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Show 182 she was an honorable woman, not Charles Bonner's mistress, and that made his loss of her easier to bear. He sighed deeply, then shook his head. "Lord! Did I make a fool of myself, running away from Canaan. I wonder what she thought of me." "She'll probably let you know when you get back," Andy commented, "Yulyona isn't shy about telling people what she " "One thing I can't figure out," Karl interrupted, still engrossed in the revelation about Yulyona. "Why would she marry the general superintendent of the Canaan Works, considering the way she feels about steel mills?" "I don't know. They fell in love, I guess," Andy replied. "Politics isn't the only thing that makes strange bedfellows. Love does, too." Karl felt dazed, from the two beers and the news he'd just heard. "So Mary Margaret knew, because she works there. That's why she looked so worried when I went up the stairs -- she was afraid I'd learn the secret. Boy! I'm sure glad you told me before I went home. It makes me feel a lot better about...about everything." Andy slid his arm around Karl's neck. "I'm glad you're finally out of the dumps, pal. But now it's time to say goodby --my train leaves in fifteen minutes. Listen, I'm gonna give you three bucks out of the ten the steelworkers gave me. I only wish I could spare more, but I have to get to Gary and find a room. Use the money to buy a ticket for as far as it will take you. You look too spiffy to ride in a boxcar." |
