The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-20
CHAPTER XII

T could kill Spencer Ames," Sally said venomously, as she headed the car out of Winstock. "Babbling about his board of directors. I know darn well he could give us that ex- tension if he wanted to-"
 Seems to me he could" said Kinks. Didn't old Kenworthy say he just about owns that bank"
 wilton was decent about it. anyhow" said Sally.
 "He made an impassioned plea, all right" Kinks admitted. But listen, beautiful, don't you go get ting any wild notions in your head. I positively forbid you to marry Wilton Ames no matter how expert he becomes at bawling out his father"
 Marry" exclaimed Sally. Good heavens, I'm too busy to marry any body. If you or Wilton want to get married, you'd better find some girl who isn't trying to run cockeyed hotel"
 I've made it a lifelong habit to marry girls who run cockeyed hotels. And that reminds me that think I misnamed our place. If ought to have been called Hay wire House. I wonder what kind of nut this new woman vii. turn out to be-"
 T wouldn't know But shell be a nut without doubt We seem to attract the bizarre and out landish. Incidentally though, MT Parker, I haven't heard you mur- muring about wanting to sell the place lately"
 Me? When did I say I wanted to sell it?"
 "The very first day you came You were quite definite about it You wouldn't rusticate in the bull rushes in an old fire-trap like that You weren't ready for a wheel chair yet. Not you"
 Kinks grinned. You've got mt mixed up with a couple of other guys named Joe"
 ~Oh, no, I haven't. I remember evOry word you said"
 And l." said Kinks, remember just how you looked that day. IT tell you how in one word. Swell I was knocked for loop and Tn stul looping. Gee, Sally, couldn't you take few minutes off tt marry me and put me out of my mhery?"
 Sally said: Keep your eye or the hotel business, MT. Waldorf. But she added: You're rather 2 sweet person, Kinks. I don't know what I'd do without you"
 And consider this, girl" said Kinks, slightly exalted by the crumb she'd tossed him. If you don't marry me, you'll be faced with a drab, gray vista of Parker less years. Think of it. Why, nc woman's life is complete without Parker"
 "Greta Garbos doing all right I hear" said Sally. And just ther the Pennington-Parker Restator- tum loomed before them.
 An alien car stood in the drive way. And on the porch, in con- versation with MT Hardness, sal B tall, thin female whose pale gold hair, threaded here and there with gay fourished in Wilc abandon about her head. Her agt was indeterminate. She migh have been either 30 or 40. Sht wore a cream -colored, raglan coat And in her lap reposed a book, magazine, a cigaret case, hand bag, and daschund
 Sally opened her mouth to speak but the dachshund beat her to th' punch.
 "Yip," said the dachshund.
 The tall woman tapped its heat sharply.
 "Ganz ruhig, Wolfgang," she saic And to the assembled company: ".. have to speak to him in German"
 "I'll brush up on my Goethe, murmured Kinks inaudibly.
 MT. Hardness took the floor.
 "This is Miss Clara Fenimore, he said to Sally. "She thinks she'c like to stay with us for while.
 I'm a nerve case" announces Miss Fenimore abruptly. My nerve are all on edge. I haven't had nights sleep in six months. Nc seven. What I require is absolut rest. That is why your billboar attracted me. Have you a clear comfortable room with a southerl exposure? I hope you allow dogs. She spoke in jerky fashion, like locomotive making tough grade.
 well" said Sally, you under stand, of course, that this isn't lik a sanitarium? I mean, we - W don't provide medical attention
 MT. Hardness has eXplaine the nature of the place" said Mis Fenimore. q am not in need ( medical attention. All that I wan is relaxation and no one to bothe me"
 Its as quiet as grave aroun here" said Kinks, who felt tha