New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-11

pretty, Is the prop and mainstay o.
her family in the absence of hel
father who has been separated from
her mother for nine years.
The family consists of Mrs. Je-
rome; the twins, Beau and Mile;
and Sally herself. Mrs. Jerome is q
semi-invalid. So Sally does the
homework mornings and works in
Mr.. Peevey's office downtown after
moons.
In the flat below the Jerome flat
lives young Ted Sloan, who's in
love with Sally. Mrs. Jerome is
dreadfully afraid that Sally will
for herself, but Sally has no inten-
ton. The only man in whom she is
interested is John Nye, whose real
estate office Is across the hall from
Mr.. Peevey's office. She scarcely
knows him, however.
On a hot Monday morning in
August Mile drops into Sally's Of
flee with the news that she's left
her job because the man whose
secretary she was got fresh" with
her. Millie is forever quitting her
Jobs for this reason, although Beau's
girl. Mabel Wilmot, says the real
reason Milie quits them is that her
employers do not make love to her.
Mabel says that Millie just won't
stay on a job unless she's having
thrill there.
Mile catches a glimpse Of John
Nye and decides to run over and ask
him if he needs stenographer.
Sally stops her, but that night Nye
asks her if she knows a good secre-
tary who's out of job. He needs
one for the one who has been work.
ing for him is to be married. Re-
iuctantly Sally tells him about
Mile. She hates the thought of that
young siren working for the only
man she cares snap of her fingers
for.
Miles not home when she gets
there, Beau is, however. and he
asks her to make preparations for
party that his Mabel wants to
give at their flat the next night.
Sally promises that she will provide
sandwiches and fruit punch, eX-
pecting Mabel to pay for 1t, or
course. At midnight Mile comes
home from an evenings pleasure.
and Sally begins to tell her about
Nye's job.
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CHAPTER VI
Mile was pleased as Punch at
the prospect of going to work for
John Nye. But because she was
pleased, she pretended not to be.
She was full of such tricks.
She stood before her toilet glass,
seemingly in deep. dark thought,
while she wiped the Chinese black"
from her eye'ashes and brows with
a wad of wet cotton.
She wasn't half so pretty by the
time she had finished. For her
lashes and brows were even light
or than her hair, naturally, and
gave her an insipid look.
"We-ell" she began doubtfully.
I'm not SO sure that 7 want to
work for your good looking friend,
Nve, now that l have the chance to.
For one thing, ] don't know how
much he pays girl I certainly am
not going to work for cent less
than thirty smackers week, and
that's THAT"
Shall / tell him SOP" Sally ask
ed, with a. twinkle in her eyes. She
knew that nothing could keep Mile
from taking that job.
Mile shook her head with its
mop of honeygold curls.
You needn't bother. I'll go and
see him myself. in the morning."
she said with great show of in
difference. She yawned lazily. "Of
course, I hate to work in a little
office. I'd rather be in
big place like Bursall's where there
are a lot of girls. It's more fun"
Sally knew that this was not true.
She knew perfectly we'll that Mile
could have more fun" in an office
containing one SOOu-lOOhlHS Illdu
than in a hundred offices filled with
girls Mile had no interest in girl
friends. She was a mans woman,
pure and simple.
well. then. why didn't you stay
on at Bursalrs?" Sally asked quietly.
you know why I didn't STAY"
Millie snapped out at her, all the
lazy sweet drawl gone from her
VOICE. Haven't I told you a dozen
times how old Bursall tried to get
gay with me. the fresh old bird?
You think this Nye will behave
don't your"
Sally did not answer. She Won
dered if John Nye would want to
behave himself with Mile in the
office Mile. who was all allure and
from the golden crown of
her head to the soes of her little
feet. Would any man
want to behave himself with Mile?
Especially if Mile didn't want him
to behave himself!
well, it all depends on what you
mean by behaving himself" she