New Britain herald., 1927-08-24
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Sally Jerome. pretty and clever, is the mainstay of her family in the absence of her father. who does not live with her mother. Mrs. Je- rome enjoys poor health, so Sally does the housework mornings and office work for MT. Peevey down town afternoons. Her brother, Beau, and sister, Millie. give little towards the support of the home, and the financial burden falls heavily upon Sally.
 In the flat below the Jeromes lives Ted Sloan, who wants Sally to marry him and keep on working. But the only man who interests her Is John Nye, whose real estate of flee is across the hall from MT. Peevey's. Nye hires Millie as his secretary and becomes blindly in- fatuated with her. Millie flirts with the notion of marrying him, but really prefers Davidson. bond salesman whom she met in a for mer job.
 Beau passes some bad checks, and 'borrows" some money from the bank where he works. Sally gets the money to make good his theft from Mr. Peevey, who is retiring from business because of i'll health. Beau and his bride, Mabel, having spent all their earnings for such luxuries as secondhand cars and fur coats, return home to live. They pay almost no board, and Sally is frantic.
 Then Millie has an appendicitis operation, and John Nye psys for her room and nurse at the hospital. While she is there Sally does her work In Yves office, and he offers her a permanent position. She re- fuses 1t, and goes into the res taurant business with her aunt. Emily Jerome, who has turned her country home into a waysde inn. The business does not thrive and Sally spends most of her time at the inn, where she and Aunt Emily Go all the work of cooking, serving, etc. Mrs. Jerome decides to bring the whole family there to live, and despite Aunt Ems protests, does. She says she can't get along without Sally to look after her. Aunt Elm hires a jazz band and tries to com pete with "The Lark" nearby roadhouse. But business is no better. One Sunday afternoon John Nyc drops in and tells Sally that if she and her aunt go cut of business he would like her to work for him again.
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 CHAPTER XLIV
 q didn't come out here to sing the blues," John said, with seri- ous half smile. But when Millic said your business wasn't as good as you expected it 10 be, had an idea you might start work again. And this time I didn't want to lose you, 50 I thought I'd get my offer in first"
 "Offer?" echoed Sally. flushed l and wide-eyed above the lilac dress
 
 deep blue eyes.
 John nodded ."I'd start you out at | $50 a month in my office" he an- swered quietly, and Sally shook her head.
 No. I'll stick to this until 1t fails or until we make go of it." she said firmly. She looked squarely at John Nye, and his eyes held hers | like a magnet.
 It was at this moment that an unseen door slammed somewhere in 1 the back of the house, and snuff fling steps came slowly across the | wide hall.
 Mrs. Jerome stood in the door way, her arms full of Sunday papers and magazines. her large form en- cased in the tight gray silk dress that she wore on Sunday afternoons. A tell-tale cake crumb was in one corner of her mouth. She frowned at Sally. shook her head, and then gave John the most heaming smile Sally had ever seen upon her race.
 "Oh, Mir. Nye." shc twittered. "1ll tell Millie you're here!" And with another frown at Sally she turned and went paddling upstairs.
 In moment her voice cam" floating down from the upper floor: Sally. Sal-lee-ee. l want you.'
 She was standing in the middle of the hall when Sally ran up 10 her. still holding her papers clasped 10 her bosom.
 Willie wants you to powder her Eecl and back for her. she said, and followed Sally into the middle bedroom where Millie held forth among her perfume bottles and boudoir pillows. Millie's room al ways looked like cross between a junk shop and a fancy powder box.
 She was sitting up in bed, yawn- ing and blinking now.
 What did you wake me up for?" she demanded of her mother. q was m so late last nipbt-"