New Britain herald., 1927-09-15
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| lose her aunt for a few minutes while she went to a telegraph office and sent the $40 down to Millie in Bermuda. Forty dollars was little enough to send. but it was all she had, and 1t was plenty to buy MIlhe J simple little silk sports dress and one Of the large floppy pink hats that Were her fayorite foadEear,
 T have a little business to attend to." she said. While you're park iurethe car. I'll slip away and do if, Aunt Elm. Where shall l meet you:'
 Aunt Ems clever face sharpened. You're going 10 send those worth less people your hIrd-carncd money aren't you?" she asked, and Sally'a flush was all the answer she need td. But go ahead and do 1t fl you want to' It's nothing 10 me what you do with your own money. Only Jcu're q fool"
 She stood outside the telegraph Office while Sally went inside and sent Millle the money
 T could just shake you" was all she said when Sally came out and they started along the crowded pavement toward Thirteenth Street
 "Oh, we'll Mother said she needed some money, too" the girl replied, soothingly, and l wired Nilho 10 give her part Of the little bit of money l sont.'
 You don't think for minute that AHllie will, though, do you'' Aunt Elm exploded. No, sir-eo, She'll spend every red cent on her own silly back! I wish she would marry her South American and leave the rest of us in peace, Here's what I wanted to show you this afternoon
 She showed Sally through the crowd to the front of an antique store, halfway down Thirteenth street. The windows were filled with hooked rugs, mahogany chairs tho color of old claret, royal blue Worcestershire china, Tobey jugs, and vases of Bristol glass.
 Now, look at that cried Aunt Elm in 9 low but excited voice. "There's not q thing in that window as nice as some of the things we've got in our own house, Do you see? ?' Lately she had taken to ealing the old house where she had always lived "our' house. It was as if sh" had adopted sally for her own chlid, q thought We could turn our house into an antique shop" Aunt Elm went on, two bright spots oi color in her thin face. I'm sick of the restaurant business. anyway Even before last nights di5eraceinI business I'd make up my nIhd |" end it pretty soon. We couII make fortune selling antiques sallv. First. we'd get rid of our own old things. and then wed lay 1A more stuff. We could 20 all through New England and buy mp old things for song" Her voice clatt"1ed on' fun Of enthusiasm and caG"fnesS,
 "Th7t will be fmo,' said SaII|' trying 10 feel eager and excited, too
 Ent, somehow. her heart was not in the now plan. r struck hor %s heinz 9 dull sort or future to- look forward to-solling glass and ma hogany 70 people.
 That night, lying in he'd with her eyes on the stars outside her open windows. she tried to think Of some other kind of work that might ap- peal to her more,
 She fell asleep without succ""d- ire. She had lost for a time' the thing she called her "pcp."
 The next morning, before 10 o'clock. Mabel was at tho house. She came driving up in Hear's little led car. and she had the baby rolled LID on the seat beside her.
 Sally saw her coming, from the breakfast room window, where Fh" sat polishing some old Shcffioll silver that Aunt Fin had made up her mind 10 sell.
 ! She laid down her polishing cloth and hurried to the front door. l "Why Alabsv dear, what" nrongo" she askcd, for NIahol's eye were pink and swollen from crying,
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