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Il told you" repeated Tim she
Is Wanda Kelly"
There was a dead pause. Blake at
last broke IL.
There's about forty.hve million
women IN the United States" he nut.
tered dazedly, "and out OF that whole
lot. you had 10 go and-and fall in love
with"
What's your objection" bristled
Tom. You don't even know her. yet"
Il don't, hey7' retorted Blake.
Then. checking the impulse to tell
his son the story of his verbal tilt
with Wanda. he added
Maybe | don't. But know her
kind She's after a rich mans son.
She's an easy-mark hunter And she's
found one all right, all right"
That's absurd You don't know"
Absurd or not" snapped Blake, its
got to stop short! I'm not going to
let you throw yourself away on a girl
like that II ii comes TO a showdown,
! I'll withdraw my support from you.
And then what can you do? Hey? An
swer me that. Here I've given you
the softest snap there is-a big salary
for loaiing around an Office a few
hours a week. How much could you
make by your own law practice If once
| take my hand from under you!
You haven't got an earning ability Of a
thousand dollars year. And you
know it. Suppose | try that; and see
If she's so blooming anxious, then, to
marry you"
Il understand said Tom bitterly
But you're wrong. l didn't ask your
consent. just told you what my
plans are That's all"
ITS enough, / guess"
Look here, dad. You spoke JUS
now of coming to a showdown Also
you claim I'm no good without YOU
backing If l can't make a living oil
my own hook, it's high time for me t
begin to learn how. If all the educa
ton and money and training you've
spent on me have fitted me for moth
ing except to be a political catspav
for you, it's time I started along {
fresh line You've outlined my posi-
ton pretty clearly And I'm going t,
make my own way--with the girl
: mean to marry"
"Oh, you poor wall-eyed fool" sigh
ed Blake.
, III I'm a fool fared Tom, q in
herit it,"
, "Of all the senseless come-backs
ever heard commented Blake dis
gustedly, that's about the latest AM
silliest. However, we understand eacl
! other at last"
/ Il suppose" broke in Tom, wit
sulky contrition, Il needn't have sal
, that. I'm sorry"
> You needn't be. Maybe you wer
, right Perhaps it wasn't such pun
. comeback after all But, of course
it's tough for a man to see his onl
son throw himself away on "a"
> Steady, dad! won't stand for tina
= sort of talk about her Not even fror
you"
Whether say it or not, grumble
Blake, you know what l think. S
what's the difference?"
When you change your mind" al
; swered Tom, fighting holly for sci
control, you'll have less to tax
{ back"
!, He damned on his hat, flung ope
Il the door-and confronted a man an
Q a woman who were entering.
u The woman-tall, slender, strikingl
= handsome-darted forward to wher
Jim Blake stood scowling at his sol
p And at sight Of her the scowl change
to light that few men had seen-c
l. suspected--in the grim old politician
S face.
a Hello, Grace" he exclaimed in d
light Gee, but you come like bunC
of sunshine after a Welsh-rabbit nigh
e mare! Stand still and let's look {
you! No, don't waste time kissin
Tom. He's got other people to kiss