New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-30
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Sally Jerome, pretty and clever, 1!
the mainstay OF her family in the
absence of her father, who does moi
live with her mother. Mrs. Je.
rome enjoys poor health. so Sally
does the housework mornings and
office work for Mr.. Peevey after
Moons Beau, her brother. and Mil
lie. her sister give so little toward
the upkeep of the home that the
whole load falls on Sally.
In the flat below the Jeromes
lives Ted Sloan, who wants her 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 Mr..
| Peevey's. Mile Is his secretary, and
. he is blindly infatuated with her.
Mile, however, prefers a bond
salesman named Davidson. David
son is in love with Sally, who de-
tests him.
Beau "borrows" some money from
the bank where he works. and Sally
gets the money to repay it from Mr..
Peevey. Then Beau elopes with his
girl, Mabel, and brings her home
to live, paying no board. Mile goes
to the hospital for an operation, and
John Nye pays for her private room
and nurse. While she is sick, Sally
does her work in John Nye's office,
and does it so we'll that John offers
her a steady job when Mr.. Peevey
retires from business later. She
refuses it, and goes into the wayside
inn business with her Aunt Emily
Jerome. Later the family moves
on to the inn.
John comes to her there after
several weeks, and again offers her
a position in his office. Again she
refuses it, because she has decided
to stick to Aunt EN- until their bust
ness is thriving. Mile tells her that
Nye only came to see her because
he really wanted to see il Mile was
with Davidson. and Sally believes
her. Mile declares that Nye is
frantically jealous of Davidson. In
the spring Aunt EN- hires a jazz
band, and Sally does an exhibition
Skinny" dance every night, with
the result that their business in
creases. One night Davidson tries
to make love to Sally, and Mile
accuses Sally of trying to "vamp'
Davidson away from her. Mrs. Je-
rome leaves town hurriedly when
word comes that Mr.. Jerome is i'll.
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CHAPTER KILN
On Saturday Mile broke her
stubborn and sulky silence.
She got home from town at I
o'clock and came straight through
the house to the sunshiny kitchen
where Sally was baking cherry pies.
Yum, yum. What good smell!
It makes my mouth water" she
drawled, as cheerfully and casually
as If she never had left off speaking
to her for three or four days. Her
eyes were watchful above her smil-
ing mouth.
1t had taken Sally years to learn
that whenever Mile was particular
ly sweet she wanted something, and
was sweet and good-tempered be-
cause Of that something.
This time I suppose she wants
the money for the hat that Mother
promised her." Sally thought, and
then was ashamed of herself in
stantly. for harboring such a thought
about her own sister.
But Mile said nothing at all
about hat.
She came into the hot, bright
room, shut the door behind her,
and sat down at one end of the Ions
oilcloth- covered table.
Gould I have some crackers or
glass of milk or something light?"
she asked. taking out her little
black-enamel cigaret case and
striking a light. Then she laid an
envelope down upon the table be-
fore her
Sally brought her a glass Of milk
from the ice-box and cut her a
piece of yesterdays apple pie.
Here's a special delivery letter
that came for you just now, Sally
she said, showing it across the oil
cloth, Il met the boy on the porch
and signed for it."
She giggled as she looked at 1t.
ITS from Mother" she went on
wouldn't you just know it? She's
put the stamps on upside down and
blotted the envelope, If there's any
way of doing things all wrong,
that's the way Mother always does