New Britain herald., 1927-09-15

block" she said tartly.
 Then she bent her eyes once more 10 the paper in her hand. Heres q news item about Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt" she said. "Sha's bought the old General Putnam inn at Brooklyn, Conn, and is going 10 run it. You see what l told you. Sally. Better women and finer ladies than I have taken to running inns these days, Look at Alice Footc MacDougal, too, in New York, They say shes made q million dollars out of her tea-rooms-" She glanced ID at the walls of her own house, and for once her eyes were almost dreamy.
 q have a brand new idea for this place." she said.
 Sally could tell, from the look on her face, that she was brlmfu! of another scheme. But she did not question her The only way to Ect things out of Aunt Elm was 10 let Der take her own good time about telling them.
 Heres the postman," sh" said, and flew to get the letters that he dropped into the mailbOX on the front porch.
 There were two of them. They were both for her, and they were post marked Bermuda"
 The first of them was from Mrs Jerome. Sally read it aloud.
 Dear Sally" Mrs. Jerome had written. q know I have not writ ten you for a long time, but I've been so busy with your poor papa, who really seems to be getting bet ter under my loving and tender care. We sit under the trees all day long. with nothing to do but talk or read"
 I'll bet that makes a hit with your mother" snapped Aunt Elm, bitterly. Just sitting around doing nothing but collecting fat all day lopg,"
 Sally went on reading: we cer- tainly are enjoying it hcre, but We could use little more money, so II you can coax any out of your Aunt Elm try to do it, please
 "Fine chance!" snorted Aunt Elm, her eyes flashing.
 "AliIlie is having a beautiful time with her young South American v read Sally, after this interruption. He is quite frantic about her, and really 1t is just like wonderful lovc-story to hear her tell about him all the things he says to her, and the way he looks at her. The poor child needs some new clothes, for he has seen almost everything she las in the way of hats and dresses. She is so blue because she has noth- ing pretty and fresh 10 wear. So send some money without fail
 Love, from Mothcr.'
 "Too bad about Ailljo and h<r clothes," remarked Aunt Emily. | II Del Silt IdS lINt fl cFHT'" " your one, And I'll send no money down to Bermuda to doll her up in a lot of clothes for some greasy South American 10 look at. Not while my names Emily Ann Jo- rome, Read the other letter, Sally,
 Sally tore open Mlllic's envclop" and untoldcd the sheet of pale pink rerfumcd paper within.
 Mllie did not know how to spell and her handwriting was like q child's handwriting large and sprawling and hard 10 read.
 sally darlingest,' she began, af, fpctionately, do you want 10 do th' very sweetest thing possible fol your own little sister? Because il you do. l shall never be througl thanking you I want some mone, for some new clothes. You. fec honey love, all my own things lool so faded and old down here in th' sunshine.
 "l have a. new sWeotie--a coffc' planter from Bucnos Aires-and want 10 make q ten-S,rike with him lmt how can l, without q lot O new things? Just for the fun of ! | told him We were quite rich, anI how can I live up 10 that unless have some new prottirs and plen', of them? So please send me evcTl nickel you can scrape together righ away. 1 should have written vol weeks ago, but, dear I've been S busy looking after poor paddy-boy
 Best love always, from Mlllie.'
 "They're fine pair,' snifte' Aunt Elm when Sally had laid ho' letters IoHn beside her plate. "Nev or writing you q line until they needed some money, That's just eX acfly like them, though. Just Wha you'd expect from thcm!' She go up and carried her empty coffe cup and toast plate into in kitchen.
 "I wash my hands of thcm' sh' tossed back an@rily, over her ahoul bfI. AI'i II l' '' "'lIi tIi'''l Ai''i'' y you ARE soofy,"
 Hut Sally did. Sho had about Si' latd away in her handkerchief bo. upstairs. and sh" took it with he when she and Aunt Elm set out fo nown town that afternoon.
 They had left HiIda iii charge O he house. with orders 10 tell every hody who came that The House b, the Side of the Road was closed- and closed for good and forever
 Aun7 Em stopped the car at tn gate for few minutes while sht ripped down the swinging WooaeI sign that hung above the gate-posts Sine threw it into the road anC climbed back into the ear.
 Where are We Eoing?" asked Sally, as they rolled along in the warm wind.
 Down town" answered Amt Elm.
 "Yes, l know that. But where are we going when We reach down 
 "Youll see" Aunt Elm said mys- teriously. "You'll see, girl"
 Sally wondered how she could