Sidney was right behind her and grinning like a man filled with the joy of life. He took Paul by the arm. “Come on in.” Side by side he walked with the boy, leaning close as he spoke. “I was wondering if maybe you’d be interested in learning the business. I’m still holding that job open for you.”
“I’d be more’n happy to do the work,” Paul answered, “but with all you’ve done for us, Mister Klaussner, I can’t take no thirty dollars a week.”
Sidney gave a big roaring laugh. “You’re not taking anything from me. You’re taking it from the business. And since you’ll one day most likely own the place, it’s like taking the money from your right pocket and putting it in your left.”
He gave another chuckle and slapped Paul on the back so gregariously you’d think they’d been friends forever. “Now about this calling me Mister Klaussner…” Sidney suggested Paul call him Uncle Sid and Carmella, Aunt Carmi. “How’s that sound?”
“It sounds real good,” Paul answered.
Before they sat down to dinner, Carmella took Anita, Olivia, Paul, and Jubilee on a tour of the house. Ethan Allen stayed behind because he was once again questioning Sidney on the facts of the robbery. As they started up the stairs toward the bedrooms, Olivia heard Sidney laugh again.
“I swear, keep this up, Ethan Allen, and someday you’re gonna make a darn fine lawyer.”
Years later Olivia would remember those words and smile. She’d wonder if Sidney Klaussner was the person who set Ethan Allen down on the pathway that would change countless lives.
Of course all of that is in the distant future. Today there is only laughter, happiness, and a table laden with more food than Jubilee Jones had ever seen before.
The End
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Note From Author
Dedication
As It Was
Cruel Winter
And Thus It Happened
Many Miles Away
Looking For Anita
Angry Faces
Olivia Doyle
Girl On A Bench
Ethan Allen
Late News
The Hospital
The Next Day
Olivia
Thinking It Through
Jubilee Jones
The Bad Place
Two To Go
In The Wee Hours
Reaching Out
Jack Mahoney
The Long Weekend
Following A Trail Of Breadcrumbs
Miami Beach
Turner’s Turn
Verdict Before Trial
Hector Gomez
Jubilee’s Choice
According To Bertha
The Road To Remembering
The Sign
Jubilee
Front Page
The Bread Basket Café
The Alcove
When Monday Comes
Ethan’s Gift
The Final Shot
Visiting Anita
Jubilee’s Journey
Plea For Help
The Telling Story
The Carmella Encounter
The Homecoming
Future Plans
Clara
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Note From Author
Dedication
As It Was
Cruel Winter
And Thus It Happened
Many Miles Away
Paul
Looking For Anita
Angry Faces
Olivia Doyle
Girl On A Bench
Ethan Allen
Late News
The Hospital
The Next Day
Olivia
Thinking It Through
Jubilee Jones
The Bad Place
Two To Go
In The Wee Hours
Jack Mahoney
The Long Weekend
Following A Trail Of Breadcrumbs
Miami Beach
Turner’s Turn
Verdict Before Trial
Hector Gomez
Jubilee’s Choice
According To Bertha
The Road To Remembering
The Sign
Jubilee
Front Page
The Bread Basket Café
The Alcove
When Monday Comes
Ethan’s Gift
The Awakening
The Final Shot
Visiting Anita
Jubilee’s Journey
Plea For Help
The Telling Story
The Carmella Encounter
The Homecoming
Future Plans
Clara
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