Show THE FICTION ION CHANGE OF PACE CORNER By Willard Olvan Persing uI T dont don't Care If you have to buy buya a sawmill to get that lumber just see that it gets there today Mike Clanahan sl slammed a m m e d the Minute phone back on 3 Fiction its cradle mum mumbling mum mum- bUng bling to himself about y young o 0 un g pups who quit trying as soon as they'd heard beard No mentioned a time or 01 two The slender haired black-haired girl sitting on the corner cornel of his desk grinned a at him Pops if everyone bulled their way through like you do there'd be quite a 1 crop of cracked heads As M he be looked up at his daughter Mikes Mike's face softened into a smile Something on your mind Cathy Yes but I 1 think k this Job ob is a little too delicate for your methods She stared out the window for a moment before continuing James refuses refuse to marry me she said Now hes he's decided that its it's better if we dont don't even see lee each other any more Refuses Refuse to marry foul j The windows win dows rattled as Mike came up out of his chair Why Ill I'll Ill I'll- Cathy's frown put Mike Mice back into his chair what I 1 mean about your methods Id I'd like to have enough of him left to carry me over the threshold Why wont won't he be marry you Rich girl poor pOOl boy He says he wont won't have it appear appeal that he married d me for my money Mike stared thoughtfully at her You really love him dont don't yon Cathy nodded her head All Ail you need Mike I said as he leaned back and stared at the ceiling cellinI Is Just a diamond diamond- studded carat fourteen miracle mira mira- cle a thought to cheer a girls girl's heart Cathy gave her father a awry a awry awry wry glance That is if u you have r r 1111 r 1 u Pops please dont don't try anything anything any any- thing Cathy said Your tao- tao tics are about aboul as subtle as a. those I of 01 an old billy goat an extra miracle you wont won't be needing need ing lag for a few days R MIKE TIKE CLOSED HIS ms eyes eye I and LL studied d a moment I could arrange for a salaried high job to fall his hi way way Pops please dont don't try anything like that If U he found that we had a hand in it he would probably leave town Your tactics are about as al subtle as those of an old billy goat All AU right so Im I'm not in the habit of pussy footing around growled Mike What mat are you going to do Same ts IS I 1 have been doing Argue some more and try to wear him nun down dawn That settles settle that Mike stood up and absently walked over to get his hat bat and coat You want me to drop you off au at home Ive I've got to run over to the hospital The hospital Yes old Zeke til fellow who owns own the newsstand down on the corner comer thinks hes he's going goin to die and I thought some company might che cheer r him him up up Cathy frowned He lIe must be the theone theone theone one who has been giving me some lome competition James Janes spends two or three nights a week chess and arguing politics with some ome old ld fellow named Zeke Mike Mice stopped and stared at Cathy Come on on he said laid burr hurriedly hur bur r Cuy flU it I J dont don't get Bet a m move v on visiting hours hota's will wW be over before I get let there The windows were still rattling from Mikes Mike's conversation when he slammed Hammed the phone back into its cradle and glanced up at the young woman who was struggling to keep the exasperated expression on her lace face Mike Clanahan I thought you were asked to keep y your ur strong arm MU tactics CU out of my J love v affair Mike grinned up at her What Whit do you mean meant You know very well what I mean meaD Cathy's Cath's stern expression broke Into a happy laugh She came OM around aroud the e desk and kissed him on the forehead But I anti dont don't know- know Dont pia play Innocent with me Having Zeke leave everything to James w was WIB a stroke of genius But what I want to know I is Ia how bow you m managed ed to get forty seven thousand room dollars dollar In old W bUls bm hidden bidden in Zekes Zeke's Did it work Cath Cathy held her left hand in front ot of Mikes Mike's face tace A diamond up on the third finger twinkled at u b him merrily menU |