New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
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 Sho half turned and looked a him She had seen him in the dininl loom several times bafore--aluay!
 with 2 woman. ani never "I'h rhe
 EaWe roman
 She trowued down at him.
 We don't serve unrn $ o'clock. '
 she said coldly and as she spoke the sound Of church bells from the
 church up the road sounded upon
 ,hs still air.
 Six o'clock nov she said 10
 herself. listening -o them.
 The man 'ooa our his watch,
 looked at it, and snapped II shut
 again, Just siX now. girls" he rallcd 10 the thr"e hlondined ~o- men. and they came teetering up the steps on their Spanish-s spiked
 heels and into the house,
 Send in 2 howl of cracked Ice and some ginger ale and glasses r.chr away, nol'y.' the stout man .houed good-na'uredly 10 Sally from the door of the dining room.
 She was halfway ur the stairs hv this time and she went on up with out even a backyard glance at hlm.
 Aunt Elm was upstairs ln her own room, slipping into one cf the plain "hi'e linen dresses that she always wore in the kitchen. From her ap- vearanca she might have been q head nurse CT woman doctor ready for the operating room. She certainly did not look like the owner of roadhnuea that was fast getting I name among cer'aIn r,aes of people for being hot stuff ."
 Well. you certainly took your 'rma about getting back" she snapped out as Sally came into the room. T made all these pies myself, and cleaned 2 couple of dozen hroil- ora besides. [ thought you -..~a onlr going to hs gone a0 hour
 sally shrugged h'r shoulders Y walked rar' of rhe H7y home" " she explained "Trl and I lad a fuss, and I made him let me out Of his car"
 "WeU vou'ro mora ot 2 fool than thopcht"' 1rc1ars1 Aunt Elm. Suppose vou did fu-s with him? That vas no reason for getting ou' of his car and taking two hours 10 get home. was it? What did you quarrel with him about" She vas always wild to hear all the gossip that there vas 10 be heard
 sally could almost sne her ears t~jtch with eagernass as she turned 10 lstrn.
 "Fn called me 3 cabaret dancer, and ii made l.o furious" she began, He told me Fl lost my reputation by dancing downstairs, but now that I'd stopped it he was quifo willing 10 marry me and mako an honest Wo- man Of me again" She sci her teeth at inc memory Of the things he had said. and the tone in which he he'd said them
 "Cah1rot,' sput'orel Aunt Emily pulling on her frcshly-cleau"d whit" shoes. Calling my house q cabaret, . That's the worst yet, But yon wouldn't ever want 10 marry HIM. anyway. would you Sallvo" Her tone =houed just how I,tio she 'houeA' of young Mir Theodore c'orn
 "rot in lffe'i,o.'- 6rc'or-d e,i- lv nnaetou"telv .l told him SO md that's what @o'encd him. '"csou. Anyway. ba was glad -noueh t0 Irt -. @a' out of his car. 2ut h. was right about one thing. tTnt Elm. and we know fl. don't No -'hot our dining room isn't tho mjo' ro.y little pla"n 'h1' it started .rt 10 be"
 "Wnil we're tr'irr to get that trsd ur." eaiI Nun' Em. "We've | -ot rid of onr shmm: dancer" s1'a : auGhod "and our laaz orchos'ra. Vow. all va h7,o to do is keep tho , .ro0c kind of people away" '1''s not going 70 ho SO simple. 'hor''s a whole party of them down tars now. yelling for cracked ir" ! nd ginger ale" answered thc girl. nd tunt Em raised her shocked rot"cTs urtil they vanished under he dark. noat va'ae of her hair. At las Aunt En had learned [ Nat rrorlo did win -he inno- { mt H.'lc white croc'"ry bowls of 2 -o 'hot thn1 had been sending into | la dining room for SO many lonrb@. ' Once she had remarked ro Hilda. e -n "al'roes. tha' people seemed tC { '." g.neor al" with ice in il better q hon they liked coffee or t"a or ar, f thor 1ru.t t"d TIiI1a had only r "l "Nas. r7"'~U in her meek q 0'"' Jitd1 haI bron in thn United ', '1fry 'y=s han T vonr. h.rsclf. and f a, as innocent as Amt En-al- F .c.. "Wrn TT 20 down oud make 'c't work of thom." cried Aunt q m In q determined voice. and | artod down the stairs. au prinncd 1d ready for battle r Solly brushed up her rnir. washed ii F hards and followed hor. T., Inc tim. she got ro the lnrrer o. cor tho r0ry of siv "rrr on their J "f and marching for the front ..