New Britain herald., 1927-09-17
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| fEF'lN . nv I'LL MS iIllS UNI W Is
a most unnatural life for a Yer!
teautiful girl who was only u years
old, and fun of high spirits, besides
\ girl who looked as if Nature had
formed her for life at its best-tor
love and laughter.
She spent her days in the silent
! Old house polishing glass and ma
: hogany, making tea for the few
customers who dropped IN every
now and then to buy antiques at
"le Shoppe of Mistress Emily Je-
/ rome"
Al night she washed up the
dishes, set the kitchen TO rights,
| and settled down before the coal
! fire with Aunt En- TO read the pa
! rers. All around them the old house
( was very quiet on these carly VIM
/ tor nights, The only sounds We're
j the cracking Of boards, Goals drop
ping in the crate, and the funny
| little scratching sound Of mice be
/ tween the walls.
once in a while Aunt EN- would
! glance up from her magazine or
paper to sec if it was time 10 go to
! ed. The evenings were longer than
! the days to Sally-and those were
| long enough.
All her life she had been so busy
with her own family. and later with
! Mr.. Pcevey and Aunt EN-. that she
mad had no girl chum. She never
! had had time for one,
/ There came an evening when she
rs far as the telephone TO call up
Ted Sloan and ask him to take her
to a moving picture show. Anything
to break the awful monotony, Any
thing.
But, after she had given his num-
Der, she hung up the receiver. What
was the use of starting things all
over again with Ted? He was prob
ably forgetting her. and taking some
other girl out with him to dance
the "kinka iou" or the Palm Beach
walk.
on the fifteenth OF December n
letter came from Mile. a thick
envelope with sally's address writ
ten in violet ink.
"News from Bermuda" Sally
called to Aunt Emily, and carried
it into the big display room, where
her aunt was having hot toast and
tea while she read d magazine on
interior decorating.
She tore open the envelope and
began 10 read the letter aloud TO
Aunt En-. Stranded in the old
house. as they We're, they shared all
their small eNcitcmcnts.
MY dear darling sister, sh. read
Heres Il piece OF news for you
that will certainly knock you for
at least a wedding present. Your lit
tie sister is married, and ls--I!sten
to this,-the wife OF Don Luis Pab-
10 Nara, Of Buenos Aires. He is the
best-looking thing you ever saw.
Ramon Navarro is nowhere in 1t
with him. and he has MONEY be-
sides, He came hc:e on business the
same day ! arrived with Mother and
Papa, and it was just Fate that led
us here, We are surc-'
At this point Aunt En- LET out 4
loud and scorEful laugh. ''Fate.'
she scoffed. Hell probably curse
his fat" when he really begins TO
know Miss Alillic. When he begins
10 sac through her, ana some OF
her bills come in"
Hes rich,' Sally began,
Aunt En- shrugged her shoulders.
mo man likes an eXtravagant wife,
even if he has lots of money" she
said with the air Of Beatrice Fair,
lax "And Mile is sure TO throw
away money as if il We're coffee
Leans. He's a coffee planter, isn't
he?"
Sally nodded and went on read
ing: Il know you and Aunt En- will
wonder what to give mo for q we'd
cling present. so I'm writing to tell
YOU what I want. l want Aunt EN-
TO send me all of the Jerome family
well. I like her nerve" gasped
Aunt En-. jumping mp from her
chair, both hands on her hips, in 4
Warlike pose.
81 really ouGh; to have it," Millic ,
had gone on writing. FOR Beau and !
his wife would only pawn it if they
got il. and the chances are that you