New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-19
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Emmy Milburn. at nineteen,
wanted to lift herself from the sor-
didness Of the little street she lived
in. to the heights where she felt she
properly belonged. After party
given by her rich cousin, Mariana.
she resolved to better herself some
day, Meantime she took a business
course, paid for by her Grandmother
Pentland, and snubbed, as well as
she could, Robb Hollis, the boy
down the street, who worked in a
mill, and who represented the life
she determined never to let herself
sink into. Mariana tells Emmy she
is going 10 marry Jim Baldwin next
day. and to keep it secret. Emmy
succeeds in getting a stenographic
job-her first position-and is i'm
mensely pleased that she will re-
ceive twenty-five dollars a week.
She figures it will only be little
time before she can get an apart
ment of her own and leave Flower
street forever. Since Uncle Bill
Parks died Mrs. Milburn has been
stopping in to see Grandmother
Pentland a while each evening. En-
my tells her mother You should
worry about her-she has plenty Of
money"
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CHAPTER XXNlII
Mrs. Milburn came and stood be-
side her. Emmy! l don't like to
hear you talk like this. You seem to
have a hard streak in you lately"
She picked up the little jar Of
cold cream with its gold paper label.
And l don't like to see you spoil
ing your nice skin with this stuff.
You don't need it, at your age. any
more than a cat needs two tails"
Emmy lathered on some more Of
the cream. Miss Ingham and all
the girls at Harbisons' use it," said
she, ITS so dirty down town and
there's nothing but liquid soap in
the girls dressing room. 1t just
ruins your skin. they say"
The next morning. which happen
ed to be Saturday, when Emmy put
her sandwiches INTO her slicker
pocket she found another small
package there-a cake of white Cas-
tile soap wrapped in a clean wash
cloth.
Il ran down to the drug store last
night and bought it," Mrs. Milburn
told her. Il don't want you to start
putting things on your face. I don't
want you to get that sticky look
50 many girls have nowadays"
That day at noon Emmy was
given her first salary envelope. Her
eyes deepening and glowing, she
tore open the flap and looked at the
twenty-five dollars in crisp new bills.
Her own money!
On her way down to the dressing
room on the floor below. she began
to dispose Of 1t mentally. :.
Twelve dollars to be set aside for a
new coat Five to 90 TO her mother
for board. Five for hersef.
Miss Ingham was In the washroom
drawing on a pair Of eyebrows with
brown pencil over the place where
her swn had been plucked.
well. I think I'll run up the
street to have my hair trimmed and
my nails DONE" she said, glancing
at Emmy in the mirror that ran
along the wall above the wash
bowls. 'Why don't you go with me :?
Honestly, you'd look lot more
kirpy with your hair shingled. Your
hat would fit better. too
Emmy looked at the waves of
turned-gold hair that showed under
the brim OF her gray felt hat. Yes,
it would have more style II it ere
pulled down over her eyes the way
Miss 1nsham wore herf Besides.
why not try anything once? Short
hair probably would give her the air
OF dash she thought she needed.
She went with Miss Ingham to
the beauty shop.
1t gave her an odd. half-finished
feeling to see her shining hair !. ing
on the white shelf and to run her
hand over the clipped nape Of her
reck.
Il don't know whether I like il
or not" she said doubtfully.
ITS very snappy," Miss Ingham
told her. running her shoe button
eyes over the shorn head. You
looked as old fashioned as Queer
Narys hat before, If you ask me-"
She glanced down at her wrist
watch. Don't you want to drive
down to Richfield with me and m,
boy friend?" she asked generously
There's a place to dance and have
dinner down there. and it's lot Of
fun. We always go somewhere like
that every Saturday. It's Field Da!
for MS"
Emmy thanked her and said she
had to 60 home.
On her way out Of the shop she
stopped and bought a lipstick. She
would just try 1t on her mouth Il
see how II looked
1t looked very we'll, she thought
sitting In the corner Of the Ceda'
avenue street car. with her fee
'propped against the stove.
Robb opened tie door of the LITTLE
yellow house for her. He had beef
reading by the fire.
"Your mother and Dan have gon'
down town to meet your father" h.