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Lained' hin 'third objectivo-inoney, sall_ to _China, I've got a trouescau The reward was $1,000 for the enpture to finish buying and an appointment THEY
IBX were bumping along a dirt of the gunmen but legal technicalities at the beauty parlour. Sorry,
detour rond late that night when meant several days' delay in the pay haven't time to hear you," two men sprang before the car. As off. Michaol settled for $100 apot
Michael grabbed her hand and Michael came to a stop, a gun wasj cash. Jabbed againat his back.
Just before starting out again, he pointed to her watch. Things happened quickly after that. decided to phone his uncle who was "You'll listen to what I have to say The gunmen, notorious convicts who already ip Los Angeles. Ile did not right now," ho stormed, "It's had just broken out of jail, made them realise that the door of the phone o'clock and I lose my bal, no matter prisoners In their own car. They booth was slightly open and that
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", Uncle Carlton," he was saying didn't mean anything to me. At first, on the lookout for two lene robbers,
They travelled all night but with jubilantly into the phone. "Remem- maybe it did but when I told you f morning. the gunmen drove to a ber that little wager we made in Now! loved you, I meant it-bet or no bet 9 July mountain hideout. Escape seemed York? I just called you to make sure and, spoiled brat that you are, I still love you." He bent down over her hopeless but Michael, now thoroughly you'd get to the bank July
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On his dash to freedom, he passed the car. He stopped long enough to duplicate the little trick he had pulled on Pauls several days before. A little tinkering with the petcock on the feed inc—and the stage was net.
He was hiding in a clump of bushes when the ear came to a halt. As the rummer ran out to inspect the motor. Michael swung a huge stick he had picked up. There was a fierce battle but Michael managed, in the midst of #ying lsis, to shout instructions:
The gun, Aunt Charlotte! Get the gun and keep them covered!"
Then, to his own dingust, he faint- ed fond away,
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Paul gasped and stood very still for a moment. Then, quietly she slipped out, still unobserved. She did not wait to hear the rest of Michael's conversation.
"She's beautiful!" he was raving to bis uncle, "She's like Helen of Troy, Venus, Katharine Hepburn-all rolled into one. But, listen, the bot's gat nothing to do with this. I love her honestly, sincerely-I-well. I haven't the words for it. I'll see you to- morrow on the deadline--five o'clock. Goodbye"
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"I'm a pauper, haven't got a cent,” "No." It was a little weaker this time.
"I've got a job, but you probably have to take in washing."
She looked up at him thon and smiled.
"Why didn't you say so in the first place?" she murmured.
Michael whooped and pulled her to him hungrily. "Come ou, get the Walince coloura off! I'll buy you real trousseau."
In the basement of a five-owl-ten, they found the perfeat wedding en semble for the poor bride of Michael MacCreigh-a dust cap, a rabber upron, rubber gloves. Phula put them on then and there and pirouette before Michael's admiring eyes.
Not until an hour later did Michael learn that Paula hnd sold her car and Paula's arms were around him when with her Aunt, was taking the night "Just what the smart washwoman
for he regnined enakcinuatess. Next to plan Airliner was well on its hing complete except housemaid's
Los Angeles.
will wear," she said ally. "Every him lay the tre gunmen, still out, But wint brought at happy grín to
way when Michael was discovered knep. Well, she put her arm through Michael's Jipy was Pauta's frantic hidden in the lavatory. "He lind tried licnel's affectionately, "let's get out
to buy a ticket but no seats plen:
were to before they close the store un us." Michael, speak to me, darlingt¦ be had. And though he knew, hej "But, Madam," the salesgirl timid- You're not going to die, do you hear? would be arrested as mon as the plane y volunteered, "the store doesn't close You can't!"
landed, he had taken the chance. Heiti six, ten minutes to ένητ had to find out why Paula had run away.
"I most certainly am going to die." Michael assured horns he got up. "I'm shot through the heart."
