New Britain herald., 1927-08-16
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Sally Jerome, pretty and clever, i! the prop and mainstay of her fam lily in the absence of her father who has not lived with her mother for years. The family consists ot Mrs. Jerome, the twins. Beau and rome enjoys poor health, so Sally does the housework mornings, and office work for Mir. Peevey down town afternoons.
 In the flat below the Jeromes ] lives Ted Sloan. an automobile salesman, who wants Sally to marry him and keep on working. But the only man who interests her is John Nye, whose real estate office is across the hall from llr. Peevey's Nye hires Millie as hzs secretary and becomes blindY infatuated with her. But Millie SJnfesses that while she likes him a great deal, she honestly prefers a bond sales man named Davidson. and she tries to get him a job with Nye. David son develops a great fondness for Sally, who will have none of him. She begs him to keep away from Yves office, though. feeling that his presence there will make trouble between Mille and Nye.
 Beau and AIillie give very little toward the upkeep of the house, and Sally frequently borrows from her aunt, Emily Jerome. Aunt Em- fly is going to turn her country home into a restaurant and wants Sally to help her, but Sally is afraid to risk her job with Mir. Peevey.
 Beau gets some money from Ted by means of bad checks. Sally bor rows the money to pay him from | Mir Peevey and turns it over 10 Beau. But Beau uses it to elope with his girl, Mabel Wilmot. He and Mabel use Mrs. Jerome's wedding present of money to buy a cheap car. and Sally starts to pay off both Ted and MT. Peevoy
 Millie goes 10 the hospital for an operation, and John Nye foots the bill. Mrs. Jerome sends for her hus- band. but by the time he comes Mill lie is better. Sally does her work for John Nye, who offers her per manent place in his office when MT. Peevey retires from business, as he intends to do. But Sally makes ur her mind not to take it. One night while she is working late for him Ted Sloan calls for her, telling her that her mother wants her at home at once Sally thinks it is for the /, purpose Of getting supper for her and MT. Jerome and starts home. She leaves Ted at the back door of the flat.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER NNNVII Sally had never dreamed that her | neat little kitchen could look he | way it looked when she stepped in side of it that night.
 It was ablaze with light, and 1t was in the widest disorder imagin- able,
 The sink strainer was piled high with coffee grounds, orange peel bread crusts and egg shells. More egg shells lay on the floor under the sink. The waste basket had been tipped over and it spilled soil ed papers out onto the linoleum.
 A wet dish towel hung over the back of chair. Another one was draped over the gas stove. Two fry | ing pans, half-filled with cold | grease, stood on the kitchen table. i The drain board was stacked with dirty dishes. There was a splash of tomato catsup on the white wall be- side the cupboard.
 A soiled bungalow apron had been rolled into q a ball and thrown upon the little shelf that held the kitchen clock. Hidden beneath it the clock licked loudly, as if it were angry at thus being thrust out of sight.
 Mrs. Jerome had been keeping house,
 "Oh, my Aunt Tessie" gasped SdllE a!Ctq, StInQlng Wlln her shoulders against the door, taking it all in, What a mess" ;.
 As she stood there another sound came to her quick ears-the muffled sound of sobbing from the front part of the flat.
 Like flash Sally was across the untidy kitchen, across the dining room and into her mothers bed room.
 It was in darkness but through the gloom that sound of mourning and distress came to her again.
 She switched on light.
 Mrs. Jerome lay prone upon the nnmade bed, her large heavy figure shaken with storm of weeping The bed creaked with it.
 Tossing aside her coat and hat, Sally dropped 10 her knees beside the bed and put her arms around her mothers big, plump shoulders.
 She tried 10 comfort her-tried 10 find out what was wrong. But Mrs. Jerome gave no sign that she ever