New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-19
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the mainstay of her family in the
absence of her father. who has not
| lived with her mother for years.
The family consists of Mrs. Je-
rome, the twins, Beau and Mile,
and Sally. Mrs. Jerome enjoys poor
health, so Sally does the houseworll
! mornings and office work for Mr..
| Peevey afternoons.
In the flat below the Jeromes
lives Ted Sloan, who wants Sally to
marry him. But the only man who
interests her Is John Nye. whose
office is across the hall from Mr..
! Peevey's. Mile is Nye's secretary,
and he is blindly infatuated with
her, although Millie prefers sales
man named Davidson, and wants
| to get him a job with Nye. David
son is secretly in love with Sally,
| who will have none of him.
Beau gets some money from Ted
| Sloan by means OF bad checks.
Sally borrows the money to pay Ted
| from Mr.. Peevey, and turns 1t over
| to Beau. But Beau uses it to elope
with his girl, Mabel. After their
marriage Mabel keeps her job, but
she and Beau buy a car and FUR
coat, and finally have to come back
home to live, where they pay no
board. Sally is frantic because Mil
| lie seldom gives any money towards
| the support of the home.
| N1illie goes to the hospital for an
operation. While she is there John
Nye pays her bills, and in return for
| his kindness, Sally does half days
work for him daily. Mr.. Jerome
comes home while Mile Is III, but
goes away again, disguised with the
sloppy way in which his wife keeps
house while Sally is away at work.
Mr.. Peevey announces that he is
going TO retire from business and
| John Nye offers Sally work In his
/ office. But she makes up her mind
| to go into business with her spinster
aunt. Emily jerome. Aunt Emily
has turned her country house into
a wayside inn and wants Sally to do
bookkeeping, etc, for her. Sally dis
| covers that Beau, who works in
bank has stolen 1000, all Of witch
| he has lost playing the ponies" He
| has made up his mind to leave town,
hut she stops him and goes to Aunt
| Emily for a loan. Aunt Emily re-
fuses her, and she wonders where to
go next.
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CHAPTER III
The bright Sunday, with It's blue
sky and autumn leaves slittcring
| like gold in the sunshine. seemed
very dark to Sally, as she left Aunt
Emily's house and started along the
River road.
She had no idea what to do now
or where to go for the money that
Beau must have before he started
for the bank the next morning.
She racked her brains, but with
no result.
I've asked Mr. Pccvoy once for
money. so there's no use in going to
him again." she thought, mentally
crossing him off her list.
And I don't know where my
father is" she went on thinking.
her hopelessness growing with every
step she took along the wide road
way. For Mr.. Jerome Travelled for q
soap factory and it was almost i'm
possible to reach him In a hurry
ESPECIALLY on Sunday. when
the factory is closed" said Sally to
herself, and despair was around her
heart like ice. and tomorrow will
he too late"
Afer the bank opened the next
morning Beau would be in terrible
danger. He was even now. as far as
that went. Sally knew that.
1--WE just got to- get one thousand
dollars. and I've got to get it to-
day. she told herself
But beyond that point her mind
was blank.
Afterward she never could re-
member boarding the yellow street
car quarter of mile from Aunt
Emily's House by the Side of the
Road or mechanically paying her
fare.
Eut all at once. as she sat in the
corner of her seat, her brain began
10 clear and to start working again.
Perhaps it was the sight of at lit
tie church on Donovan street, and
its narrow steps We're crowded with
people who were going into it.
Sally never knew for sure wheth-
er it was the sight OF the little
church or not. but all at once the
memory Of a verse in, the Bible
flashed into her head as if some
gentle voice were, repeating it to
her, word by word-beautiful and !
comforting:
Come unto me. all We that labor
and are hcavy-laden, and ! will
give you rest