Star Well by Unknown Author

Author:Unknown Author
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-05-16T16:00:00+00:00

“I’m always careful. Sometimes I get sick of being careful. You’re not going to help me, are you? You’re just like Daddy.” A sudden thought struck her. “Did Daddy hire you?”

"What?”

“Did Daddy hire you to see that I don’t skip out of here?"

Villiers laughed. “No, your father didn’t hire me.” “Well, I wouldn’t put it past him to have me watched.” “As a matter of fact,” Villiers said, “I would appreciate your telling me where to contact your father. I have a job for Jack the Hand.”

“You aren’t going to help me, though.”

“I need help rather worse than you do right now,” Villiers said. “I’m not in a position to help anyone. I have no money at all I have debts here that I can’t pay. What I have to do now is discover some way to settle my bills and get passage to Yuten.”

She brightened visibly. “Oh, well”

Villiers said, “No, my own way. I’m not on the con.”

“I know,” she said. “But I could teach you. We could be partners. I know everything Daddy knows.” “Everything?”

“Well, everything basic. You make most of it up to fit the circumstances.”

“You’d better finish your dessert”

“Oh, please.”

“I’m thinking about it. I am thinking about it.” Villiers stared off into the distance, and Louisa, cheered by this evidence of the consideration he was giving her proposition, pitched into her dessert. The idea of aiding Villiers in swindling their way from planet to planet tickled her fancy; it was a far more appealing picture than any that Alice Tutuila had ever painted in romantic transport, and it had the advantage of down-to-earth reality without being drab, dismal and dull. In short, it was as close to being the life she wished for as anybody could have designed, and not only was it possible, Villiers was actually considering it. The joys of fifteen year old girls in alt are notorious, and Louisa Parini was no ordinary fifteen year old girl. But she concealed her emotion behind her custard.

Villiers sat up abruptly. Louisa’s eyes swiveled to him immediately, though she continued to eat.

“All right,” he said.

“All right?” Her voice rose.

“No, all right, look at the far side of the room. Do you see the large young fellow in the brown coat? Sitting with him is an attractive girl in green with a black coronet braid.”

“I do see them,” Louisa said.

“If I’m not mistaken, within the next few minutes a man will come to their table and drag the girl away. Eat slowly and watch.”

Louisa nodded and returned to her food, but kept an eye on the table. While they waited, Villiers told of his encounter with Maybelle Lafferty and Henry Maurice.

“And you got the note, but you didn’t go?”

“No. Oh, here’s Henry now. Watch.”

They watched, and as they watched there was a reprise of the previous night’s good work. Henry was rude. Maybelle fought tears. Adams (it was Adams, of course) rose and spoke. Henry seized Maybelle by the wrist and led her from the room to a privy conversation, she shooting a last glance of entreaty to Adams.

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