Fred told me that they're living in some
apartment house, and said Georgie supports her. He was going to study
law, but couldn't earn enough that way to take care of Fanny, so he
gave it up. Fred's wife told him all this. Says Fanny doesn't do
anything but play bridge these days. Got to playing too high for
awhile and lost more than she wanted to tell Georgie about, and
borrowed a little from old Frank Bronson. Paid him back, though.
Don't know how Fred's wife heard it. Women do' hear the darndest
things!"
"They do," Eugene agreed.
"I thought you'd probably heard about it--thought most likely Fred's
wife might have said something to your daughter, especially as they're
cousins."
"I think not."
"Well, I'm off to the store," said Mr. Kinney briskly; yet he
lingered. "I suppose we'll all have to club in and keep old Fanny out
of the poorhouse if he does blow up. From all I hear it's usually
only a question of time. They say she hasn't got anything else to
depend on."
"I suppose not."
"Well--I wondered--" Kinney hesitated.
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