XXIV-LIFE

                                                                           XXIV

It was two o'clock on Sunday afternoon when I got home. Kate greeted me with cuddles and a mischievous smile.

'What? The little dog was a wolf?'

'I'm not in the mood right now, Kate,' I said turning away from her.

'Come on, mate, have you two had a row? I didn't know it was so short-lived between you two.'

'Stop it, will you?'

Her countenance changed when she saw me serious.

'We've been caught by his father.'

'Well, you're all grown up now, aren't you?'

'You don't understand. He doesn't approve of us being together.'

'Is he still going on about how he wants a rich girl for his son?'

'I don't know. We