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nulment, we'll see you are properly
taken care Of"
Sonny looked confused.
81 mean money, real money" Kirk
said frankly.
~ don't want money!" she declar-
ed. 81 can work."
Kirk patted the g.fl's slim Shout
der. He felt sorry for her.
"You see, we love Tom so much
we don't want him to make a mis-
take. He's so impulsive. He's"
81 know"
"Will you agree to give him his
freedom?"
eff he wants it,"
That's just it. He doesn't. It's
up to you."
Sonny nodded vaguely and Kirk
urged, "Please think it over. Pm 60
ing to take you both away from here
soon. Don't worry. Everything is
going to be fine"
Then O'Regan led Sonny back to
her cell. Through the night she was
feverish, sleeping fitfully in her rump
led cotton dress. It seemed morn
ing would never come. She tried to
be brave, to remember that Kirk
had told her everything would be all
right. But she was too i'll and scar
ed to do anything but lie there in
misery.
When the matron brought her
breakfast, Sonny managed to drink
the weak coffee, but eat she could
not. About 10 o'clock, O'Regan came
for her again. "This way" he said
not unkindly. Her abject misery
was so patent, he added: you're all
right, kid. You've got swell hus-
band
She was in the office again. Kirk
was there with his attorney.
"Tom won't agree to anything un-
til he sees you," Kirk began without
any preface, then, turning to O'Regan
asked, "Will you bring him in, Of
ficer?'
Soon strange Tom, unshaven and
untidy, appeared. He made a dive
for Sonny; she chung to him desper-
ately. Over Sonny's flaming red
head, Tom faced the two men with,
"That's your answer. You're not
going to take her away from me. We
know our own minds and you can't do
a thing"
Kirk held up his hand. "You
haven't lot of money, Tom, and Dad
means what he says"
80. K. with us. Sonny's not used
to any and I can get along. We've
got our trailer"
Kirk shrugged his shoulders, but
he came over and put his hand on his
brothers. arm. "You know how
feel, Tom"
"Sure, you're o. K. 1t was Dad
and Mother!"
"You mustn't blame them, Tom.
They love you."
"Sure, but they'll love Sonny when
they know her. And besides, Dad
has always wanted a grandchild."
Kinks face was white.
''Is that the TRUTH"
Certainly"
Sonny's face was buried on Toms
shirt front as he talked.
The attorney interposed: GIN that
case, we'd better not interfere any
more," he said.
Kirk gave up then, but declared af
ter a pause: "We're going home.
That is the only condition on which
l accept this situation. You're to
come with me. brough Jules. He'll
drive the trailer home."
"But we want to go on with our
honeymoon"
Kirk stood firm. "You heard me,
Tom. You and your wife are going
home,"
Tom finally agreed to fly back with
Kirk.
81 told you everything would be
all right, Sonny" Tom said jubilant-
ly, as they drove to the airport.
"What about my foster father?"
Sonny asked.
ooh, he made a row, Kirk says,
but, when he learned you were mar
ried, that was that"
Tom was his old self again. He had
got his way and the world was Won
} derful again.
"We'll come back in our trailer and
go to Montreal as we planned, dar-
ling. You'll see!" he promised.
Then suddenly the airport was a.