Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-22
CHAPTER Lxl

saliva.
Sally saw him jump out and rush
around the house II top speed
She heard his voice ia the front
hall, loudly and cheerfully asking
Aunt Emily where that good-lcoking
dancer Of hers was"
The dancer was out in the kitchen
helping with the salads, looking not
At ell like q dancer, good-looking or
otherwise. ut that moment.
She had q white cap pulled away
down lei her hair, and a white
apron buttoned around her slim,
graceful figure. She was measuring
olive oil into a yellow bowl and did
not look up when Ted burst into
the warm, bright, cluttered ROOM.
"Helloi" he said, his voice and his
eyes filled with eagerness. "Going TO
talk 10 me today?"
Zone - two - three" said Sally,
counting the spoonfuls Of green-gold
OIL why, yes, go right ahead with
anything YOU want to say, Ted" She
looked up then, and shot Ted a
humorous look from her deep, blue
eyes.
He looked back az her helplessly,
pleadingly. Then he waved one Of
his square, freekled hands in the d.
rection Of Hilda, the little waitress,
who was stuffing celery with Rogue
fort cheese paste at the table under
the windows.
How can ! talk to you here?" he
asked quietly.
"How can I say al the things that
! want 20 say TO you with this girl
listening in?" his eyes asked Sally,
going from her to Hilda's innocent
white-linen back that was turned to
the room.
But Sally pretended not to see
what was in his eyes al that moment.
go right ahead. Ted" she said, in
differently. "I'm listening"
II was not a nice thing for her TO
do. But girls have been known to
do just such cruel things TO men
when they don't happen to rare par
ticularly for them-and sometimes
when they dol
Can't you stop this work for .
minute and come out on the front
porch or ONE place where ! can see
you alone?" Ted asked, frowning.
"Here. I've come all this way TO see
you this afternoon-quit work early
and everything-and now you won't
talk TO me-
"Why, yes I wiIl," answered Sally,
"only / can't stop what I'm doing.
This French dressing has got TO be
ready to pour over the salads at 6
o'clock, and I've got to be dressed.
too, by that time. I'm going TO wait
on table tonight"
"Well, I'D rather see you doing
that than dancing for the mob" said
Ted. in a depressed sort Of way.
Sally's eyes widened. Il don't see
anything wrong about doing that,
either" she said bluntly. "John Nye
had a fit over my doing it, just as
you did, and just as my mother did.
But / never could see what was SO
awful about ii, myself"
"Nell, I'll tell you why I hated 70
see you do it." Ted answered. Il
couldn't help noticing the way the
men all looked at you-and / hated
the notion Of their eyes going all over
you-like flies crawling all yer you,
somehow"
Shocked, Sally stared nc him, her
hands in mid-air, holding a al Of
red pepper and a spoon. She v
MkA LHOAkMh u At44N Al al NAG AAA4I
when she had shaken her shoulders
and kicked up her light little heels
around the big dining room. She had
thought the men who came there 70
eat were watching her dancing, not
the 1.-the young body. ITO the pure
Gil thing are pure"
"Ohl" said Sally, and her voice
was very small. Il sec."
She wondered IL that was why
John Nye had been SO angry and
disRusted with her-because she had
made Of herself a target for mems
eyes. Was that wEy he had said TO
her: "This il 4 fine thing for you
TO be doingi" in that rough, harsh
way? 49,. Because he hated to see
the sister Of the woman he was in
love with, cheaper herself by dane
ing in public? -. Was that il?
mo fellow likes TO see other men
giving his girl the onve-over," Ted's
voice was running on, close 20 her.
when a fellows crazy about a girl
he wants her all to himself. and her
doesn't want her 10 do anything that
folks might criticize her for. It's all
right for the other fellows girl 70
smoke and drink and flirt, and SO
on, but"
Don't talk any more Billy Sunday
stuff to me-" Sally blazed out at
him. II don't smoke and drink and
flirt, and I'm not going TO be scold-
ed for things / don't dol You make
ne sick, Ted Sloanl ] dance for the
money there was In il. The money
tor Aunt En- and me-and IL was
you who put me up to It'll Now, you
just take your little lecture course
and run ~aiong." Banging the glass
bowl and the big wooden blending
spoon down upon the table, she
stalkcd out Of the kitchen, leaving
Ted cpen-mouthed with astonish-
ment behind her.
When she came downstairs a half
hour later, in her plain blue linen
dress. with a big white apron tied
owe IL, her cheeks were still scarlet
and her eyes still blazing dangerous
~ with unspent anger.
"Menl They're the biggest hypo-
critcs." she cried 10 Aunt En-. II
don't know very many Of them, but
the a Z ! DO know are all alike.
And / detest them ALI"
She went into the dining room
with q large glass dish Of olives and
celery FOR Beau and Mabel, who had
dropped in for a free meal, bringing
tho baby with them.
Sally carried the tiny thing up 70
her own room, rolled ii I'D III a
blanket On the foot Of her bed, and
gave II its bottle.
Mabel was full Of gossip and chat
ter that night.
I'm still working for Mr.. Nye."
she grrEled. with her little mouth
full Of cream 81 corn SOUP. II gave
up the job for two days-and I Just
couldn't STAND taking care az the
baby and washing dishes all day. SO
l hired a girl for si2 a week, and
back 20 the officei I had a let
ter from Mile. too. She met the
NEST wonderful mar on shipboard-
= south American who has n coffee
plantation. She was all steamed up
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