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Evening star., 1943-05-09
MAGIC FoR SALE
You may see and hear
strange goings-on at
the Conjurez's Shop

NE of New York's odd
places is a spacious room
~ high in a skyscraper with
a sign "Conjwer's Shop" on the
door. Unsuspecting messengers
have been known to race away,
terrified. after stumbling in. They
humble about seeing a milk-filled
glass vanish in thin air, or smoke
rings freeze and drop on the floor.
Stuart Robson. proprietor of
Conjurer's Shop. admits he does
not encourage visits from the un-
initiate. 'My shop is meeting
place for professional magicians
or serious amateurs" he says.
These people don't like to share
their secrets with the public"
The magicians flock to his
shop to buy the props of their
trade, to exchange gossip and
to teach each other improved
techniques in card-riffling,
rabbit popping and cigar-eatins.
Being a good magician is half
dexterity and half sheer gall" says
Mr.. Robson. He capped a life
time interest in magic by opening
his strange business four years ago.
All serts
SATURDAY is his busiest time.
Amateurs by the dozens - sur
geons, lawyers, businessmen. fire.
men and wide-eyed kids - come
in to buy new tricks, to attend
classes or to stare at the auto
graphed photos on the walls of
Hermann the Great, Thurston.
and a number of other famous
magicians.
Felix Greenfield. magician who
conducts a class on Saturdays,
often will find among his pupils
amateurs ranging from Congress-
man Fritz G. Lanham of Texas to
Orson Welles. While Mr.. Green
field teaches a dozen Houdinis to
make card waterfalls, other magi-
clans may drop in with live trained
snakes or pigeons.
Mr.. Robson, busy selling "The
Haunted Candle" which rises
from its own candlestick, and other
new tricks, has the happy air of a
man who made a successful busi-
ness out of his hobby. Wouldn't
it be nice" he says dreamily, ''if
one of us could make Hitler dis
appear" HERBERT CLYDE LEWIS
Evening star., 1943-05-09
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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-13

