New Britain herald., 1928-03-26

! words to express that quality within i her that burned a steady flame al ! these years. nnquencha hle, ever i under the soul-stifling, damr ] blanket ot charity. She knew dilnlS ] that 1t Was prde--a fierce, arrogant l pride, that told her that Sally Ford
 by birth. was entitled 10 the best. And noH-her body quivcred with i an agony which had no name and " hiclI was the more terrible for its i Ganclessn ass-sht was to be thrls, ont into the world, or that part of thc world represented by Glenn Car son and his family. To eat the bit ter bread of charity, to slave for inc food she pu' into her stomach, hlch craNed detcacies she had never tasted to be treated as ser
 want. to have the shame Of being an orphan, a child nobody wanted, continuously held up before her shrinking. hunted eyes-that was
 the fate which being 16 had brought upon Sally Ford.
 Every Jnna they came-farmers
 like Clam Carson, seeking hired girls whom they would not have to pay. Carson himself had taken three girls from the orphanage.
 EHna Cooper, who had gone to the Carson farm when Sally was
 IS, had come back to the Home in September, a broken, dispjritcd thlng-Rena, who had been so gay and bright and saucy. Annie Springer had been his choice the next year. and Annie had never come back, The story that driftod into the orphanase by some myste- rlous grapevine had il that Annie had found fellow" on the farm g hired man, with whom she had wandered away without the formal lty of marriage ceremony.
 The third summer, when he could not have Sally. he had taken Ruby Pressor, pretty. sweet little Ruby. who had been in love with Eddie Cobb, one of the orphaned boys since she was l3 or If years old Eddie had run away from the
 Home. after promising Ruby to como back for her and marry her "hen he was groWn-up and making enough money for two 10 live on,
 Ruby had gotten into mysterious trouble on the Carson farm-thn 'grapevinc' never supplied concrete dctails-and Ruby had run away from the farm, only to be caught by the police and sent 10 the rcforma- tory. the particular hell with which every orphan was threatened if she dared disoboy even minor rule of the Home. Delicate. sweet little Ruby in the rcformato evil place where ''incorrigihles'' poi soned the minds of good girls like Ruby Presser, made criminals Of them. too.
 Sally. remembering. as she COW cred against the door of the orphan age office. Was suddenly fiercelv glad that Ruby had thrown herself from a fifth floor window of the re tormatory Ruby. dead. was sa fe now from charity and evil and from queer, warped. ugly girls who uhis- pered terrible things as they hud- aled on the cots of their cells.
 "oh. Sally. dear. what is the mat ter?:' A soft, signing voice broke in on Sally's grief and fear. a bony hand Was laid comfortingIy on Sally's dark head.
 MT, Carson. that farmer who takes girl every summer is going 10 take me home with him tonight, v sally sulped.
 But that will be 4llce. Sally" Miss Pond sushcd, You will have a real home. with plenty to eat and maybe some .lice little dresses to wear. and make new fricnis-''
 "Ncs. Miss Pond' Sally nodded. held in thrall by ? years of enforced acquiesccnce. But. oh, Miss Pond. I'd been hoping it was--my father or my mother. or somebody l be- long to-
 Why, Sally. you haven't father 'Irrii4 filil Jul iiIDl i1'tl- but, Ill+EtN me, I mustn't be running on like this" Miss Pond caught herself ID hastily, fearful eyc on the closed door
 Miss Pond" Sally pleaded ''W ont you please. please tell me something about myself before l go away? l know you re not allowed to, but oh, Miss Pond. please, It's so cruel not 10 know anything Please. Miss Pond. You've always been SO sweet 10 me"
 The little touch of flattcry did if. or maybe if WIS the puthos in those wide. blue eyes.
 "It's against tho rules" Miss Pond waycred, "But---1 know how you fool. Sally dear. I WAS rats"1 in the Home myself. not knowing, I can't get your card ont of the files TOW; Mir. Stone might comc ani catch mo. But I'll make some cA~ ouse to come up to the locker room N hon you're getting your things to rothcr. Oh" he broke off T vas 'VN' f'lllng SJilN now nc" II wall oo for her 10 have 8 real home Mrs. ~tour.'
 Mrs. Stops closed tho door ftrmly- her eEoa stern upon Sally. "D' sours' 1T Will be ric". And Sally must he properly approcla'iye. ] did lot It all lika Hour nlHnn"r to Mir. arson Sally, Eu' run along now md pack. You may take VOLT Sun lav Jr >a and shoes, and one of sour everyday gingh3uls. Mr. Car son "ilI rrovda voUr clothes His la1sht. r is about your 3ec. and ho -sHs her last years dresses sill b. nicer than anrthlne ynuNr ever laJ.'
 "Y's Mrs ston.. Sally durkel 7'r head and s1dlod out of the door