[Aunt Jane’s Nieces Out West by Edith Van Dyne]@TWC D-Link bookAunt Jane’s Nieces Out West CHAPTER XVII 11/17
What will happen then, Mr.Goldstein ?" "Then? Why, it is still none of my business.
I'm the manager of a motion picture concern--one of the biggest concerns in the world--and I've nothing to do with the troubles of my stockholders." He turned to his desk and Mr.Merrick was obliged to go away without farther parley.
On his way out he caught a glimpse of Maud Stanton passing through the building.
She was dressed in the costume of an Indian princess and looked radiantly beautiful.
Uncle John received a nod and a smile and then she was gone, without as yet a hint of the misfortune that had overtaken A.Jones of Sangoa. Returning to the hotel, rather worried and flustered by the morning's events, he found the girls quietly seated in the lobby, busy over their embroidery. "Well, Uncle," said Patsy, cheerfully, "is Ajo still in limbo ?" "I suppose so," he rejoined, sinking into an easy chair beside her.
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