New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
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Sally Jerome. pretty and clever
Is the prop and mainstay of hel
family In the absence of her father
who has not lived with her mother
for years. The family consists OF
Mrs. Jerome; the twins, Beau and
Billie; and Sally herself. Mrs. Je-
rome enjoys poor health, so Sally
! does the homework mornings and
office work for Mr.. Peevey down.
town afternoons.
In the flat below the Jeromes
lives young Ted Sloan, an automo-
bile salesman who wants her to
marry him and keep on working
| But the only man in whom she Is
| interested is John Nye, whose real
estate offices are across the hall
from Mr.. Peeveys. Nye hires Mile
as his secretary, upon Sally's recon-
mendation, and Mile instantly be-
| gins to "shine up" to him. He be-
comes hlindly infatuated with her
and Sally is heartsick and jealous.
Beau and Millie spend most OF
! tlltlI cal liISS OIl lltllStlNts, anu
Sally's only real financial help is an
occasional check from her absent
father. Every now and then she
| has to borrow some money from
her spinster aunt, Emily Jerome
an energetic school teacher who has
decided to turn her suburban home
stead into a ,"chicken dinner" way
side inn.
Beau raises check given him by
/, Ted Sloan from $40 to- 800, and
of his own. Ted tells Sally about it
one night when he is angry with
her, and she borrows 500 from Mr..
| Peevey. and turns it over to Beau
so that he may give 1t to Ted. But
Beau keeps 1t and elopes with his
fiancee, Mabel Wilmot, jazzy
young creature. Mrs. Jerome is
crushed by the news of the mar
/ riage and goes with Aunt Emily to
spend the day with her. Mile moves
all her things into Beau's room, so
that there viii! be no room left IN
flat for him and Mabel. While she
spends the whole day, which hap
pens to be Sunday, doing this, Sally
prepares supper for John Nye, who
is coming, and for Ted with whom
she is on friendly terms once more.
Just az the four are sitting down
to dainty, well served meal. Beau
and Mabel burst into the room, and
Mabel begins a long slangy speech
to John Nye whom she never has
seen before.
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CHAPTER NX1II
It seemed to Sally, as she looked
at little Mabel with startled blue
eyes, that she really had never seen
her until this moment.
Perhaps it was because she was
seeing her new through John Nye's
| eyes-but somehow she never had
seemed so cver-dressed, so highly
"ouged, SO loud-voiced, $3.50 vulgar
before
She stood in the doorway. swing
| ing her beaded bag to and fro roll
ing her eyes at John Nye, and talk
ing to him as if she had known him
all her life.
You'll make room for me beside
you. won't you. Big Shot" she
asked him pertly, even II they
! don't ask me and Beau to sit down
and have a bite, you will, won't
| you?"
"Of course, I will" John answer
ed good naturally, and sprang up
to place a chair for her beside his
own.
| The sudden movement seemed to
bring Sally back to life. She had
been frozen with surprise and q
kind of dismay ever since the new
Unmarried pair had burst open he
| door.
Now she jumped up and did all
the things that she should have
done three minutes before.
She kissed Mabel. smiled at Beau
and told him to get some forks and
napkins from the sideboard. She
sent Ted Sloan into the kitchen to
slice some more roast beef. and then
she put an arm around Mabel and
drew her out of the room.
II know you want to come out
into my room and put some powder
on your nose, and so FORTH" size
said to her, although Nah"''s little
nose was thickly covered with pow
der already.
II want to talk TO Won for SEQ
ond," she half whispered TO her rs
soon as they wrr" in the narrow
little hall that Id TO the bedrooms.
you and Beau have had something
to drink, haven't you?"
Mabel Uiggied her shoulders I'm
patiently. well, SUPPOSE we did ?"
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