New Britain herald., 1927-07-16
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pretty. is the prop and mainstaS
of her family in the absence of heI
father, who has been separated
| from her mother for nine years.
The family consist of Mrs. Je-
rome, the twins, Beau and Mile
| and Sally herself. Mrs. Jerome en-
joys poor health, so Sally does the
housework mornings and office
work for Mr.. Peevey downtown
| afternoons.
In the flat below the Jeromes
lives young Ted Sloan, who wants
Sally TO marry him and keep on
working. But Sally refuses him, not
because she minds working after
she's married. but because she
doesn't love him and because she
hopes to have a real home and
babies when she does marry. The
only man in whom she is interest
ed. however is John Nye, whose Of
flee is opposite Mr.. Peeveys. Nye
has hired the siren Mile as his
stenographer, and Mile Is waiting
turns from trip TO see his moth
er. who is i'll at a summer resort.
Mile, out of work, borrows 81 from
Sally to tide her over" She spends
it all and tries to borrow more, but
Sally has only enough for the week
cent toward the upkeep of the
house has spent all of his on liquor
for a party given by Mabel Wilmot,
his best girl. He, too, is dead broke
and tries to borrow some from
Sally, who is forced to refuse him,
too.
The next night she is amazed
when Beau comes home with a
guitar that he has long been crav-
ing. Mile. too, blossoms out in
brand new pale-blue flannel dress,
and Sally wonders where on earth
they got the money for their pur-
chases.
Ted Sloan, drawn by the sound of
Beau playing the guitar. comes up
stairs just as Miles "sweetie"-a
man named Davidson arrives to
take her out for the evening. Millie,
who has been refusing to speak to
Sally because she refused to let her
cut down one of her dresses into
bathing suit, breaks her sulky 81
!encc long enough to ask Sally to
60 into the living room and enter
tain him while she finishes dress
ing.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XI
When Sally went back into the
living room with its old brown wal
nut furniture its crisp muslin cur
tains and pots of salmon pink ger
aniums, Beau was still playing
Miami Shore" on his new guitar.
Come on, Sally" the man named
Davidson said, when he caught
sight of her in the doorway. Rattle
your ankles for us again." He spoke
to her as casually as If he had
known her for years instead OF for
five minutes.
Sally hated his air of intimacy
all at once. She didn't like the way
his eyes ran over her, from ner
head down to the slim ankles that
he wanted her to rattle for him
again.
She shook her head and dropped
into Mrs. Jerome's old green velour
chair. please don't ask me to
e1, /,
little smile that barely lifted the
corners of Ter mouth. Il don't do
it we'll enough"
This, of course, was not the
truth. Sally was a marvellous dancer,
and she knew 1t without conceit
and without special pride in it. :.
She simply knew that she could
dance, just as she knew that she
could could and keep house we'll
I'm bet you do" Davidson said
with enthusiasm. I'll bet there
isn't a thing you do that you don't
do we'll" He came across the lamp
lit room and sat down on the wide
arm of the green velour chair
Dear me-" thought Sally. II Won
der If this is the way he talks to
every girl he meets"
"Oh, me-" she said aloud. Il don't
10 anything particularly we'll. ]
can't sing or play the piano or do
any of the smart things most girls
can do. I'm just a plug"
"She can cook" came Miles tri-
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