Arthur Marcellus, all of Chicago,
Illinois. Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund
Rice, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Booker, Mr..
and Mrs. Willie Turnbolt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Carr, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Peters
of Chicago, Illinois and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ike Harris of Omaha, Ne
braska. Mines. Anna Lewis, Della
Allen, Byrdie Washington, Marjorie
Buckner and Ethelyn Walker,
Misses Ora Jones and Marguerite
Pauly.
Ike Moore, 37O5 4th Ave. So, left
Friday, (today) August Is, for Des
Moines, Iowa to attend the gradua-
ton of his daughter, Ikaline, from
the Fl. Des Moines WAC Train
ing Center, Saturday, August IA.
Miss Moore is now a second lieuten-
ant.
Mrs. Lloyd A. Hall and children,
Dorothy Ann and Kenneth, of Chi
cago, Illinois, left for home Sunday,
August 8. While in the city they
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Gibbs, 4132 Elliot Ave.
Mrs. Gertrude Bell, SO Hyland,
and Mrs. E. Rodgers, 34O9 Cedar
Ave-, have as house guests this
week a brother, E. Smith, of Kan
sas City, Kansas.
Miss Dorothy Burton, of Madi-
son, Missouri, spent the week end
visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Bryant Grigsby, 34O9
Cedar Ave.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stores, 573 Olson
Blvd, returned Friday, August 6,
from Duluth, Minnesota, where she
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A. Ward, 1885 Sherburne.
Miss Geraldine DOty, I'll Olson
Blvd, Minneapolis, is i'll at Mime
apolis General Hospital. Miss Doty
is former St. Paulite.
Miss Gladys Smith, 354 N. Dale
St., has returned home from Ancker
hospital.
Miss Jean Marie Hyde, daughter
of Mr.. William M. Hyde, 638 Rondo,
and Mrs. Chauncey 1. Cooper of
Washington, D. c., is in the city for
a three weeks visit with her father.
While in the city, she is the house
guest of Miss Carolyn Combs, 65s
st. Anthony avenue. Miss Hyde is
a senior at Dunbar High school in
Washington. William M. Hyde,
Jr., 19-year-old brother of Miss
Hyde, has been deferred from the
army to take medicine and will en-
ter Howard Medical school in
March, 1914.
Mrs. John A. Mundy of Louis
vile, Kentucky, accompanied by
Mrs. Frances Wheatley, also of
Louisville, is in the city visiting
her mother and family, Mrs. E. B.
johnson, 658 st. Anthony. Recent
ly, Mrs. Johnson had as her guest,
her son, DR.. Thomas Bell of New
ark, New Jersey.
Mrs. Lula Walker, 612 W. Central
Ave-, gave a breakfast party, Sat-
urday, July 81, in honor of Mrs.
Marie Awnwyne of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mitchell Of
Pasadena, California, who were in
the Twin Cities visiting recently,
spent a weekend as the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P.
Tyler, 1907 W. Central Ave-, and
on Friday evening they were the
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence w. Wigington, 679 St. An
thony Ave-, after which the party
attended the "Pop" Concert at the
st. Paul Auditorium. They left
Wednesday, August 4, and were the
inspiration for numerous social
courtesies while in the city.
Little "Corky" Galloway, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett A. Galloway,
700 w. Central Ave-, will celebrate
his second birthday, Sunday, Au-
gust Is.
The Two O'clock Club met Satur-
day, August Z, at the home of Mrs.
Leo Bohannon of 9th Ave. S., Min
neapolis. First club prize was won
by Mrs. George o. Berry, Jr., Sec
ond by Mrs. Leroy Lazenberry, and
third by Mrs. Richey Adams. The
next meeting will be Saturday, Au-
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transferred to cambridge, Mary
land.
Mrs. Lillian Williams, Detroit,
Mich, arrived last Thursday, Au-
gust 5, to visit her sister, Mrs.
Curtis Chivers, 4O17 Clinton Ave-,
and her family.
MIR. and Mrs. John S. Wright,
18th and Homeside Rd., Robbins
dale, have as their house guests.
Mrs. Martha Wright Wilson, of
Savannah, Georgia, Mrs. Mae
Roach Wright, of Cleveland, Ohio,
Mrs. ]. W. Wilson and her grand
daughter, Lois Wilson, of Jackson,
Miss. Mrs. Martha Wilson is a
