New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-13

| Sally Kissed her fatner gOoo nlgnt
but Mrs. Jerome did not. And wheI
Sally tiptoed into her room hal
hour later with her glass OF warn
milk she was sitting straight up ii
bed, staring into space.
Hes just like he used to be -
hard and cold and mean" she said
as If she were talking to herself
I'm sorry sent for him. He tool
his time about getting here, any
way And Mile doesn't need him
| now"
Then. with a sigh. she took hel
milk from Sally's hand and picked
up her latest novel-"The Princess
Dagomar"-from the table beside
her wide, deep, soft bed.
We'll, thank goodness. I have you
left, Sally" she said. You'll never
leave me. will you?"
Sally's kiss was a promise. Not
! unless you want me to, dear" she
answered.
| The next morning Sally was UP
at 5. like the little pig in the
fairy-tale
! For. since she had started work
ing for John Nye, she had ben
/ doing her Homework In the morn
ings and evenings-and this morn
ing there was more work than
| usual
She set the breakfast table for
her father and mother. She filled
the coffee-pot and set the electric
toaster on the sideboard. with
the bread beside It under clean
napkin. She made ham sandwiches
and rolled them in damp cloth
in the ice-box.
"Ir bring home the things for
supper tonight" she wrote on
slip of paper which she slid under
the door of her mothers room, so
lust get something cold for fathers
lunch. I've left some ham sandwich
Is in the ice-box. If you go to The
hospital with father, please take
Miles clean nightgowns to her
They are wrapped up In newspa-
rer on the table in my room. I'll be
homo ,t Gao Sally"
But she was not at home at $50
that night
For at 6 o'clock. just as she was
leaving, John Nye poked his head IN
at the door of Mr. Peeveys llttle
office and asked her to give him
some extra time that night.
i've got a new salesman coming
on in the morning, and I'd like to
get some prospects lined up Tor
him." he explained to her. so II
you could go over some lists that
I've made I'd be very
Right away? DO you want me
right away" asked Sally, impoliteiy
breaking in upon his sentence. she
was beginning to strip off her jack
ct when he answered her.
Better go and get something TO
cat first" he advised her. i've
couple hours work piled up IN
there" He jcrked his head in the
direction of his office.
IF l were Mile he'd be asking
me out for something TO eat
Sally thought. not bitterly, but
with a kind of dull unhappiness. IL
she were blond and clinging ana
haby-faced he wouldn't be treating
her like an office machine instead
of flcsh-and- blood girl who was
in love with him.
Not that I'd go with him, any
way. I wouldn't be disloyal to NIL
lie" she told herself. as she
crammed her hat down upon her
hair once more.
I'D ask you to go to dinner with
me-" Johns voice surprised he'5
.but I had lunch lated today and
I'm not very hungry. So l thoueht
I'd go right on with my work
Sally went past him into the hall
"lll be right back" she answered.
with tiny nod of her head. IN 10
minutes"
It was not until she reached the
street, transformed by the lemon
glow of October evening. that she
remembered her mother and father
at home, waiting for their supper.
She went into the first drug store
that she came to and telephoned the
flat. But there was no answer.
They're probably still at the hos
pital," Sally decided, and hung up
the receiver.
The drug store was one OF those
glorified shops that carry everything
from aspirin tablets to sandwiches
served at a long. white counter.
Sally climbed up on one OF the
high stools and ordered mlnced
chicken sandwich. But when II
came she could not eat. She was
TOO filled with excitement. too Gag
or to get back to John Nye's offlce.
And then, Just as she was gong
cut of the store. happy thought
struck her. She would take a couple
of sandwiches to John Nye.
He had said that he was mot very
hungry" but with man that
meant, usually, that he was very
hungry indeed.
I'm take a salad sahn-
wich and Swiss cheese sand"lch
with me. if you'll wrap them p
said Sally TO the white aproned SOFA
clerk, and carried them out WIN
her into the hush Of the down
town streets. always so quiet atter
the DAYS roar-as quiet. by COM
parjson. as the hushed aisles OF
great cathedral or a forest just pc
fore n storm A quiet that IS IKE
the soft sound of the great city
breathing a sigh after its days
work.
The air was filled with the gray
violet twilight Of autumn now, ana
the shop windows were already
lighted Now fall and winter clothes
were on display in thcm-hats or
velvet and satin and felt. Dresses
Of heavy silk ard dark glossy
cloth. Shoes that were little master
pieces of leather. All the thousand
and -one things that every woman