Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-31
CHAPTER XIII

ooubtfutly.
Then her age swept up to Miles
white-and-rose face.
Il don't believe Aunt En- will let
you people drink liquor in this place."
she said. "She put some people out
last week for bringing II with them"
Mile laughed mockingly, and
glanced around the hslf-filled room.
sally, you certainly were born yes
terday, weren't your" she asked
seornfully. Don't you suppose all
these people here have something
to drink with them? Of curse they
havel They aren't going to cele-
brate the New Year with cambria tea,
you Round Heels!"
Sally's eyes followed her around
the big p~ale-green room Most Of
the people who a at the little
aged people-the kind that would be
attracted to a quiet, d.gnified place
like Aunt Emily's i'm. The kind that
wanted good food. comfort and
peaceful surroundings.
OF all Of them, Mile was the only
one who looked as If she ever had
seer the inside of q night club. Mil
lie, with her short skirts ripping
out over her silken knees, with her
lashes darkened, her lips painted, and
an enormous picture hat jammed
down over her bright yellow hair.
Here's Davy howl" she exclaimed
in her light slow voice and walked
up to him With that swinging, grace
full step Of hers.
Sally saw her lips move as she
said something to him under her
breath, and then they came back to
her table. "We aren't going to stay
here she said shortly, lifting her
soft little chin. Were going some
place where we can get cracked ice
and ~ginger-ale and no questions
askedi By-by. Sister Sally. You
and Aunt En- keep on with your lit
tie Sunday school and see how far
you get with i'll"
She was gentle and sweet in her
manner. She always was when she
was saying something particularly
cutting and nasty. That was her
way.
With her hand linked in David
sons arm she turned to go. But he
hung back, his gray eyes on Sally's
face, in that intent look that always
made her feel as il he were caress-
ing il with his hands.
Still looking at her, he spoke 70
Mile, "We don't want TO go, do
we ?" he asked her. Its quiet here,
and even il we can't drink, it's a nice
place 70 spend the evening"
Millia gasped. why, what are
YOU talking about" she demanded.
'rYou know this is the n night in
the year when people DO want to
have a drink, And since when are
Won on the water wagon IL wasn''
so long ago that ] had 10 drive
home one night when you ut
know the steering wheel from
spare tire, you were so tight! Bu.,
of course, If you're so gone on Sally
that you want TO stay here, cold
sober. all evening long, far be it from
NE TO stop youi"
She faced him angrily, Jealousy
lighting up her face like a torch.
"You can telephone for a a X for
me. and I'll 90 home by myself"
She fairly threw the words into his
face.
In the end they both went. Aunt
Emily. who had come to the door
that led from the kitchen. watched
hem 90 with puzzled, anxious eyes.
why didn't they stay! she asked,
and Sally told her.
well" she said very quietly. after
n pause. "maybe that's the answer
10 a good many things. We may
have 10 be q little bit more broad
minded IL we're going 10 get the
crowds. After all. I've put every
nickel 7 own into this business. and
I'll make q 90 Of IL no matter what
| have to do"
SALLY frowned up at her. Surely
vou aren't going 10 let people drink
herel~ she cried.
Aunt Emily shook her head. "of
eourse not!r she replied with spirit
aRut I'm going to do something 70
brighten things up. Maybe can
.fford 70 hire a jaIz band later on.
7 reckon young folks will 20
place where there's coed dance
music"
Road" did very little business that
winter.
Things viii be better when the
spring comes" Aunt Emily kept say
inr As month after month siippea
away. And then ! can afford TO
hire my iaxz band" -,
II re meantime she and Sally did
ali the work themselves. to keep
down. They fried the
Chicken and baked the pies. They
A. the tables and cleaned the house
They waited on table and checked the
wraps.
In the little car that Aunt Emily
had bought from Ted Sloan they went
~ market and brought some great
baskets of vegetables and fruits and
young chickens.
They cut the price OF the dinner
from Sc 10 . dollsr and . haif-and
n. BY hook and crook. they managed
10 stay In business.
Zach Of them took $50 . week as
salary. and they counted themselves
lucky 10 make that much during the
dull season for country inns.
Every day Sally managed 10 70
hcms 10 the flat on TFellis street TO