New Britain herald., 1927-08-09
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Sally Jerome. pretty and clever, is the prop and mainstay of her fam- fly in the absence of her father, who is separated from her mother. The family consists of Mrs. Jerome, the twins, Beau and sAlillie, and Sally herself Mrs. Jerome enjoys poor health sc Sally does the house. work mornings and works in grouchy old Mr. Peevey's office afternoons.
 In the flat below the Jeromes lives young Ted Sloan, an automo- bile salesman. who wants Sally to marry him and keep on working. But the only man who interests her is John Nye, whose real estate of flee is across the hall from MT. Peeveys Nye hires Millie as his sec retary and becomes blindly infs.tu- ated with her. making her eXpen- sive gifts, etc. But Millie confesses to Sally that while she likes Nye and intends to marry him for his money and position, she really pre- fers Davidson, a salesman, who she knows, as q sweetheart. She intends to get Davidson a job with John Nye, so she says.
 Beau and Nillie give so little to- wards the SUI port of the home that Sally often. borrows from her spin ster aunt, Emily Jerome. Aunt Elm fly is going to turn her country home into a wayside inn, and wants Sally to go into business with her. But Sally. ever in need of money, is afraid to risk iU
 Beau gets S110 from Ted Sloan by means of bad checks. Sally hor- rows the money to pay Ted from MT. Peevey. but Beau uses it to elope with his girl, Mabel Wilmot. A check for S200 comes from Mir. Jerome and Mrs. Jerome gives it to Beau for s wedding present. Sally hopes he will pay off his debt but he buys a second hand car instead. So she arranges to pay Ted and MT. Peevey herself, at the rate of S2 a week 10 each of them.
 Millie is rushed to the hospital for an appendicitis operation, and Mrs. Jerome decides to telegraph for her husband, although Millie comes through ii safely. John Nyc, who is out of town. wires his office that he will be back the next day, and Sally tells the girl that she will do Mllie's work in the mornings fl John Nye wants her 10.
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 At o'clock on "Wednesday morn ing the telephone rang loudly in the Jerome flat.
 Sally dropped the knives she was lest it's clamor should disturb her mothers who vas still asleep.
 "Hello.' she said softly, her lips close to the black mouthpiece.
 John Yves voice answered her. Hello. Miss Jerome. How's NIillic, and what hospital is she in?" he asked, and there was anxiety in his tones.
 Sally told him that Millie was much better and resting comforta- bly, according to all reports from Bethlehem hospital,
 Now. them he said, when she had finished, Miss kriss tells me that you offered to do some work for me while Nlillie's away from the office Is that right?"
 "Yes," brcathed Sally. and was ashamed of the wild surge of joy that went through her heart
 "Well-when can you cono?" His low, deep voice stirred her, even at this distance
 "Rignt away" replied Sally, knowing perfectly well that she still had some silver 10 clean. a lunch 10 get ready for her mother, and herself 10 dress.
 "All right. Tharks very much" John Yves voice spoke again in her ear. 'I'n see you soon. then"
 She was still glowing with 'Xcte- ment when she hung up the re- ceivcr.,
 But as she finished her work and got into her street clothes she be- gan to calfl down. She began to be very much out of patience with her. self because of that glow of excite ment and happiness.
 Here you were yesterday, prom  ising yourself that you'd never think of John Nye again because Millie's going 10 marry him." she told the Sally in the mirror above her dresser. And look at yourself now
 She was starry-eyed and deeply sink, anG there was q smile that lifted the corners of her soft mouth and brought out the dimples- in het cheeks. She lad that miraculously-