New Britain herald., 1927-09-09
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 is the mainstay Of her family in the absence Of her father, who does not
 live with her mother. Mrs. Jerome enjoys poor health so Sally does the ! homework mornings and officework
 afternoons. Beau and Mlllie, her
 brother and sister. give nothing towards keeping up the home.
 Ted Sloan is in love with Sally and vans her 10 marry him. But
 Sally is interested only in John Nye, for whom Millie works. Nye is in fatuatcd with Millie. who prefers a | bond salesman named Davidson. Davidson worries Sally with his at tentions
 During an Illness Of Nillie's, Sally works for John Nye. Later he offers her a. steady iob but Sally. hurt by some things that Millie says he said
 about her, refuses it and goes into the roadside inn business with her Aunt Emily Jerome.
 The business does not prosper un- 1 til Aut Elm hires a jazz band and
 Sally puts on an exhibition "shimmy Black Bottom" dance with Ted for her partner - all this 10 the hor- TOT Of Mrs Jerome who has brought the whole family 10 live with Aunt Elm, including Beaus wife, Mabel, Presently Tod confesses that he's ashamed Of being a dancing fool" and Sally sends him packing.
 Beau's baby is born, and shortly afterward Beau begins to run around nights. Mabel decides to make him support his own home, and looks around for job to enable her to buy household furniture Mil He leaves John Yves employ with the story that he got fresh" with her, and Sally half believes it Mabel takes the job. Millie goes to work then, In Davidson's office, and quits that place with the same story about Davidson. One night when Millie has left for Bermuda with her mother and MT. Jerome, who had returned to his family for a long illness, Da- vidson drops into the inn. His story of Miliie's leaving the office that employed him is that she was angry because of his affection for Sally. He starts making love to Sally 10 prove his point, and looking up, Sal ly sees John Wye in the doorway, watching the whole scene.
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 CHAPTER LVIII
 Before Sally could / reach him, John Nye had pulled out a chair and seated himself at one Of the little tables against the wall.
 For all the greeting that he gave her as she came hurrying up 10 him. she might have been Aunt Ems little waitress, Hilda.
 And for all the welcome that Sally gave him, he might have been any total stranger dropping in at Aunt Ems inn for chicken and corn frit- ters and apple pie.
 "The regular dinner, please" said John, just glancing at her, frown- ingly.
 Now. Sally was not the sort Of person 10 take off-hand treatment like this lying down" like the pro- verbal door mat She had her pride i and very high handed nose-in-th 1 air sort of pride it was.
 "I'll send you waitress" said ! she. You can give her your order" ] And her red lips came together with . ! snap that would have done credit . 10 Aunt Elm, who took nothing from ! anybody.
 With her chin held high she went i slowly across the room and vanish | d into the kitchen to give Hilda the . order for John Yves dinner |
 When she came back into the din- ' ing room he had lit a cigarct and ! was staring moodily out Of the win | low into the soft October dusk as i he smoked it.
 Sally could not make him out. | She could not tell whether he was am barassed because he had come | upon Davy making love 10 her, or | whether he was nervous because he . had come there, hoping to find Mill lie and make up his quarrel with it4t ol " "4ltt!I'l l!f Jt7A II tI!sI J. Some men were bad-tempcrcd and . when they were hungry, and . perhaps John Nye was one of that | sort.
 But, no; sine remembered sudden ! y that he often had let his lunch i inc go by in the days when she had ! worked for him in his office He vas one Of those lean, active, quick minded men who seldom give | bought to what they are going 10 . at or when they are going 10 eat il.
 Maybe I ought to tell him that ! Nillie's on her way to take the boat 0 Bermuda" she said 10 herself, md went back 10 his table.
 He looked up sternly.
 "I hope you didn't come 10 see Willie, MT Nye," she said quietly. Shes not in town. She left this