New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-20
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Sally Jerome, 30 and clever ant
pretty, is the prop and mainstay o
her family in the absence of hel
father who has been separated
froA her mother for nine years.
The family consists of Mrs. Je
rome; the twins, Beau. the apple
of his mothers eye and Mile, {
young siren: and Sally herself. Mrs
Jerome enjoys poor health so Sally
does the housework mornings anG
office-work for Mr.. Peevey down
| town afternoons.
In the flat below the Jeromes
| lives Ted Sloan, an automobile
salesman who wants Sally to marry
him and keep on working But the
only man in whom she Is interested
is John Nye whose office is just
across the hall from Mr.. Peevey's
Nye has hired the flirtatious Millie
to be his secretary. and she is &c
out-of-town trip. In the meantime
she borrows some money from Sally
90 does Beau, who wants to give a
party for his girl, Mabel Wilmot
Mabel is always dropping in at the
flat ana using it quite as if it were
her own home, taking Sally's bed
and ordering her about. Finally
Sally, flat broke" goes to her Aunt
Emily Jerome to borrow some
money, but Aunt Emily plans to &c
into the restaurant business and
needs all she has.
] Beau, who has been practically
| penniless for a week suddenly bios
SONS out with some new clothes
and ties to say nothing of guitar,
In addition. he lends Mile some
money to buy a new dress.
Sally worries about the source OF
this mysterious wealth, for in his
boyhood Beau often robbed his
mothers purse. Ted Sloan says he
gave Beau a check for $40 he need
ed, but she knows Beau had much
more extra money than that. She
thinks perhaps he borrowed some
from Miles man friend, Davidson.
On a Monday morning she goes
to work. and in the lobby of the
building meets John Nye. Just re-
turned from his vacation. He tells
her he is ready to put Millie to
work Immediately. and adds that he
would much rather have had Sally
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CHAPTER XIV
Late that afternoon John Nye
came INTO Mr. Peevey's office &c
ask Sally how her sister could be
reached on the telephone. And by
the time Sally got home at half past
six, Nlillie was busy making hel
preparations for work the next day
She was in the bedroom throwing
pair after pair of soiled silk stock
ings out of the clothes closet. On
her bed was little heap of rumpled
ribbons, collars and cuffs, and tint
ed silk undertakings.
I'm just collecting all my dirty
| Clothes" she explained looking up
brightly as Sally came into the
room. "Nve's back in town and
wants me to be on the job tom or
row morning. So I wondered if
you'd rinse out these few things for
me after supper"
"All right, | have some stockings
Of my own to do. anyway prompt
ly replied the ever willing Sally. "A
/ few more things won't make much
| difference"
I'D do them. myself" drawled
Millie. only l promised Jim David
son I'd so for drive with him.
He just called me up"
! Sometimes Mile spoke of her
Mr.. Davidson as Jim" and just as
often she called him John" She
had great numbers of men friends
whom the family never had seen;
| and it was no wonder that she
couldn't keep their names straight
in her mind:
She was always talking about this
one and that one. I'm going out
tonight with Jerry Hull" she would
say; or. Don't expect me home
early tonight because Tom Miles
waits lllc " ldhc III SuUN VIII
| him."
Il think it's terrible for girl to
know SO many men," Mrs Jerome
would complain every now and
then. "And especially men that you
never bring home for ME to meet
When I was a girl had one young
man and l entertained him in my
fathers parlor!"
Yes. and look where it's landed
you. On the dump-heap" Miles
soft little voice would answer her
brutally, and that always ended the
argument.
That night Mile came home
from her autcm obile ride before ten
O'Clock. which was an unheard of
hour for Mile to come home from
anything. She often said that she
didn't begin 10 really live until after
dark. She was 4 born night-owl.
"7ut l wanted to get some beat
ty-sleep tonight" she told Sally in
her delicious drawl when they Were
in their room undressing. II hate
to look like a complete wash ut