New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-10
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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.
Jerome 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 of
flee is across the hall from Mr..
Peevcy's. Nye hires Mile as his
secretary and becomes hlindly in
fatuated with her, making her ex-
pensive presents. lending her his
car, etc. But Mile confesses that
While she likes Nye. and that she
more than likes his money and po-
sition, she really prefers Davy Da-
wilson, a salesman whom she knew
in a former place of business. She
says she intends to get Davidson a
position in Nye's office.
Beau and Mile give so little to-
/ wards the support of the flat that
| Sally often borrows from her spin
ster aunt, Emily jerome. Aunt En-
lily is going to turn her country
hous" into a wayside inn, and wants
Sally to go into business with her.
| fut Sally, always in need Of money,
is afraid to risk it.
Beau gets s110 from Ted Sloan
! hy means of two bad checks. Sally
| horroWs the money to pay him back
| from Mr.. Peevcy. But instead of
! paying mis- debt, Beau uses the
money to elope with Mabel Wilmot,
ard Sally begins paying both "ed
. and Mr.. Peevey at the rate Of 81
! a week A check for 5000 comes
from Mr. Jerome and Mrs. Jerome
gives it to Beau and Mabel for a
wedding gift Sally hopes Beau will
pay his debt, but he and Mabel buy
a second-h hand car.
Mile goes to the hospital for an
appendicitis operation During her
illness Sally does as much of her
ly earn her salary. One Saturday
noon John Nyc gives Ilcr an adli-
| tional check for herself and he
tears it up and rushes away from
the office in tears, feeling hum'liat-
! I'd. SOM how, because he knows how
much she needs money.
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CHAPTER XANII
All that long Sunday following
| her outburst in John Nye's office
Sally tried to make up her mind
whether to go back to work for him
on Monday or not.
1--WE made such a fool OF myself
that I'm ashamed to look him in the
face" she thought miserably, as she
cooked dinner for her mother and
Beau and Mabel.
No matter how empty the family
purse might be, Mrs. Jerome insisted
upon having a roast, two vegeta blcs
nnd a dessert for Sunday dinner.
She looked forward TO that dinner
as child might look forward to
Thanksgiving or Christmas.
"What are your plans for the
day." she asked Beau and Mabel
as they all sat at the table, having
the stuffed veal and the squash and
scalloped tomatoes that Sally had
got ready for them.
eve thought we'd take a ride out
into the country" answered Mabel
who seemed to make all the plans
for the pair. I'VE thought maybe
we could buy some grape-juice
cheap along the road and put it
away for wild parties"
Mrs. Jerome's whole face stiffened
at the mention of the wild" par
parties. But she said nothing about
them
Perhaps you'll drop me off at
the hospital on your way" She
shifted. I'm going to take some OF
this veal and dressing to poor Mil
lie. The nurse said she doesn't eat
enough to keep a bird alive" And
all at once her face crumplcd up
and she began to whimper.
At the familiar sound Sally c"u'o
running from the kitchen. whore
she had been cutting thr peach cob.
bier that she had made for d,Ss, IT.
whats wrong. other" shc
asked, looking from E-au's blank
face to N i II Scurr lNi ON. Sh"
wondered If either OF them had said
anything TO hurt her mothers t"n-