Show jill Alc mcfarlane Farlane who whose lather father richard disappeared in world war I 1 is 1 1 in love with atut spins gordon she Is 1 upset to learn her brother ric Is in love with sandra ca calvirt Calv ivert crt an older woman harlot during her absence richard visits her mother julia and tells tell her bet he is 1 now captain machey blackey julia jalla Is heartsick at hit his lack of 0 interest in the th past richard sees eel ric and teu tells him he knew ahli father in lF france rance later he be threatens threaten sandra but the she marri es klc itte anyway he has ha the boy transferred and sandra sandr arrives sit at the tarm farm to live jolla iolla hear bear from richard who tells telli her he made mad in an attempt to prevent the marriage she to li thankful thank tul that he be hat has shown hown himself to be a lather father at last CHAPTER XVI foster she was thinking irritably could at least have unloaded that odorous bag of fertilizer from the bacal or was that a part of jill bius 3 and john Ls I 1 s diabolical contriving the old man had been as impish and secretive as a warlock this orning morning in sandra wrinkled her nose as she got into the seat scat and brushed off the cushion a bit fretfully with her handkerchief she asked Is it very far as julia came back from superintending super intending the loading of the luggage and slipped the key I 1 into the ignition five miles A breeze in ordinary times now we never come in unless we have to our tire quota Is small in this county and even with a priority we have to wait tor for months 1 I hope tires are good sandra remarked id rather counted on joining him soon SOOM its absurd to be separated use uselessly lessl Y I 1 think Rick ys tires julia repeated a bit puzzled ricky told me about his red roadster he was so sorry to have to give it up sandra babbled on im sure hed expect me to use it so julia thought unhappily ric was turning into a mcfarlane liar ilar tool how was she to explain to this eager greedy woman that the red roadster belonged to jill john 1 I bad bought it for her had resented it whenever jill loaned the car to ric ric alc had had a car the last year he had been in college but he had bad traded it off impulsively to buy a quarter interest in a plane that one of the co owners had crashed and burned soon after ric must have forgotten that he be disposed of his car last year she said so much has happened since he enlisted that it got out of 0 his mind there Is a red road roadster ter on the place but it belongs to his sister and its put up too OIL oh sandra was obviously upset he talked so much about it I 1 cant understand it julia was grateful when at last the gate posts and white pillars of buzzards hill came into view oh breathed sandra the place it I 1 recognize it from the picture ricky has its beautiful full its very old julia said the me house was built by slaves the brick was made right on the place but we like it the others were waiting on the lawn oh jill why did you have to have on those dreadful overs overalls 11 3 julia was thinking her broken arm in n a grimy looking sling her pretty hair tied up in a bandana a feed bucket in her hand jill came forward grinning IM HI sandy she shouted youre just in time we need another hand with the pigs sandra said how do you do nervously shook hands with john I 1 appraised him briefly and then ignored hirn him she made a little gesture with her tinted fingers my trunk p I 1 my gosh muttered jill theres nobody here to carry it upstairs fosters away over the hill pulling corn have to unpack it out here I 1 guess sandra and carry the stuff upstairs oh but I 1 could AU all my dr dresses esses and shoes and things thing sl I 1 well manage some way sandra julia said she led sandra up the stairs to bics old room noting instantly that jill bad removed the good candlewick counterpane ani and replaced it with a faded green madras thin thing 9 from camies quarters 1 I hope be comfortable here she said the bath Is next door down the hall and we have upper er at six thank you I 1 think ill lie down sandra looked wan dome bome coffee for the guest julia heard the old tow towi four poster i squeak before she reached the ie head of 0 the stairs she was a little i angry with jilt there was no point int in carrying this thing to absurdity erdity but when she found the two of them U on the screen porch drinking f from cold bottles of pop she knew w by the th glint in aills 0 eye and the twichel jr of 0 old john Ls Is musti mustache ht anI hIng she could say would tiu fall on deaf ears eais yva you could have thought a little bo i the reputation of the house louse at t least the h complained that horrible old counter counterpane panel apri Ii you weaken now dooley JU warned ashes not going to of sheba stuff on queen pull any us julia a crude youre being very said coldly IS isheim heij see that its all a ra gag I 1 think ill take up sc me au all she Is 13 after cold old orange juice 0 our ur guest today to day at least dooley ruin take her up a pair of slacks and teed feed the pigs at five tell her we w shell bust au a 11 that red paint off her fingernails finger nails john I 1 chortled but julia was firm arm she carried the little tray up to bics room abut but down there was an when she came odd tight expression around her mouth she asked me it if there was any whiskey in the house bouse she said she felt faint jill s eyes sparkled go and andeel get fosters jug of corn gramp we the one he be hides in the pump room it was too swiftly evident