
 work m the afternoons. Beau and
 Aullic. her brother ard sister. giy,
 almost nothing toward thc upheaI
 Of the house. Occasionally Mr Je-
 rome sends some money. The real
 load falls upon Sallys shoulders.
 In the flat below the Jelomes
 lives Ted Sloar, who is in love with Sally. Hut the only man who inter-
 osts her IS John Nyc. whose office is across the hall from Mr. Peevcy's 's , office, where Sally works Nye is
 infatuated with Millic, who is his
 St cretary. Millic says that sro likes 1 him and lis mon y. but shc really i prefers bond salesman named i Davidson.
 Hcau "borroWs" some money
 from the hank wherc I" works and 1 sally has 70 find the money to pay | it back. Then F 4u cl0pes with i Mabel Wilmot and brings her home i to live.
 Milli" goes 10 the hospital for an 1 operation and John Nye pays her expenses there. In the meantime sally works for John Nyy. and when Nr. Prcvcy rctircs rom husin, ss | II IsI refuses il. and goes into the Waysido inn business wi'h hor Aunt Emily Jerome. Sh" is hurt because Millie has told her that John laughed at stme things she did for him. Tho inn business does not prosper, and finally Aunt Elm hires a jazz lanl. and Sally and Ted put on an exhibition dance which draws the crowds. The whole family comes to live at tine inn, too lazy 10 do thnir own housaW ork without Sally. Then Mrs. Jerome goes out Of town 'o her sick husband, and sends to Sally for whatever money she wants. Nabrrs baby boy is born. ard Beau starts running around with anotl"r woman. MHb"l makes up her mini 10 go back 10 work until Sh" has enough money 10 start houssE"ep- ing. While she is wondering where 'c look for q job Aiillie comes homo
 with the news that she ha, quit her job. and adds that she'd like to '..rnack John Yves face for him. She hints that he has tried to make love 10 her. Mabel laughs al this in private and goes down town to get &lillic's old ioh. The next day wire comes from Mrs. Jerome asking for money and announcing that she is coming home with her husband. Then Bcau's "girl" calls mp and says shes couing 10 sec him.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER LII
 If Aunt Elm had one human weakness in her makeup, it was hcr affection for Sally's father.
 Hn might be the black sheep of the family. He might have won her scorn by dcsorting his family years cforc. But she loved him ncycrthe- less a4 a very upright and capable human 'bein% will love one who is weak and full of faults.
 So sally went straight 10 her with the message from her mother.
 "Now, isn't that just like them. Sending 10 mo for a hundred dollars just as if could 20 and pick it off ono Of those bushes in the bacl; yard" cried Aunt En. waving her arm angrily toward the red currant bushes that filled triangle Of @rorrd beyond the driveway, i ''Thcy're like couple Of crazy childrcu-yo mothcr and father. i They have no more sense than a pair Of habios,"
 She dustod some flour from her i slender hands, united her aprons, i and still scolding, hurried upstairs !. t0 get some money from tho photo- l graph album in her trunk. She al- | ways kept her bills in between the | ragas of the old album. No burglar, | she always maintained. would think | of looking for money in between ! tilt pictures or 'sTtlttH d II'T jerome ]. end Aunt Katy and all the rest of | inc Jeromrs who had been dead for many years.
 Sally was relieved when she saw her climb into her car and roll | down the driveway in the direction | Of the nearest telegraph office, 10 wire Mrs. Jerome the money she wanted.
 She did not want Aunt Elm in the lous" when Bcau's uew-iOund friend arrived.
 If Aunt Elm knew that Eau was around with q girl she'd .hrow him out of the house head ifst,' thought Sally. hurrying into some fresh clothes and running q iuick comb through the soft, darl. Nay", of her hair.
 The hall clock Was chimiuC inc aalf hour after when tho front .oorhcll rang sharply Euttouing ;or cuffs, Sally flew down the tairs.
 The girl who stood waiting on the