New Britain herald., 1927-08-27

that's why you have more people out here. Who cares about seeing q girl shake her shoulders and hel feet all around a room. anyway? Sally might have rem.nded her that great many people had want ed to see girls dance. Girls like Irene Castle and Gilda Gray and the Duncan sisters and Marilyn Miller had made neat fortunes out o1 shaking their shoulders and their feet"
 But she did not.
 ing bags of lettuce-heads and bas- kets of fresh killed chicken out of the back of the car.
 Then she followed her mother si lently into the house.
 It began to dawn upon Sally that not only Mrs. Jerome. but the whole family thought that she and Aunt Emily were making a great deal of money.
 Beau and Mabel began to talk
 
 flame-colored roadster for a new car. Sally can lend us some money and we can pay her back so much a week." Beau remarked easily one Sunday morning when they were all having breakfast together on the back porch.
 Sally stared at him, wide eyed with astonishment. Lend you the money for a carl" she cried. "Ye gods, Beau. I'm still paying for that new blue costume of mine. ] can't lend you any money"
 Mabel giggled sharply. People always get tight when they start making money" she said. "The only generous people in the world are the people who can't afford to be generous
 Sally flushed. T hope I won't be tight and stingy when I do start making money, Mabsy," she replied evenly. But I'm not making any just now. Please believe me. Thirty dollars a week isn't a fortune. you know"
 Millie seemed to make the same mistake.
 She took to bringing Davy David son home with her two or three nights a week, and serving him with one of the S1.50 chicken din ncrs as nonchalantly as if it had been a hamburger sandwich.
 We aren't in this business for our health. Millicent," Aunt Elm caught her up sharply one night afer Davidson had gone. And you'll have to pay for this mans dinners, or else tell him so, if he comes any more"
 Millie looked daggers at her. "My goodness. Aunt Elm, to begrudge man the little bit of food that he eats here, when you're making all the money you are!" she said scorn- fully. "I should think you'd be glad to have him hereto help fill your dining room and make it look as if it were the most popular place around here"
 Aunt Elm laughed without mirth. He comes here to watch Sally. anyway" she remarked I've kept my eyes on that gentleman and l know"
 "Pooh," Millie was just as scorn- full as she was, and Sally backed her up in her scorn.
 You're all wrong, Aunt Em." she declared hotly. "Davidson and Millie have been great friends for years. l scarcely know him."
 But there came a night when Aunt Emily's suspicion was proved a we'll founded one.
 It was warm. starry night late in June. and the House by the Side of the Road had done record breaking business.
 At half past twelve Sally was counting over the money they had taken in when the front door open ed and Millie and Davidson walked in.
 ltN Dstu Sptll tllt tftlllllS dGiilS- ing at "The Lark" for Millie was getting even with Aunt Emily by re- fusng to step inside of the restau- rant at home for a meal.
 "Jiminy, but those dancers down at The Lark were wonderful" she trilled tonight in a voice loud enough toreach the ears of Aunt Emily, who had gone upstairs.
 Not half so good as Sally" Dav- idson added solemnly. His gray eyes were on Sally as she bent over the little table, sorting bills and quarters and half dollars.
 She could feel them passing over her face, her neck and breast, and settling on the toes of her blueand- silver slippers.
 Some feet, Sally" he said. "They sure do know how to shake wick ed measure. And your shoulders aren't so slow"
 Sally flashed her brilliant smile at him, and went on counting: Thirty four - thiry-five' - thirty six"
 "Plenty of money you're taking