Show TELEGRAM FICTION I All That Glitters I By ANNE ANNE GARDNER CHAPTER FORTY Ross had to fight light for a moment to conceal the agitation Barb Barbaras Barbara's ques ques- ion had c caused but he managed to tomake tomake tomake make his voice calm and pleasant as asa asa asa a successful lawyers lawyer's should beI beI beI be I would Do you have news Yes about you That is walt wall just a minute Ill I'll read it to you She says ays What has hn become of 0 Ross Taylor Tay Tay- for lor or and how is he No one ever men ever men men- ions him in their letters Is he allright all allright allright right I thought you mi might ht l like ke to kno know enow because its it's the fir first t time lime she's spoken of or you jou ou and I thought perhaps per per- haps haps haps- laps Thanks a lot Barbara It was awfully aw aw- fully ully good of you OU to tell m me There seemed to be bc no one about the ranch house as Ross drove up uP stopped his car outside the late gale gate galeand and ind looked hesitantly around There was vas someone though a sm small person per son in overalls which seemed incongruous incongruous incon- incon with her long dark darle curls who was watching him him with big bri bright ht eyes from the corner of the fence He smiled at nt her and stretched out his hand Youre Susan How are arc you rou Wont Won't you come and say hello The child came toward him and andRoss andRoss Ross loss saw how much she was like Jerry 0 I know know you Youre You're Uncle Tay Tay- tor lor or Ross felt absurdly happy that she he had remembered him The child climbed up on the gate cate Arc Are you OU in complete charge charce here Aunt Bette Belte is in the garden and Mummy is horseback riding M My cousins are all in school and md that's I why I haven't anyone to pla play with She was measuring him with her bright dark eyes Did you ou come cometo to see Uncle Jim I came to see your mother but if f she's away may I pIa play with you im i'm not very good at it but Ill I'll try hard lard and Im I'm willing to learn The child smiled Jerrys Jerry's brilliant lashing flashing smile Im a very good Rood goodteacher teacher And I think I like you Ross swung over the gate lifted lilted Susan down When Jerr Jerry drew up at the gate on her return from the ride the two of them came to open opec it for her and after they had accomplished ac the task Susan slipped d her hand into Ross Ross' hand again and together the they came up to Jerry where she sat on her pony looking down at them Jerry was brown there was red redin redin redin in her ch cheeks checks ks her ce eyes eyes' were bright bricht land and not haunted any more As she shel looked at the two of them the little girl clinging with both hands to the thc theman's theman's mans man's big fist it was if she saw the answer to a question she had asked herself many times Ross stooped and md swung small Susan Susan Su SUo Su- Su san to his shoulder where she bal balanced herself herscH crowing with delight He put his hand on the horn of or Jerrys Jerry's saddle his eyes ces pleading with her tier o Susan thinks Id I'd be an addition to your family Jerry Could we persuade persuade persuade per per- suade you ou Jerry put her hand on his TH THE END |