Show jacj 10 ny MCC M conni 1 sg s soon goon as vince left the room arry rry sold said soberly to jacqueline Jacquel lne im not going to interfere with ings r too much but as soon as iu u shake that job of yours ewt t week to be exact youre ing to start being mrs larrimore cutter in the right fashion un we know about this jacobs of j well find a furnished apart ent nt for the time being I 1 i why dont in 1 begin now by putting on your dg g it will save announcements y acks eyes twinkled wickedly 1 I 1 got it where Is it down in the second national nit of all things saving it for evl evi ice ce were you y exactly its in my hopeless st along with tho the contract our triage certificate and some beau ill I 1 but worthless stock certify acs es etcar tea r em cm all up except the eg and the wedding document the is the clerk wrote not mine mlarry arry ill have to tell you ething ethl ng I 1 almost forgot its it about ut those stock certificates I 1 bought them at mr jacobs urging avey were to make me rich 4 IW larry almost shouted 0 you mean to tel tell me that old I 1 in budgeon mud geon got into youl you I 1 now I 1 have it in fa tor r himl for how much he nick you huor about au all I 1 had V ril lu take it out of his hide larry dont worry put but larry dont go standing up for him worth any pity but ut dont you see I 1 never light of it myself jacque appeared somewhat panic acken if it been for mr lobs rn dawned in larrys k eyes ah I 1 seel seat you were broke all ugh the evil advice of the old aln in in the piece own up newt ts its why you took me on i cheeks named she chil intended to tell larry carryall Lar ryall 11 about b everything but to hear it ed in that bold bald fashion was al it t too much her head came up antly t had something to do with it y I 1 arlinge As aa if it made any dlf dif aces CP I 1 told you that fati fate was in I 1 believe it more than ever rry arry she came close to are you really happy do you love lave me n i my sacred honor mrs cutshall I 1 demonstrate ol 01 1 just wait a minute until I 1 my face were late bowl CHAPTER XVI noun bouncing cing her intention of leav the he preyed to be a e difficult task than jacqueline ci paled she would miss her lit it effice flee miss the pleasant acquaint s the activity of the lobby una tely sho she knew a competent ogra grapher pher who would like her she would recommend the girl r potter that might make him willing to let her go other it would be just like larry to matters into his own hands hubald hl bald potter was genuinely zed ed when jacqueline walked his office and explained that lust leave the first of the week hebald achibald elevated his bro brows WS quiz y you are extremely fortu miss anthony that your in ants are allowing you to reso early we shall miss you ly h i it that she oft off in rosy confusion 0 7 archibald queried his an played with the cir carnation nation in buttonhole hole when is the wed quelene surrendered with a 1 I cant tell you the date evaded ilits its a seer secret et but ither er no one knew do you au U can trust me but you must e wish you and the fortunate man every happiness lank ank you t it t much was settled the main was to keep the staff virgle blake in dark as a to the resignation rys shoulder was doing nicely he was very busy spending time in c conference on ferenc e with his hl rs he had little to say about ogress they were making only things were moving along wits was his excuse for turning the i hunting over to his wife lar opposed that she select a furd apartment for the time behe care where it was so 8 it was roomy and nice te a to her consternation he took his h Is own bank and introduced P a t teller eller she was given a i check book and a deposit book indicated that mrs jacqueline J account was in the amount t thousand dollars ought you could get away with j nt int you larry jibed y to got any of this thin she re I 1 saucily quelene eline finally selected an nent ent with five rooms in a new bofty building not tar far from sand and street she wax waa quite i wed ed with Us its seeming in agniel I 1 and rather fearful when she a he tier er husband to inspect it n tin R not very big was his comment but ut do if tt it suits you I 1 want to get away from the hotel dont you like it any more she asked cembre demurely V Y no it gives 91 es me the willies every time I 1 pass through the lobby and see that other dame in your little office makes me feel like throwing her out and your cigar peddling friend was asking me about you yesterday she seems all broken up because you disappeared without saying goodby good by 1 poor virgie I 1 must run in and say hello to her you explain who me I 1 told her I 1 had been on the point of asking the management where you were she gave me a dirty look for that thinking of alma my blonde of course are you sure you no I 1 was thinking of my wife you so much to move have you just my clothes and a few other things send them over in the morning tomorrow night the cutters will be in their own home please jack yes the first sunda a afternoon in the new home took the nature of a housewarming with vince as gueft ora when Is the weddIng 11 of honor he had driven down from the brown farm for the occasion after dinner the three tat sat in the living room vince brought up the topic of martin jacobs he was curious to learn the latest developments were getting some place now larry admitted after the law firm of hicks and hicks got through outlining things to the old gentleman he was more than willing to play any pay of course you never can tell what will happen when a thing like that drags through the courts but jacobs Is anxious to settle outside I 1 think the way it will end did he own up to anything vince wanted anted to know he have a chance we pinned it on him hes a game loser but hes definitely afraid of an investigation about my dads finish old hicks advised me yesterday to let jacobs off with a financial settlement take him to the C cleaners lea ners id rather it was that way jac quelene decided 1 I cant help feeling sorry for mr jacobs and another thing larry went on the business wont tie me up here im thinking of a vacation A few weeks loafing in hawaii wont go bad about now what do you say jack larryl jacqueline Jacquel lne sat bolt up right tier her eyes shining am I 1 going to cross the am 11 II unless you can think of some other place tor for a honeymoon we had one yet you know 1 I can hardly believe it she he breathed its too wonder wonderfully full and after we come back I 1 think well find ourselves owning old fair lawn ive always dreamed of living there again and now ill have someone to s share hare it with me one bad memory wont spoil it for or you will it dear oh id love it larry ive wanted to live thero there ever since I 1 saw it that first time in the moonlight I 1 was planting roses around those old pillars when that man scared me then well have roses larry declared vince better plan to voyage with us how about it vince wriggled uncomfortably in his chair no I 1 guess not thank you just the same too busy on the invention heard anything yes vince cleared his throat hate to tell you larry but somebody else beat me to that thing five years ago larry threw his head back and laughed excuse me vince vance he apologized that sounded to so tragic have to come along now while youre thinking up another vince shifted hla his position again no I 1 think im through inventing ive always wanted to take up farming I 1 guess maybe I 1 will thinking of buying a farm fine well not exactly you see I 1 its mother brown eh well jack larry said with a grin vince and mrs brown have been carrying on a shameless romance ever since I 1 sent him up there from the hospital what hes trying to tell you yog oh vincel well maybe jacqueline Jacquel lne flew to her fathers side and flung her arms about him 1 I think wonder wonderfully full please please be very happy happ 1 sure sure and I 1 think id better be starting back car all right vince larry why yes then better keep it need it well pick up another one when we get back Thank sl after vince went larry laid more wood on the fire then drew jacqueline back to a seat on the couch they sat for a time gazing into the flames busied with their thoughts presently larry lifted his cifes left hand to the light that ring gives me a lot of sat mrs cutter now I 1 know im not dreaming are you sure positive did you do what I 1 told you with that contract no mr cutter its in my dressing table get it will you when she complied compiled larry studied it thoughtfully in the flickering light you must have thought me mad you jack no wonderfully Wonder full she leaned closer to look at the paper do you remember how you made the dotted line with your pen so I 1 could sign too yes you blessed little trump it ile he held the paper aloft grasping two corners between thumbs and forefingers here she goes mrs cutter okay okay darling the sound of paper torn THE END |