“No. Mr. Loveman had been doing his best to control the boy. Naturally he was present.”
“And the ultimatum?”
“I said that he either had to take a brace or I was through with him.”
“Let’s see whether I get the general idea.” Clifford was moving forward carefully. “If Jack didn’t brace up, he’d have to earn his own money. On the other hand, if he did brace up, the idea was that he was to quit New York and marry the young lady you have referred to.”
“That’s it exactly.”
“Did you suggest any particular plan for his bracing up?”
“I said he had to spend a period at some quiet place far away from New York.”
“And what did Mr. Loveman think of this idea?”
“He thought it was just the plan. In fact he said he knew the very place for Jack to go to—Pine Mountain Lodge.”
“Then he suggested Pine Mountain Lodge?”