"That makes it perfect," he said softly. "The three people in the world I love—I'm to have them all."
Jane, her own eyes moistening suspiciously, put her arms around him. They sat silently a moment. Then she disengaged herself and ran upstairs to tell her grandfather the great news.
Pop came into the living room wearing a handsome new suit of pajamas which he had purchased that afternoon after leaving Mr. Donaldson's office. The old man had left his nightgown up at Spring Lake, so precipitously had he dashed out of that dangerous resort. He seemed to have grown ten years younger since selling his franchise.
Speedy proceeded to put an arm around each of the Dillons.
"Well, well," said Pop when he had read it. "That's great, wonderful! I always had an idea he would come back some day. He always was a tough one to knock out. And you take after him. What a week this has been for you, Speedy! Only hope it keeps up."
Speedy put an arm around each of the Dillons.
"While I've got you two, it can't help but keep up," he said stoutly.
Pop smiled.
"Sure," he said. Then he said humorously to Speedy, "Seems to me you sorta liked baseball at one time. How about all three of us going up to the Yankee Stadium tomorrow afternoon and seeing a game of the World's Series—from a box seat?