student of Georgia State College,
in Savannah, Georgia.
Miss Rosie Johnson, of Waco,
Texas, arrived here, Tuesday, Aug.
10, to visit Mrs. Ophelia Sewell,
1886 34th Ave. So.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. Harris, of Des
MONIES, Iowa, are visiting their
cousins Mr.. and Mrs. Rey Burns,
1913 4th Ave. So.
Mrs. OsceOla Wright, I'LL Emer-
son Ave. &c., left Friday (today),
August Is, for Omaha, Nebraska,
for an indefinite stay with her
father, Mr.. w. F. Wynn.
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spent a week visiting her daughter
in-law, Mrs. Kitty Knox.
Corporal Richard Smith, of the
9th Cavalry Division of Fl. Clark,
Texas, arrived in the city Thurs
day, August 5, to visit his fancee,
Miss Eunice Brown, 1851 Bryant
Ave. No., and her brother.
Mrs. Julia Walker, 1920 Clinton
Ave. has as her house guest this
week her niece, Miss Marian JEFF
frey and Mrs. Theodore Jenkins of
Chicago, Illinois. Miss Jeffrey and
Mrs. Jenkins will also visit Mrs.
John Shepard, 1928 9Th Ave. So,
while in the city.
Mrs. Essie Askew, of Peoria, H.
linois and her niece, Mrs. Clyde
Ivy of Springfield, who have been
visiting in the home of Mrs. C. W.
Glenn, 3640 4th Ave. &c., returned
to their homes, Wednesday, August
II.
Mrs. Nellie Mccullough, OF
Seattle, Washington, will arrive in
the city Saturday, August IA, to
spend few days visiting Mrs. John
Shepard, 1928 9Th Ave. &c., before
going to Pittsburgh, Pa. Mrs. Nc
Cullough is a former resident of
Minneapolis.
Lloyd Bryant, who is in the U.
S. Navy, came last Thursday,
August 5, to visit his mother, Mrs.
Pauline Bryant, 11O7 9th Ave. No.
Mr.. Bryant who has been stationed
at Norfolk, Virginia, has been
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Mexican cloths on the tables and
Chinese lanterns gave fiesta air
to the party which was served a
sumptuous picnic supper in the
garden, followed by Monte Carlo
whist, played in the house. Shar-
ing honors with Mr.. Harding were
Mrs. Clyde Gary of Springfield,
Illinois; Mrs. F. A. Askew of
Peoria, Illinois; Mrs. Theodore R.
Jenkins of Chicago; Miss Marianne
Jeffrey of Chicago; Mrs. Iantha
Everidge of Texas; Mrs. Columbus
Gather of Louisville, Kentucky;
and Mr.. Robinson of Detroit, Mich
igan. Whist prizes were won by
Mrs. o. l.. Alexander, first ladies'
prize; Mr.. NJ. X. Mcknight, first
mems prize; Mrs. H. Courtney Hill
yard, second prize, and Mrs. Ed
ward Hatton, third prize. All of
the honorees and the honored
guests were given beautiful gifts
by their hostesses. The additional
guests included Messrs. and Mes
danes H. Courtney Hilyard, Mat
thew Evans, Martin Brown, M. K.
Mcknight, William M. Cassius, Le-
roy Taylor, Clarence Roper, Wal
lace Chambers, Richard L. Stokes,
Sr., Jose H. Sherwood, Jay P. Will
iams, Ellis Manning, George G.
Mundell, Edward Hatton, Thomas
Neal, John M. Patton, Mesdames
John C. Shepard, W. C. Glenn, Cora
Vaughn, Susie Washington, Chester
Green, Ralph A. Ward, o. L. Alex
ander, Messrs. Sydney Cuthbert,
Robert Marshall, ]. Louis Erwin and
Earl A. Harris. Additional en-
tertainment given for Mr.. Harding
included Pokeno Party given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard L. Stokes,
757 St. Anthony avenue, and for the
Stokes house guest, Mrs. Columbus
Gather of Louisville, Kentucky, on
Friday, August 6. :. Mr.. and Mrs.
M. K. Mcknight, 9S2 Fuller avenue,
entertained at an II o'clock break
fast on Tuesday, August 10, and on
that same evening, Mrs. Cora
Vaughn and her brother, Mr.. Sgd
ney Cuthbert, $40 Iglehart avenue,
entertained at dinner for the visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jose H. Sher-
wood, 971 st. Anthony avenue, en-
tertained at dinner on Wednesday,
August II, for Mr.. Harding and
Mrs. Columbus Gather. Other So
cial courtesies were extended Mr..
Harding by Mrs. Ralph A. Ward
and Mr.. Sydney Salter.
Mrs. Clara Day of Chicago is in
the city for a week visiting her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carol Day. While here, she is the
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
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Social and Persona
MINNEAPOLIS

