New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
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nothing else WOFtn Wnue III tHc world. She put her heart and soul. as we'll as her body. into that dance.
 And when she had finished the IS people in the room clapped their hands so long and so loudly that you would have sworn there were 50 of them instead of less than 20. if you had heard them.
 But Sally wouldn't dance again. She waved and tossed them q smile from off her scarlet lips, and van- ished into Aunt Emily's kitchen breathless and flushing almost as scarlet as her earrings.
 NO, I won't dance any more to- night" she declared to Ted. Let them come back again if they want to see me shimmy again! That's good business! See?"
 He did see. And he chuckled over the notion of Sally's becoming business woman, with all the tricks of the trade, over night!
 You were a very good partner, Ted." Sally said to him with en- thusiasm, "and thanks for helping me out. I love you for it."
 The next second she knew she shouldn't have said that, for his mouth strengthened and his gray eyes darkened. DO you mean that?" he asked her quickly, and very quietly. and she shook her 1 head
 Come out to the car with me-" he said when he was going. But she shook her head and smiled up into his face.
 Not tonight" she answered.
 She was slowly putting John Nye out of her brain and heart, she told herself But the thought of him was still too strong to make way for any other mans image there - for Ted Sloan's image. She liked him but not well enough to follow him out into the springtime darkness to give him the kisses that she knew he meant to have, if he could take them.
 See you tomorrow night" she said, and just barely touched his hand as he passed her.
 And then our Masked Dancer went upstairs. changed her clothes. and came downstairs to help Aunt Elm wash dishes until midnight. 1 For the next week or so there was . no increase in the business.
 Then, Gradually, people began to hear about the Masked Dancer at i The House by the Side of the Road. Beau. who was still working at the bank, told some of his "buddies" there about her. and they came. Mabel did a bit of advertising among the girls at Bursalrs. One night some people dropped in on their way back 10 town from The Lark and the next night they came again.
 Slowly, but surely. things began to get better. The dining room was not crowded every night, by any means, but it was often comfortably full. Aunt Elm hired a dish washer and piano player for the band.
 Sally bought herself a new cos tume-a cunning affair of steel blue satin covered with tiny blue-and- silver bells. It cost her a hundred dollars, exactly.
 Mrs. Jerome was with her the day she brought it home from town in Aunt Ems little car.
 Perfect nonsense to pay out that much money for a dress like that" she declared ' sourly, especially when we all need new summer hats, and l ought to have an air cushion for my chair. I just wish you had to sit all day the way I do-and l bet YOU'D have an air cushion"
 But, Mother, we're spending my $30 a week, and Beau and Mabel and Millie are spending theirs-and they make more than that. every one of them." broke in Sally, taking corner beautifully. She was just learning to drive the car. and still kept her eye on the road. We ought to get along on that. surely" And then Mrs. Jerome threw her bomb I'm tired of living with your Aunt Em,' she said sulkily. II want home of my own again-and If you care a snap of your fingers about my happiness you'll see that we all get into one again."