The Washington times., 1936-02-24

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er all-this was her day of days
he might have stayed
well, we may as well start
home" she told Uncle Elbert.
The telephone was ringing as
they came in the door.
Christie dropped her paper
bags, and ran to answer it,
"Of course I'll settle-but Of
course I want to talk 1t over with
Donald first. Heavens, do you
really think 1 could get seventy
five thousand? What would do
with it?"
what did I tell you?" Ebert
demanded. But don't you take
lessn' a hundred thousand. You
can get it-easy as rollin' off a
log!"
He scolded her, because she
didn't call Pierce back and tell
him to demand the hundred
thousand.
I'm tellin' you, you can get
it,"
But she was too happy. too ex-
cited really to listen. She wan
dered around the house, thinking
Of the things she'd buy for it.
Some good oriental rugs for the
living room. A wing chair. That
set of dishes she'd wanted for a
year. Why, they could even build
on the two extra rooms they'd
dreamed about. A real dining
room, and a bedroom for Donny.
And why not a guest room. so
that Uncle Elhert would have q
comfortable place to stay when he
came to town?
Aunt Nettie might even sell the
old place at Spanish Pass or
make it over to her as part Of her
share of the estate.
What a place for Donny to
And for Donald to rest. away
from his work
To be back there again. smell
the pines, feel the hot sun, and
the little scented breeze.
There she waS-day dreaming,
and supper to get!
They had avocadoes and por-
terhouse steak and mushrooms
and French fried potatoes and
ice cream for dinner. Everything
that Donald loved.
"I didn't know the butcher sold
steaks any more" he said, grin
ming, a, she served it. II thought
he only sold hamburg and stew
meat"
swell, now that we're rich"
Christie beamed.
"Oh. Christie says you might
feel like grubstakin' me-" Ebert
said. Cost you somethin'. but
there's no question bout it in my
mind: why, I've got the whole
layout there. Might take little
capital. but the rock is there. I
know for a positive fact that it's
where the Indians took out nigh
onto forty thousand. and they
hardly scratched the surface.
With a little capital"
"You won't have to worry about
that you'll get the capital all
right" Donald said.
His eyes sought Christie's across
the table.
Found Schumann waiting for
me when I got back to the lab. "
he said. "It's too soon to say any.
thing, but I think he's going to
go in with us.
"I never for a minute doubted
the ultimate outcome-1 know
we've got it-we're headed for sue
cess. though it'll take time-years
mavbe-to know for sure. But
with his reputation, and the cap
ital he can put into it"
The capital Schumann could
put into 1t.
What about her capital? The
capital she was going to get from
dads estate, now that everything
was cleared. and she was really
known to be dads and Minis
daughter?
"About this mine" Uncle Elbert
said. you'll be glad you went
into it. It'll make you rich"
Christie's eyes, ready to or1m
with tears, sparkled. She broke
into helpless, pealing laughter.
"Never mind-I love you both! !"
she gaSped.
The two men looked at her,
then at each other.
"The excitment's been too much
for her." Uncle Elbert said. "She
amt up to it!"
Donald lifted her in his arms.
"Poor little kid-you HAVE
been under a strain. I get so
wrapped up in my own affairs, I
forget that. Well, it's all over
now. honey. You can forget 1t
all, and take life easy-you're go
ing to be glad you married me
yeti"
ct am glad" she cried, between
the laughter that shook her, and
the tears that would get into her
throat.
ct am glad-I've always been
glad. I always will be. Don't
mind my laughing. Maybe we
don't always understand each
other, but we love each other
and that's all that matters-all
that will ever really matter to
mel"