Mrs. Bertha Johnson $50 Olson Blvd, hostess at
party Sunday August g. at her home Among the guests
were Messrs Sam P Jenkins E. j. Halfacre, Albert Black
man, William Motley, Samuel Hudson, William Brown, Her.
man Pickett Joseph Gardett Lee White Walter Dodson,
Frank L. McMess Earl Reed, Richard Pepper, Leonard
Gdrey, A. Madison Dave R. Love, Paul L. Hudson Harrison
Brooks, R. A. Brown Walter D. Gordon Rudy Lamb and
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Social and Personal
By EStyr L. Bradley

S95 st. Anthony Avenue - Dale SSZ5
COlOrful and elaborate the Monte Carlo Whist and
Picnic Supper given at 80 Saturday August by Mrs
John Few and Mrs Earl A. Harris at the beautiful country
home of Mrs Few, 1927 Cumberland Ave. to honor Mr. Ma
hane Harding of Los Angeles, California brother-naw of
Harris who her house guest for three weeks Gay
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

And little while later Eleanor and Lud-
low moved out to Santa Barbara, California.
Their parties in that western Gold Coast
town were fantastic. Name bands were inn
ported from Los Angeles to play till break
fast Champagne would flow and inebriated
guests would drop like overripe fruit into the
swimming pools. Ludlow was everywhere
the jovial host. Eleanor the hostess. as often
as not. would put in no appearance, but would
morosely stay in her own quarters.
For a time Eleanors busom buddy was
Abbey Miley, Jr., whom she was thinking of
marrying. Son Of a once prosperous automo-
bile magnate he was a constant attendant at
the Stevens revels. She and Abbey were in
an auto crash that preceded one Of her visits
TO the sanatorium in Connecticut.
After she left for the east Abbey was
found dead in the street of Los Angeles
Mexican quarter For some time there were
. rumors that he had been murdered, but ar-
thoritcs concluded that his injuries were the
result OF an accident and the talk died down
Eleanor was apparently inconsolable.
Alleys death not the first blow that
she had suffered. Before wedding Stevens
she was engaged to be married TO young
William N. Haskell, 3rd, son of New York's
General Haskell. The engagement was an
nounced in February, 1882, and a short time
later it was somewhat mysteriously broken
by mutual consent"
Bill who had suffered nervous break
down after his rejection by the young hcress,
broodcd until Oct - 1882. and then bullet
from his .45 revolver went crashing through
his brain.
The police called it an accident, but the
District Attorney said suicide.
Eleanor made no comment.
When war was declared in an evident
desperate attempt topuM herself together she
worked for the Red Cross. As recently as last
April, columnists reported new divorce ru-
mors but Ludlow and she vehemently denied
them. Anew life might have started for them
if death had not interviewed.
Flcanors mother was also the victim of a
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

ovI
Iort doath cho Affect
took her own
life by turning on the gas on Sept. 49, 1888
At the time, she'd come east from California
with her 1S-year-od son, Jay Gould, 3rd, and
her second husband, Harold c. Strotz, to
enter Jay in Harvard College.
After an evening of merrymaking, the
three retired TO their Park Ave. apartment
and next morning Anne Gould Strotz was
found asphyXiated.
She left her son, Eleanor's brother
farewell note, reading:
Jay my darling, I am sick and tired of
the crudcness Of your stepfather and cannot
go on any longer Nevertheless, be a good
boy and try TO love him. -"
Jay evidently took the advice TO heart, for
he and Mr. Strotz. a wealthy broker, became
inseparabe companions
Eleanor is survived not only by her brother,
Jay but also by her sister. Anne
The latter, too, has added some interesting
chapters to the Gould mismatng saga. In
1884, she eloped with one Frank S. Meador,
who at the time, was supporting himself by
playing the part Of a corpse in Broadway
show.
Ofstage Frank was as animated as could
be- nevertheless and despite a series of at
tempts at artificial respiration-it wasn't
long before his and Anne's love was being
tremendously inferred in the divorce courts.
The very next day she married a cowboy,
Herman Elsbury. who she later alleged DEM
onstrated the vitality Of his affections by
showerng her with beatings andrblack eyes.
So in 1871, she divorced Herman in
Wyoming where she'd bought a ranch. Her
third husband was another cowboy Ezra
(Gus) Wogoman, and this marriage, too,
ended in divorce, indeed, barely survived the
honeymoon
The Gould family has given lawyers lots Of
headaches and business. In most Of IT George
]. Gould, son Of the old robber baron and
grandfather Of Eleanor Stevens, was CEN
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

flEht out into the hall.
and the same doorman and
elevator man who had
seen nae go uP like a gen
tleman now saw me get
ting the buns rush out
sof the place"
Eleanor's and Ludlow's
version of the shindy diff
fered a bit from Bernie s.
They did not deny the gall
lantry with which he had
rescued her from the door
way. but they did assert
that no trace Of il re-
manned when he reached
the apartment.
In fact, they declared
that he promptly became
'boisterous, abusive, Of
fensive and insulting "
They politely requested
him to leave. they said.
only to have him launch
an unprovoked attack on
Ludlow, which the latter
warded off "as he law
fully might, using no more
violence than was neces-
sary."
The upshot was a brisk
exchange of lawsuits. Ber-,
nie demanding $4,000
for the alleged injury to
his person and seusihili-
ties. and Ludlow demand
ing twice as much for the
damage TO his.
Since the dispute never
reached the trial stage. it
was presumed 60 have
been settled somehow out
of court.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

