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’Yes, I have been seeing him,’ said Kate ’Why didn’t you lad,’ said Willia contact with us both How is he?’

93oth of therandson!

’A granddaughter as well as a grandson,’ William repeated

’Yes, she’s called Annabel,’ said Kate

’Andfor the first time

When Kate told him his name he had to smile It was only half a lie

’Good,’ said William ’Well, you Ay to San Francisco and see what can be done Tell him I love hioing to lose his son

Kate was ht than she had been in years She called Richard to say she would be flying out to stay with theood neith her

When Kate returned to New York three weeks later, William was pleased to learn that Richard and Florentyna could visit them at the end of Noveet away froether Kate was full of stories of how successful they both were, how young Williar - and - father and how they were all soback to New York for a visit

William listened intently and found he was happy too, and at peace with hiun to fear that if Richard did not return home soon, he never would, and then the chairmanship of the bank would fall into Jake Thomas’s lap William did not care to think about that

Williah spirits after his lengthy absence, having ood recovery fro worth living for

’You must pace yourself a littledoctor had told him, but he was determined to reestablish himself as chairman and president of the bank so he could reeted by the door for him and had tried to reach him at home earlier

William thanked the senior member of the bank, the only person who had served Lester’s ’s so important that it cant wait,’ he said, ’No, sir’