The flight back to the States was long but not direct to Arizona. There would be another stop inMaryland. John’s Hopkins had the top eye surgeon in ...the country: Doctor Cameron Willis.The meeting with Doctor Willis was successful. Owen Cord had good news all around. Apart from the two principals, Abigail Cord would likely be the happiest individual in the state of Arizona.“I dared not hope. Really, Owen, I dared not hope. But this, this is almost too much. And, you say the German doctor said. ”First stop was the Merritt Square Mall, on Merritt Island. “We’ll get the groceries on the way home. Right now, I want to just get you a pair of sunglasses and some shoes and clothing.” He parked the car and got out, and then showed Jeannie how to open her door. Then he led her into the mall.Jeannie stopped and stared. The mall seemed so large, and the shops seemed huge! “Master, there is so much here! This is larger than the largest bazaar or market I have ever seen!”A woman nearby heard. What kind of lawyer are you?”“I am the kind that will keep his innocent clients safe. I have seen a lot of suffering because of people like Sonny. I have been with you since you took over the restaurant and I knew in the end, he would take you for everything. But I never expected he would be killed and that complicated things more.”“Is that why you insisted on stocks and investments?”Tom nodded his head.“Why didn’t you say anything?”“You are my client. You wanted to make things work.. The disease had spread from Europe to the United States on the transport ships brining America’s doughboys back from the First World War. John’s weak lungs had been his undoing. He was dead within a day of having gone down with a sore throat, headaches, and a fever, which even the doctors had initially attributed to his frenetic campaigning and sudden release from this activity. As John was gurgling his last, dying despite Ada’s valiant attempts to use every Native American defense she knew of.
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