I'm stronger than you
are, dad. I didn't get the flu and you did."
"You're nervous, Annie. That's why I want always to keep you at
home--quiet--with me."
She sat back, her pretty eyes troubled-up lakes.
"You mean the dreams and the scared feeling, once in a while, that I
can't swallow. That's nothing. I know now why I was so frightened in my
sleep the other night. I told Fred, and he said it was the peach sundae
on top of the crazy old movie we saw that evening. Why, Jeanette
Peopping had to take a rest cure the year before she was married. Girls
are always more nervous than fellows. Daddy--you--you frighten me when
you look at me like that! I don't know what you mean! What-do-you-mean?"
He was helpless and at bay and took her in his arms and kissed her hair.
"I guess your old daddy is a jealous pig and can't bear to share his
girl with anyone. Can't bear to--to give her up."
"You won't be giving up, daddums. I couldn't stand that, either. It
will be three of us then.
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