trail figure He was one Of the trustees of
the original Gould estate and succeeded in
losing pretty substantial portion of it when
he resolved to show himself better railroad
manipulation than f. II. Hartman
He wasn't
The rest Of the family sued him. and he
sued right back at them for years. 1t has
been estimated that the lawyers took S3,
600 900 in fees and few OF the Goulds spoke
to any other Gould as result Of the bitter
ness engendered by the lawsuits
George J. Gould wasn't immune to the
family jinX even after his death. His first
wife, stage beauty Edith Kingdom, bore him
seven children After Edith died, her hus-
band married the mysterious beauty who
called herself Guincvcre Snclaire (now Coun-
tess of Middleton. She had already borne
him three children who legitmzed by the
marriage promptly piled into the courts to
claim part Of their fathers heritage.
The seven legitimate Goulds fought tooth
and nail and the case was finally settled
Most Of George J.s Children suffered un-
happy marriages at one time or another, while
his five brothers and sisters, with the excep-
tion Of Helen Gould, who married Finley ]
Shepard and Edwin Gould who married Sara
shrady, were no more fortunate than the
next generation.
The violent death tradition began with
Edwin Gould Jr, who was killed in the
hunting field and was carried on when
Howard, Prince de Sagan, son Of Anna
Duchess de Talleyrand. shot himself because
his parents refused to sanction his marriage
to a woman some years his senior
BY the death Of Eeanor Gould Stevens,
the once fashionable Gould family's represen-
tation in the Social Register has been sadly
reduced. Out of the score of descendants OF
the robber baron now living, only four have
listing in the social Bible.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

Nv HtEN Old Jay lSOulu preClpiIdlcu
N/ BLACK Friday" panic of 1869, the
w financial foundations Of the country
tottered Thousands Of ruined men heaped
curses on his head, and the legend is that
ever since the descendants OF the robber
baron have reaped the evil harvest of those
curses.
That even the fourth generation has not
escaped is borne out by the tragic life and
recent sudden death OF his 31-year-old great
granddaughter. Eleanor Gould mrs. Ludlow
Whitaker) Stevens.
Violent deaths suicides. bitter family
feuds and marital mesalliances seem TO have
come down as a legacy 10 his heirs along
with the $50 900 900 fortune left by the man
who ruined and stole railroads, bribed legis-
latures and, with his crony. Jim. Fisk, tried to
corner the gold market and destroy the rcpu-
tation of Ulysses S. Grant hero president Of
the United States
Eleanor Could Stevens died Of cere-
bral hcmorrhage in her lavish duplex apart
meht in New York City at dawn some weeks
ago while her husband, Ludlow stevens for
mcr plavboy Of the exclusive Tuxedo Park
stevens family. was taking his basic army
training as a private in a Colorado camp.
Her death was the elimination of a reCir-
rent illness that had hhlhtcd her married
life and had sent her % private sauatorums
time after time for years.
Her inability 20 find a firm scat on tho
water wagon since her wedding In fashion
able St Thomas Church on Firth Avenue.
- Y. had led TO automobile wrecks, fstcuffs
it'll the proletariat, traffic court fines and
frequent prolonged confnemcnts at a sana-
torium in Connecticut
Ludlow Stevens was an occasional partic-
pant in some OF her hgh-jinks.
Gossip frequently had him and his Could
hc,rcss at the parting of the ways, but they
STAYED married
Eleanor and Ludlow deserted New York
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

