Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-03-07
"No Friend Like
a Sister"
By ISABEL NELL
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sspT>HERES no friend like sister,"
quoted Mrs, Higgins. She quot
ed 1t mournfully, as II II were one of
the bitter but inescapable facts of life.
"Pooh," snapped her daughter. Sally.
who was rubbing brllliantine into her
smooth black hair. God help me II
never have better friend than that
brat of sister of mine."
Mrs. Higgins sighed dolefully. The
door opened quletly-in itself
strange event In the household where
cyclonic entrances and exits were the
rule. The "brat of sister" edged
her way into the room.
In romantic and earlier day of
her youth Mrs. Higgins had chosen
the name of Esmerelda for the young
er Of her daughters. Usually there
was gay insouciance about her, but
not tonight.
She dropped into chair and looked
at her mother and Sally.
"Well, speak up" commanded Sally
sharply "Got canned, didn't your"
"Worse than that" It was a sort
of wall.
"Worse?" The mother and older
sister chorused It quickly.
"Yeah-worse. I'm in fine mess,
l am"
"Tell u.s." demanded Sally.
TITS Joe," shifted Esmerelda. "Joe's
been caught differing. And he had a
bunch of bonds on him when they took
Ihim-some Of the boss bonds. And
he told the boss gave them to him
"Did your" The voice was like o
knife.
"0f course didn't. But I'm about
the only person who could have gotten
them easily, and the boss knows I've
been running around with joe"
"What you get for playing around
with a cheap little crook like that Joe.
I told you months ago he was no
good"
NOW, Sally" shifted her mother.
"Merry's IN trouble. and. s-sase :, Ia
need 20 go into that. Poor girl
you're her sister, you know, and
Lnere s no Iflenu-
"Don't you say It. Friend She
needs a keeper"
Sally slapped back the black hair.
She pulled on black dress and coat
and slid a silver turban over her left
eye.
"Where you going"
"Out."
"Out2 With Merry feeling like
this?"
"Pm going out, no matter how Mer
ry feels. She'd better stay right here
though"
The door crashed behind her. Es
merelda raised her head and burst In
to sobbing.
"She wouldn't do a thing for me
She's always hated me-"
"She Is kind Of heartless," agreed
Mrs. Higgins. "She was Just saying.
before you came in, that you were no
friend to her."
"If she was in jam like this, I'd
well, I'd do something"
The clock licked loudly. The mo
ments dragged on. Mrs. Higgins rose
nut ont nIIlr hottie wound fine clock
ana wont about The multitude of lIttle
tasks of putting the apartment to bed
for the night. Disgrace might come
hnt living must 20 On
The quick tap Of high heels bent
down the hallway. Sally flung into
tba room a f,ne color m her cheeks
ar cross that vounq whinner-snon
ner,II think twice the next time he
tails n I,o ahout an innocent vonny
oir,n sha oxrJtod
ayvhotw
wrhot Joe--tba IIttla coward no
iiava mo made him crawlp
avon sow Joe-von went IN the
,ou,D
ayou no, I sov Joe I had IN non,
!, claw nv way info ia,l bnt 7 90,
IN there---and got n written state
mon, from Mr. Toe that no was wing
30 sova HE srinn
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at ,o,d him he,d hetter stov in io,l
for nc rost ., HE no FOR IA 90, him
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lin 10 wos t,ckIed 10 Give mo me
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