“And the reward?” Erik Nord looked from Florence to Jeanne.
“Florence may have the reward,” Jeanne responded quickly.
“And you will visit China?” He smiled at Florence.
“Perhaps. Some time.” She looked away quickly.
Jensie went to college. Jeanne was called back to France. The great Fair closed, as all fairs do. So ended another year.
Did Jeanne return to America? Did she renew her rightful claim of stardom in the movie world? Did Florence indeed visit that “mysterious land, China”? You may find the answer in the next book, The Phantom Violin.
Transcriber’s Notes
- Copyright notice provided as in the original printed text—this e-text is public domain in the country of publication.
- Silently corrected palpable typos; left non-standard spellings and dialect unchanged.
- In the text versions, italic text is delimited by _underscores_.