New Britain herald., 1927-09-03


 - her shoulder. "It means a io' to m | to get Beau out of this house am
 into place of OUT own" , Then she came back and stood ol the threshold for one last word , '1'd like 10 keep on working fo :. a while after Beau and l get set tied. Sally. I'd like 10 be free eve nngs, too. so that he and l coulC go out and have some fun for ; change. So l thought maybe r.
 leave the laby with you for a while
 That's all right, isn't it?"
 Sally thought hard for a minute
 She wondered what Aunt Elm would
 have 10 say 10 that. Her father
 would be here, too, as well ss inc
 baby. And then there Was Mrs. .Ie-
 rome-three helpless people in the house.
 'I think it will be all right,
 Mahsy,' she answered. slowly.
 But she wondered how she was going 10 manage all of the work in the restaurant, and the dancing every night. six nights week, and tho baby. besides, Mr. and Mrs. Je- rome.
 I'm going 10 feel like a iuggler keeping six balls in the air at once.' she told herself chesrfuly a g she set out in the cool crisp morning air.
 The sunshine made her light | hfarted in spite of all the problems at home--in spite of the problem ahead of her. The problem of facing John Nyo that morning. What would she say 10 him? She wondered if 1 he still remembered the night when he had found her in Ted Sloan's arms.
 ! still. that's none of his business what Ted and I do," she told her self on her way 10 the top floor of 1 tha building in the elevator.
 He probably thinks we're en- gagged. anvhoN." she went on think ing. marching lightly along the fla miliar white marble corridor.
 Shc wondered what ha would say if he knew that she mad nothing more than luhe-warm liking for Ted Sloan. and that she had been in love with him for year TOW.
 She opened the door of his office. Gnd. with her heart humping like 2 trip hammer in her bosom. Che stepped inside.
 Miss krsss peered Up at Ter with al gave her small, pinched smile. "Well. if It isn't Miss Jerome" she cried in q thin high pitch"d voice that somehow seemed to match her snare figure and flat chest and Wa tery, red-rimmed eyes. I've scent 10 get your whole family here, little by little, don't wc?"
 "l came down 10 take my sister in-law's place. today" answered sally. stiffly. "Shsll ] tell Mr Nyo I'm haro-or will you.'
 As sine spoke the buzzer sounded from John Yves office. and Miss Kress jumped up like il Jack-in-the box and hurried jcrlily in 10 him. There was d high flush on Mss kress' sharp cheek bones. tell tale flush. It was painfully clear that Miss krcss was m love [ with her handsome "boss.'
 In moment she rcappeared. l "Mr. Nye wants to give some dlcta- tion to you" she said in quivering i tones, and unlocked 'he desk that | l,.l ha.n NiIIie,S SrsE and later ! Mabcrs desk. [
 Armed with her pad and pencil ! and an air of calm detachment, 1 Sally stepped into the private office. | Nothing could have been more ln- 1 different than Saliy's blue eyes at : that moment, nothing more lndll- ! fercnt than her cool Good morn ! ing, Mr. Nye.' 1t was perfect. A fine piece of acting.
 She sat down at the corner ot the desk. thinking of the morning she had put Q glass of flowers there for : hin-of the evening when she had drought a platcful of sandvichcs i and laid them down there before | him.
 Remembering how he had laugh ! ed to Millic about these small deeds i of Kindness, she looked him straight in the eve and stolidly waited for him to begin.
 "I'm sorry Mrs. Jerome isn't well todav," he said, and Sally's express sion never softencd. She might have been Aunt Elm telling book agent to get away from her front door' for all the sweetness that was in her face at that moment.
 "Shes not ill. She wanted to take the day off to go house-huntlns' That's why I'm here,' answered Sally. in most un-Saly-like tones. 'J couldn't spare the time to comc' rut she asked me to. so l did.
 John Nyc stared at he1sa full mo ment longer. He took in the straight line of the mouth and the determ'h- ed set of the little chin. rms was q Sally he did not know. h's eyes said as plainly as words.
 But Sally wasn't looking at nm. Her eyes were on the glass top or lis desk.
 Suddenly she saw his lean, fine hand reach out and touch the cleo tric bell at the cdge--the bell that he used to summon the adorihs Miss kress 10 his office.
 The door opened and she stepped inside, blinking.
 "Yes. MT. Nye?" she asked nrea'h- ,nsslv. her pink nose going up and down like a rabbits.
 Miss Jerome ought not to take the time to be here today he sain coldy, and Sally gasped. "l th'hk VIC can get along without her. don't you?' <.
 Sally opened her soft lips 10 speak and then closed them again. as she saw the look on his face. IL was a hard-cold, tight-hpped sort of