New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-11
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Sally Jerome, pretty and clever. is
the prop and mainstay of her fam
lily in the absence OF her father. who
has not lived with her mother for
nine years. The family consists of
Mrs. Jerome, the twins, Beau and
Mile, and Sally herself. Mrs. Je-
rome enjoys poor health so Sally
does the homework mornings and
office work for grouchy Mr..
Peevey afternoons.
In the flat below the Jeromes
lives young Ted Sloan, an automo-
bile salesman who wants Sally to
marry him and keep on working.
But the only man who interests
her is John Nye, whose real estate
office is across the hall from Mr..
Peevey's. Nye hires Millie as his
secretary and becomes blindly in
fatuated with her, making her ex-
pensive gifts, etc. But Mile confess
ses that while she likes Nye and
intends to marry him for his
mt ney and position II she can, she
really prefers salesman named
Davidson. She says she intends to
get Davidson . Job with Nye II pos
sible.
Beau and Millie give so little to-
wards the support of the house that
Sally often borrows from her spin
ster aunt. Emily Jerome. Aunt En-
lily Is going to turn her country
house into Z wayside inn. and wants
Sally to go into business with her.
But Sally, ever in need Of money,
is afraid to risk 1t.
Beau gets $40 from Ted Sloan by
means OF bad checks. Sally borroWs
the money to pay Ted from Mr..
Peevey, and Beau uses 1t to elope
with Mabel Wilmot. A check for
5000 comes from Mr.. Jerome. and
Mrs. Jerome gives 1t to Beau for a
wedding present. Sally, who is pay
ing off Beau's debts Of dishonor at
the rate Of 81 a week, hopes that
he will use the money to pay them
himself But he buys a second hand
car instead.
Mile Is rushed to the hospital
and operated upon for appendicitis.
Mrs. Jerome wires for her husband,
but gets no word from him. Sally
does Miles work in John Nyes Of
flee mornings, but will take no
money for it, feeling that she Is
doing little enough to earn Miles
salary. One morning Davidson comes
up to the office to see John Nye.
Sally knows that he is coming for
job as salesman and decides to
talk to him about it.
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CHAPTER XNNIII
You're here looking for job,
aren't you, Mr.. Davidson?" Sally
asked bluntly, still holding him by
the lapel Of his new brown coat.
And I don't want you to do it,"
Davy Davidson stared at her
dumb with surprise. He could not
make her out.
!. Here was a girl who was altogeth-
er new in his experience of girls
who worked in offices. A girl who
but pretty. too! AS pretty as a flow
er and as young as April. Only he
did not put 1t to himself in just
those words. Mr.. Davidson was no
poet
Until he met Sally he had been
able to put all the girls he knew
into two ciasses-those who We're
clever and homely, and those who
were beautiful and dumb.
But Sally fell into no class. she
has everything" Mr.. Davidson said
to himself slangily. Looks and
brains and pep"
He pulled himself together and
asked aloud just why Sally did
not want him to work for the John
Nye Real Estate company"
1t did not take Sally long to tell
him why.
ut wouldn't do" she said with
decision. You and Mile have
been friends for so long that you
just couldn't work together. You'd
be sitting around, talking to each
other all day instead of working.
And Millie and Mr.. Nye get along
so we'll that hate to think of any,
thing spelling things here"
Davidson stared at her, his brows
knotted In frown.
II don't get YOU" he told her
after minute. But It's perfectly
clear to me that You don't want ME
here, for some good reason of your
own. So-that's out"
He laughed, showing very nice,
white teeth in good-natured grin.
II guess I can still struggle along
selling bonds" he said cheerfully.
But Mile talked this game up to
me. and made me promise to come