“Lotta money,” mused Honey Bee. “Huh-how soon do yuh aim to leave, Laura?”
“I don’t know. Not until after things are straightened up for Peggy. I sent Dad a wire, telling him that our plans had been changed.”
“Then yuh won’t be goin’ for a while, eh?” Honey sighed with relief. “That’s shore fine. Yuh won’t go back to the HJ, will yuh?”
“I think so. Wong Lee is still there and Uncle Hozie said one of his boys could go down there and help run the place.”
“Yea-a-a-ah? Uh-huh. Which one, I wonder?”
“I don’t know. Uncle Hozie spoke about Lonnie Myers.”
“Oh, yeah—Lonnie. Ain’t settled yet, eh?”
“No; he just spoke about it a while ago.”
Uncle Hozie and the minister came out, talking softly; so Laura hurried back upstairs to Peggy. Honey rubbed his chin thoughtfully and waited for Uncle Hozie and the minister to end their conversation.
And then Honey lost no time in backing Uncle Hozie against the wall.