_Jessie._ You must forgive him, Dad! _(Jack appears in doorway, with
Bob, Dolly and Bill behind him.)_ Jack! Come ask him to forgive you!
He's your father! You must do it, to save the girl's life!

_Jack (advances)._ Don't misunderstand me, Dad. I don't ask for the
money. I've lost my claim to it, I don't care what you do with it.
But I must save this girl! Don't you see what's happened to me?
Don't you see what I've gained by my adventure?

_Dad._ What have you gained?

_Jack._ In the first place wisdom! In the second a wife--a
noble-hearted and faithful and loving woman, who will stand by me
through all the trials of my life! Isn't that worth more than a
quarter of a million dollars? Answer me, Dad--_(Stretches out his
arms to him.)_ Oh, Dad, isn't it so?

_Dad (gruffly)._ Well, young fellow, I'm glad to hear you've learned
a little sense, at least! _(He embraces Jack.)_

_Peggy (leaping to her feet and pointing to the Play-play scene)._
There! There! There's your happy ending! There's your Pot-boiler!

CURTAIN.