You fool!" she laughed at him. "You're not wounded at all!"
lie was suddenly serious as he pull ed her toward him.
this "Paula, listen, does
make
sensor have to be wounded and dying for you to call me darling! Can't you manage to call me darling again
Darling she whispered softly. Thanks," he said quietly. "I don't blame you for wanting to marry that guy in Los Angeles. Why should you consider me at all-just a tramp you picked up on the road!"
Her eyes were starry as she looked at him.
"I'd love you, even if you were the biggest tramp in the world-and you probably are."
tures-"
"Sitting on the floor next to her sent, he had little success in making heri Lalk.
"But you we
me an explanation and I intend to get one,” he fàsisted. wouldn't want to bet on bestel
Paula's voice was like ice. "You would you?" she asked deliberately..
Realisation dawned on him. "So That's it! You heard ine on the phone!"
"Yes,"
"You didn't happen to hear the en- tire conversation, did you?" he asked hopefully,
I heard enough!" "But I can explain all that in two sentences," he pledded.
now!"
Michael's eyes nimest popped. He whirled excitedly.
"Didn't you put your watch back in Albuquerque ? An the shook her head, he grabbed her and dashed for the door. "We're rich again--we're how they made it no one ever knew, in the noney. Come on!"
And so, promptly it dve, though
Michael" confronted Carlton Mine- Creigh, all conditions of the wager fulfilled. He had the money, the sult, but better than that, the one girl in the world,
At their celebration dinner that night, the elder MacCreigh toasted the couple a little, sadly,
"Well, I'm in the show business whether I like it or not," he sighed. "You deserve the money, Michael, but I still think you ought to come into the meat packing busincas. That ten- thousand dollar”a year job with me still holds."
Paula turned on amazement.
Michael with
"You've beeni'made an offer like that
It was no use. Paula even refused to quarrel with him. As for her aunt Bichael was just not getting any- "I'd love you," he replied solemnly, where, except, of course, to jail. "even if you were the sweetest, dear- He was contain that his uncle would bo as 8001 as est girl in the world and you prob- manage his rolease ably, are!"
heard what had happened. But Carl- Woll-"
Aunt Charlotte, top MacCreigh, his nephew learned to It was recalling them forcibly to the im- his sorrow, was just as determined to and you're going to risk good money mediate present. "If we're going. to win the bet. He didn't intend to re-playing around the stage?" As he get rid of these two-two-crea- lease Michael until after five o'clock, nodded, she went on, determinedly:
zero hour for the wager.
"Ok, no-I want to know where you; "Come on," Michael became B It was, surprisingly enough, Aunt pre nights. I want my children to dynamo of action. We can make Charlotte who arranged his bail. As know where you are nights. You're meat packing business, -Albuquerque-by-evening, pick up our they drove away, she explained her going into the reward and go right on from there, sudden change of beant.
my good man.” "We'll travel all night. I've got to I havo a feeling that deep down In Michael stared at her for a moment be in Los Angeles to-morrow. "It's your heart, you really love my niece- and then grinned.
and I know Paula loves you. But er-about a job."
she's bent on breaking her own heart, the little idiot, and I want you to stop it. She's at a store now; getting her trousseau. Get over there and make her see daylight!"
"Oh, yes," Paula smiled. "I was going to ask you about your pros- pects,"
ecou won't regret marrying me," he promised happily. I promise to darn cook my own meals my own socks, And-"
Please!" Paula interrupted timid- ly. Let me have my own babies, Michael!"
Aunt Charlotte sighed resignedly, "Jackson Wallace doesn't know it," she murmured, "but he has no mother for his children.'
And so Michael, that evening, at-
Paula was trying on a wirite even ing gown when Michael baret into the fitting room.
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Paula glanced at her wrist watch. sho "It's almost five o'clock now." shrugged with disinterest. "I've got a wedding on my hands. I've got to
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