New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-06
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Sally Jerome. 20 and clever ant
pretty, Is the prop and mainstay o.
her family. Her father has deserted
his wife, and his children. Beside,
Sally there are the twins. Beau and
Mile. aged q. gay and irrespon-
sible pair. Mile. the family beau.
ty. is always losing jobs when her
employers get gay" with her.
Sally works at home In the morn
ing for her mother is a semi-invalid
In the afternoons she works for Mr.
Peevey, an elderly eccentric who
does a small mail order business In
the Nye-Naylor building downtown
Sally. in addition to her steno-
graphic work, gets lunch for her
employer every day. She buys a bot
tie OF milk for him and heats 1t on
little electric plate in his office.
One hot August Monday when
Sally leaves the house at noon she
bumps into young Mr.. Ted Sloan.
who lives with his mother in the
flat below the Jerome flat. Ted is
a dancing fool and Sally. who
loves to dance. has become very
friendly with him. But when he
tries to make love to her she pulls
him up short. realizing that She
doesn't care very much about him.
He leaves her at the entrance OF
the Nye-Naylor building, and she
starts into the lobby.
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CHAPTER II
The elevators in the Nye-Nayior
building were large and luxurious.
Their floors were cork and the
doors We're OF ornamental bronze.
Sally always felt as II she were
on a flying carpet or in an airship
when she got into one OF them and
started upward to Mr.. Peeveys ONCE
on the top floor.
She was one Of those rare people
who never quite get used to the
wonder OF everyday things. She
would stop in the street to stare at
an airplane with the same interest
that she would marvel at the first
NoiloSAtoA III Tic CPI lu&.
But today she barely noticed
where she was. from tho very sec
ond when she stepped into the ele-
vator that was waiting for her. For
all of her attention was instantly
fixed upon the only other passen-
ger.
Never did I see such a good
looking human being!" she told
herself with conviction. And, with
out knowing just how rude she was,
she never took her eyes from him
for an instant. She stared at him
openly and frankly, with the inno-
cence of an unspoiled child. Her
behavior was shocking. Of course,
but she did not even realize it at
the time.
The man was worth looking at,
for that matter. He was tall and
lean and dark. His eyes were brown
and SO was his hair, and he had q
fine arched nose and the kind OF
mouth that speaks OF character and
will. An extraordinarily handsome
young man.
Sally was SO wrapped up In him
that she gave start of amazement
when the elevator stopped at the
top floor. The door opened. and the
excellent-looking young man stood
aside, waiting for her to pass out
ahead OF him.
But instead OF passing him. Sally
stopped dead and clapped one hand
to her mouth. "Oh, my eye!" she
said, and she said 1t aloud and very
clearly. I've forgotten Mr.. Peevey's
milk"
She had.
And outside all the whistles were
shrieking that 1t was noon and high
time that Mr.. Peevey's milk was
warming on the electric stove in the
office.
Sally could picture Mr.. Peevey
with one eye on the door and the
other one on his fashioned sill
yer watch, wondering why on earth
that fool girl didn't arrive with the
milk. Like most dyspeptics,
Mr.. Peevey had a bad temper.
Gould I be Of any service?" the
dark young man asked solemnly,
and then without any warning he
began to laugh.
After all 1t was funny for a
strange young woman to cry out in
distress that she had forgotten Mr..
Peevey's milk, and Sally began to
laugh with him. The elevator boy
Joined in.
Take me downstairs again." Sally
said to him after a minute. but her
eyes were on the other man.
She spoke to him. Thanks, but
I won't need you. ! can go right
downstairs and get what I want"
she said vaguely.
The elevator door closed slowly
after him as he stepped out, shut
ting him away from her. But her
vision Of him stayed in her minds
eye all the way to the delicatessen
shop two blocks away where she
bought Mr.. Peevey's milk.
You're late!" Mr.. Peevey
mapped out at her ten minutes later
when she came rushing into his Of