shortly after she had a strange dawn pa
encounter with a nightclub hatcheck
named Bernie Nodroski.
Bernie was on his way home from Y
In the wee small hours of September m
ing in 1885. In a doorway on deserted
St, he espied woman's figure.
You expect 10 see some strange ones
time Of night" he later told his lawyer,
this baby had class. Her face was fami
though / wasn't sure whether I'd see
through the check-room window or in
papers. But she was society all righ
knew that much.
Probably she'd had 10 slap some gu
get rid Of him. figured, 40 I bowed
asked II could be of any assistance.
answered right back that / could call
a taxi and see her safe home"
Since his cash-register was little
on the low side, he compromised by
taking her part way In the subway
the rest, in a cab. And. when they
arrived in front Of swank east side
apartment house. he said that she re-
warded his Rallantry by asking him
up
II acted just like I was used 10
having "A dOorman pour me ont Of
cab and into my apartment every
ulht' Bernie related sadly. and he
went en-.
When we got upstairs. man
\. barged in from another room He was
~ his pajamas She introduced him
AaA her husband, and before I could q
even say, Glad 10 meetcha ne hauled -
off and socked me in the eve. He =
socked me so hard il knocked me
over scttee and sprained my back.
II got up and fought back as we'll
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

as could. but IL is the first blow that counts
and besides the lady began taking a few
cracks at me herself. But did not forget my
manners and sock her too.
AN did was try to get out Of that mad
house AS fast as l could They chased me
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

The Gallant Hatcheck Boy
Expected a Reward for
Bringing Eleanor, the Wan
dering Helress, Home, But
All He Got, He Claimed,
Was a Punch I'm the Eye
From Her Irate Husband.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-08

c 1913 by Amcpan weekly Inc Reserved
Evening star., 1943-07-04

refrain, singing itself, louder and louder, in
Laurie's mind. Minutes a1e precious - time is
ammunition - you have 10 sco1k fast
She slipped quietly into the hall, opened
the door to the coat closet, caught up the
first thing at hand - her fathers oavenette
topcoat - threw it over her shoulders and
went back to the living room.
The car keys. Daddy, please" she COM
manded. "I'll get the Allen family jeep out
while the gals are getting ready. It's shorter
the back way - come on, Bill" She practi-
cally pushed him through the dining-room
door, into the kitchen and out. across the
strip of muddy lawn to the garage
The battery, inactive too long, responded
feebly at first, had to be coaxed, then nMsed
along for minute or 50, finally co-operated
loyalty. Laurie backed the car deftly down the
driveway. She swung it into the street just
as the front door of the house opened. Sarita
and Joan stood there; waving and shouting.
Laurie answered them with a firm pressure
of her foot on the accelerator. The car shot
down the street like a rabbit chased out of
Victory Garden.
"A BIT sputtery herself Laurie managed
then: THE only reason did this, since
Joan's been driving that ambulance she can't
drive this car at all - you simply wouldn't
be safe! So you see, that's why -.
"You kidnapped me like this?"
"Kidnaped!' KIDNAPPED wasn't the word!
And she wasn't quite sure about his infec-
ton. But she hurried on bravely, Il hope you
don't mind. You wouldn't want to get banged
UP, would you? Think of all the n,an-hoMrs -"
mo. But - look out. that light was red!'
Laurie relaxed the pressure of her foot.
Il guess I'd better not try to explain right
now. Better concentrate on driving"
"You could stop driving - to explain"
Bill suggested, with that same batting note
in his voice. Here - pull over to the curb"
He put his hand over hers.
When the motor was silent he said, ''Or
perhaps I'd better explain. I've been trying
to figure how I'd get up my nerve. ,tnaided; the
Evening star., 1943-07-04

right" she said fieroely. What did he mean.
talking about love at first sight, then trying to
make her sisters like him? 1t just didn't make
sense; or did it,? Her heart missed beat.
Laurie, answer me yes or no - and hon.
estly." He caught her shoulders, made her
face him. did you think the time was short
too? Did you think you had to work fast -
is that why you kidnapped me?"
yes But didn't hdnap you. l."
Il know" Suddenly he mastered the art of
whispering. ''You began by shushing me
now You are going to let me write to you -
you'll write back. III begin working for a
leave and when do, we'll -"
''Pul-easer' Laurie gasped. If this had hap
pened to Sarita or to Joan - but to her!
Please, Bill - not quite 50 fast!''
The End