New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-06

| Sally Jerome, pretty and clever is
the prop and mainstay of her fam
| lily in the absence of her father
who has not lived with her mother
for nine years. The family consists
| of Mrs. Jerome, the twins, Beau
and Mile. and Sally, herself. Mrs
Jerome enjoys poor health. so Sally
does the housework mornings and
office work for grouchy Mr.. Peevey.
down town, afternoons.
In the flat below the Jeromes'
flat lives Ted Sloan, an automobile
| salesman. who wants Sally to marry
him and keep on working. But the
only man who interests her is Jonn
Nye, whose real estate office is just
across the hall from Mr.. Peevey's.
Nye hires Mile as his secretary
and becomes blindly infatuated. buy
ing her expensive gifts and lending
her his car, etc. But Mile confesses
to Sally that, although she intends
to try to marry Nye because of his
money, she is much more in love
with a man named Davidson. She
had known Davidson when she
worked at Bursall's, where he vas
a bond salesman.
Beau and Mile give very little
towards the upkeep of the flat. They
even borrow from Mrs. jerome when
one of her husbands checks arrive.
Sally has hard time keeping house,
and occasionally has to borrow from
her aunt, Emily Jerome. who is
giving up school teaching to turn
her old home into a wayside inn.
Aunt Emily wants Sally to go. into
business with her, but Sally is afraid
to give up her s21 a week with Mr..
peevey to take chance elsewhere.
Beau gets s11O from Ted Sloan by
means Of two bad checks. When
Ted threatens to turn him over to
the police, Sally borrows the money
to pay him from Mr.. Peevey. But
when she gives it to Beau, he uses it
to elope with his fiancee, Mabel
Wlmot. Sally starts paying off
both Ted and Mr.. Peevcy at the rate
of 81 a week. Beau and Mabel Dor
row from her. too. and she is at her
wits ends when Mile is taken sick
and has to have q doctor. which
means more money. Mrs. Jerome
has turned over her last check to
Beau and Mile for a wedding pres
ont, and Sally is almost without n
dollar. One afternoon while Mile is
sick at home, and John Nye is out
OF town, Sally sees Davidson at
Nye's office door, asking for Millie.
She goes out to speak to him.
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CHAPTER NXIN
Ibid you want to see Millie?'
asked Sally. walking straight up
to Davidson and shaking hands
with him in her brisk, business-lille
way.
"Yes-but I'd rather sec you"
Davidson answered. holding her
hand in both of his. DO you work
up here?" His cold. gray eyes lift
ed and looked beyond her into Mr..
Peevey's funny, fashioned office.
with its electric stove, its roll-top
desk and red calico chair cushions.
Sally nodded and drew her hand
away from his. Her face flushed,
tut her eyes met his straight and
full. Sally's eyes had no flirtatious
side long glances. Set witchingly
wide apart and fringcd with long,
silky lashes they had the frankncss
Of child's eyes.
"Millie's at home today. She was
awfully sick last night" she said.
"And Mr.. Nyes out of town. I'll
tell Mile you were here. Goo1-bye.'
She was turning to go back 10
Mr.. Poevey's office when a sudden
though struck her and she came
back TO where Davidson stood
watching her
"Millie said something to me last
night about your coming to work
for Mr.. Nye," she said. "Do you
mind my asking if that was what
you came for?'
1t was daring question, but
Davidson answered it with a jerk
of his head.
"The bond business hasn't been
so good lately. and I thought I'd
try selling lots instead" he said
shortly, with a smile that did not
light up HIS gray eyes. How would
you like to meet me after york to-
day, and Wen go and buy Mile
some roses"
Sally shook her head at him and
laughed. Il imagine you can buy
roses without any of my help she
smiled. You look as if you'd bought
plenty Of them in your time. Be-
sides. I've got to hurry home today
That night when she got home
Mile was sitting up in bed eating
chocolate ice cream in n big bowl
Beside her sat Mrs. Jerome with an
other bowl OF if in her lap.
Tee cream exclaimed Sally
coming to stop in the doorway.
Did the doctor say Millie could
have ice cream" It seemed to her
that chocolate ice cream was 4 pref
ty heavy dict for an invalid,
Mrs. Jerome looked guilty "Well.