The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-04-19
Chapter 29
BILLS AND CHECKS

had arrived at the stage where she was afraid to look at her bank book knowing that the end of her solvency was getting shockingly near.
 The name on the card the nice old gentleman had given her was Paul Dexter, with an address in the city. Four days later when she thought he would be fully re- covered from his injuries she rang up MT. Dexter.
 "Is that MT. Dexter2" asked Jac- queline.
 Dexter speaking" was the sharp rejoinder Who is it?"
 How are you this morningP' asked Jacqueline nicely.
 I'm all right, thanks. Who's speaking?"
 I'm afraid you won't know my name" replied Jacqueline, "as you have never heard it. But I am the girl you met the other night out in the country
 "Eh-whats that?" came the sharp voice from the other end of the wire. Say that again"
 "The girl you met the other night in the country when you had your motor accident
 T don't know what you are talking about. I did not meet girl in the country the other night, because I have not been out of London for at least a month. l have never had motor accident in my life. You've got the wrong num- Der"
 Jacoueline began to feel slightly annoyed. After all he had asked her to call.
 If your name is Paul Dexter you are the man I want" she said, patiently. You gave me your card four nights ago when your car was as smashed up and you asked me to ring you up and see how you were getting on"
 Look here" MT. Dexter broke Ill brusquely, you may think this is funny, but I don't. You are wasting my time, and I am busy. Please get off the line"
 Jacqueline was about to give MT. Dexter a piece of her mind when she heard clank.
 Well, of all the base ingratitude,D z she said, as she left the instrument. He looked such nice old gen. tleman, too"
 She dismissed MT. Dexter from her mind as an ungrateful and de- ceitful old man.
 So she turned once again to the business of seeing gay time. It was becoming more than ever business now. She tried to inter est herself in theatres and dances, and had a perfectly miserable time for nearly week,
 During that time she saw no more of MT. Carew or of Mrs. Por- ter Mason or of Teddy Montrose. The more she tried to put Teddy out of her mind, the more she found herself thinking and dream ing of him, and picturing all the wonderful things that might have been if only she had been really rich.
 She dreamed, too, and the dreams were the most wonderful of all. She was always rich in the dreams, and she always made the same little speech.
 What does it matter if you are poor, Teddy?" she would say Just never mind about your silly old father. What does money matter? And, anyway, I have enough for two. If you don't feel that you can share my money, the same as would yours, if you had heaps I'll give it away. I've been poor before"
 And Teddy would smile at her In her dreams. Nowhere in the world was there another smile like Ted dy's.
 And he also always made the same little speech "The world IS full of a number of things"
 After that he would take her in his arms and hold her very tight And that was perhaps the best part of the dream.
 But stern reality was a different matter. Exactly how stern it was she realized when she received 3 telephone call in her sitting room at the Majestic, and found herself speaking with the manager of the bank. Sorry to worry you, Miss Grey the manager said urbanely. bu' vour account is overdrawn."
 soh-I'm so awfully sorry re- plied Jacqueline. in her new man. ner which she managed very well aoh-that's quite all right, MISS
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