New Britain herald., 1927-07-14


Sally Jerome, 20 and pretty and
clever. is the prop end mainstay OF
her family in the absence Of heI
| father, who has been separated
from her mother for nine years.
The family consists of Mrs. Je-
Mile, a daughter. and Sally her
self. Mrs. Jerome is a semi-invalid,
so Sally does the homework morn
ings and works for Mr.. Peevey
downtown afternoons.
In the flat below the Jerome s
lives young Ted Sloan, who's in
love with Sally. Mrs. Jerome i.
dreadfully afraid that Sally will
marry him. but Sally has nothing
for him but friendship. The only
man she is interested in is John
Nye, whose office is across the hall
from hers in the -Naylor build
ing.
Mile drops In to Sally's office
one day with the news that she has
just quit her job. Mile is always
quitting her jobs because her en-
ployers make love to her. At least,
that's her story always.
She catches glimpse Of John
Nye. falls for him." and threatens
to ask him for job. Sally prevents
her from doing this. but later. when
he asks Sally if she knows OF any
one to take the place of his secre-
tary, who is getting married. she
tells him about Mile. He is called
out of town suddenly. but Millie
the meantime she takes a rest. and
borrows some money from Sally to
tide her over"-only 50 for car
fare. etc. This. however, is quite an
item to Sally. for she earns only S21
week and Beau and Mile con-
tribute very little to the family's
support. Most Of the financial bur-
den belongs to Sally.
Beau's girl Mabel Wilmot gives
party at the flat and asks Sally
to provide the refreshments. Sally
does, expecting Beau or Mabel to
return to her the money she spends,
but they cheerfully refuse to do it.
Sally is almost FLAT broke" and
goes to her Aunt Emily Jerome for
loan, but Aunt Emily is going into
the restaurant business. Disappoint-
ed, Sally goes home to find Beau
reading an ad for musical instru-
ments, preparing to buy one.
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CHAPTER TX
Beau glanced up from his news
paper sullenly.
II don't know why It's any Of
your business whether I buy myself
guitar or not" he said. You don
have to pay for it, do you?'
Sally did not answer him at once.
She dropped down into chair be-
side the untidy table and began to
brush the crumbs up into a ltSe
heap.
well. Beau" she began. after a
minute, II don't suppose 1t is any
Of my business II you want to buy
a guitar, only"
She stopped for second and
emptied the contents OF her little
leather coin purse upon the table,
cloth.
Here's all the money we have to
last all week, and this is only
Wednesday"
There were four dollar bills and
some loose silver. Sally scooped It
up into her palm and dropped it
back into the little purse.
Her troubled blue eyes went from
Beau to Mile. who was languidly
smoking a cigaret and dropping the
ashes into her empty coffee cup.
Il may have to ask Nlillie for part
Of the two dollars I let her have the
other day." she said.
Mile laughed. 1T. A. G. l." she
answered lightly. 1T. A. G. l."
Mrs. Jerome leaned forward.
What does that MEANT. A. G..
II" she asked breathlessly. She
had hard work keeping up with the
slang that Mile and Beau brought
home from the workaday world.
1T means Try and get IT," Sally
answered her solemnly. I'm other
words, 1t means that Mile has
spent it all. and that for that rea-
son I can't get it from her"
1T certainly does. 1t means Just
that, I'll tell the waiting world"
agreed Millie. 1T also means that,
since the family is dead broke, little
Mile had better get busy and wash
her hair instead of having It done
In a beauty shop tomorrow. .
1t sure is tough to be poor, isn't IT,
She got up, pulling her crepe XII