“Yes.”
“A gift from you?”
“Yes.”
“What did you swear?”
“The same thing.”
“What did the judge do?”
“Ruled that because I was engaged in a highly venturesome business, with periods when money came in quickly, followed by long periods when there was no income, that I not only had a right, but that it was my duty, to provide for my family, and that the intent with which I had made this particular transfer was to safeguard my wife from want.”
Belder grinned. “It was a nice decision.”
Bertha didn’t grin. “How much?” she asked.
“Twenty thousand dollars plus interest and—”