The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-09
BY MARGUERITE HENRY

Sadie felt of the three crumpled $1 bills in her pocket. Three dol- lars," she spat. Three dollars for getting up at 5:30 every morning. Three dollars for washing, ironing and cooking. Three dollars for scrubbing a couple of little brats and shushing them so the "missus" can sleep.
 Three dollars" she was still muttering as she climbed the third flight of stairs. And then at the sound of frantic scratchings at the door and excited little yelps she suddenly forgot her grievances.
 "S-p-o-t-t-y," she spelled softly. Flows my lil ole Spotty?" Her tired body suddenly felt young and strong again, as if whole days work were ahead Instead of behind her. With singing heart she opened the door to the hot, stuffy apart ment and was almost upset by a homely, Appeared terrier whose stubby tail was wagging like met ronome set for presto.
 He Jumped up again and again, higher and higher, until his narrow pink tongue finally reached the face he loved 50 well.
 Then, gasping Sadie's wrist gen. tly between his teeth, he pulled her into the small apartment to make sure she would not escape He muzzled into her glove, carry ing it proudly to the faded, red haired woman who dropped in a chair by the window.
 "Whatsa matter, ma?" yelled Sa- die. You ain't got the blues on Saturday."
 What's that you say?"
 T said you ain't got the blues on Saturday" shouted Sadie.
 "Ain't I thought" abjectly.
 Not yer job?" asked Sadie quick ly.
 The red-haired woman nodded.
 "What'd the old lady say when she fired yah?"
 Sadie! I'd sooner you didn't talk about Mis- Simpson like that. Can she help 1t If my eyesight's so bad I can't tell flour from sugar or cinnamon from paprika? Can she help 1t if don't hear the telephone or the doorbell no more? She's gotta have a woman who can see and hear. Why, Sadie, she's so good-hearted, she offered to buy Spotty for $25 any time we needed the money"
 Offered to buy Spotty!"
 ".Yes, she did. Said he behaved so good-not the nervous kind that 1 trembles n runs at every noise."
 Sadie laughed until all the. tired lines were gone. "Oh, ma, that's a riot. Didja tell her how Spotty | shivers and pants on the Fourth of July?"
 T should say not"
 Well, I will. Thatll cure her wantin' to buy our dog"
 You'll do nothing of the kind"
 Well, she ain't goin' to have our | dog, maj"
 "No. No. Course not" soothingly. l T just say it's nice to know where you can get the money when you need it."
 Less than a month later they needed it desperately. The "Missus" had caught Sadie trying 1 to discipline Ethelinda, the young est child, for swinging kitten by the tail. Sadie had been dismissed on the spot.
 Without recommendation, it seemed impossible to get work. One night when Sadie was passing the first-floor landing, tired and hun- yry after 8 fruitless day of answer ng ads, her floated out, ,Letaoinshrd ng ads, her mothers shrill tele- phone voice floated out over the 'irst-floor transom along with the fragrance of Mrs. Schulzs fried onions and potatoes.
 "Mis' Simpson," 1t pleaded, 'Sadie's lost her job and can't get work. We're hungry, Mis- Simpson.
 don't mind for myself. I ain't But I cant see my Sadie .et all hollow-eyed. So if you still want Spotty :" her voice broke. What dyou say? Can you talk