that sandra would would never be a part ol of buzzards hill she came down to supper languid and cool in a green silk frock every curl in place e dishes of grits sausage and scrambled eggs were in the middle of the table mamle mamie serve at night julia explained she has been can this Is rica wife dave ning peaches today and she ashes Is tired will you have buttermilk sandra or perhaps rather have some tea that will do if you any cc coffee IT ee sandra sighed rationed jill said you remember that living in a hotel we could make sandra one cu cup P of coffee julia said after all ashes had a hard trip she went to the kitchen and dripped some hot water through fresh grounds under camies disapproving eyes now I 1 got to use them grounds over for breakfast and you wont like it mamle mamie grumbled sandra murmured thank you yole faintly when the cup was put before her foster had bad been bullied by julia into carrying the tr trunk unk up the stairs I 1 and as soon as the meal was ended sandra went up to unpack TU ill bet on obe one thing jill said grimly ill bet she any money and how can she go to join ric when hell be sent off to war are you planning to be patient and sweet with her tor for the duration dooley As long as ashes bics wife and under our root roof ill be kind julia said with firmness 1 I never had a mother in law but I 1 know what I 1 would have liked her to be sandra presents A new problem your mother in law have had a daughter in law like your daughter in law mrs mcfarlane every time she passes a mirror she stops and does something to her eyebrows some time when she does that ill start acre screeching e ching at her sandra was wandering around the upper floor when julia went up there was a trace of slyness in sandras eyes a smug expression around her mouth 1 I know we had mutual friends mrs mcfarlane she said 1 I knew roger mackey in the is lands roger mackey julia caught her breath and fought for a casual attitude 1 I just happened to notice his picture there on aills dresser A much younger picture of course but id know rod anywhere that julia had control now is a picture of aills father lice he went to france in the last war he did not come back true it had to be true her chil drens lather father had not carr the man who had ome come 14 batt 1 an indifferent stranger oh yes ricky told remember now that atod R told me that richards richard chadds fj f his friend but the res Is remarkable un uncanny 1 you dont clont know roger hia giai 1 I 1 I have no friend abo e 1 mackey juba answered answered tk but her hands were lizo u and as she dressed a pressed on her throat ft something she had not fc that sandra could be A when dave came a e he all ai stunned at the sl sight 9 of 0 1 8 sa L 1 this Is bics lc S wife e daw dave ve introduced them em you might have prepared dave said alter adler all are hardening and the be protected from sudden fe 6 how foolishly sandra you know you are arent it 01 old do hope im not a t terrible ari le fe t j jill sprawled in a c chair air ir her teeth dave means youre ral rai all abrupt addition to the lucyz tic ift tribe she said 01 did ric come home tw toot oh no they sent him c lf some horrible school 44 plied quickly hes SUF learn leam to be an officer or mar ban I 1 a gunner he very B fe about it we hardly had t fe say goodby good by hell probably make i gunner and I 1 cant think j thing more important in a i gunners sandra drew her lips lipi in p M i ly but hell be in dangell dan dangers gerl ners ride in those planet I 1 it shot at I 1 cant bear to wd think IV it the thing to do then id 14 curtly is not to think this Ms is a war where az eja can be shot at dave rez reig the army and navy have aw u on danger its a war where armial abbod thing can descend on yon ir dr jill and not always bonsi bomb things in parachutes dave said how about C t a movie dooley ive gota gojii lons ions of at gas left and a nev nei c ticket coming up monday go along dooley t julia said you go with withe r jill you had ny tsi fal ly either no I 1 refuse den try to fix my hair aad W i gle into clothes with only mci ca to see dark clark gable in pem picked corn today dave date I 1 splint tell that to the russia i en sandra sat with her smal a crossed a watchful look b e eyes Y es you must scold them fort tor i ing so hard mr Pat Patter soa I 1 said sweetly im sure iti I 1 unnecessary aills feet hit the floor le fa thud aills eyes were the tp eja a bad filly sandra is a very naive p dave she drawled in a deat dealt el voice ric told her tta were country gentry and til sh it sandra narrowed her tinted i lids oh no she said coal cia do not believe all I 1 heir bear sometimes I 1 do not believe lest at all ail antagonism crackled like fa 0 the air making dave deat comfortable how about it dooley an coming he asked J go along dooley dont he baij I 1 a urged jill buyl buy hot dog and some strawden straw ben dave make her relax shell shel strung up like a fiddle jor or if this is a therapeutic treat ilea im not going julia tried to tow 6 but if its supposed to it be c might be tempted its tor for fun dave sad well miss the last show it il spend too much time it im sorry to leave you julia tried to smooth the twi tr air as she prepared to 90 g there are some good program the radio dont start making compall compa of sandra jill prot protested estel family family dont rate rateau any cial consideration julia slumped in davet daves ca let her shoulders droop julia goes to a show 1 I go she sali s girls strange and a little edal p jill has been acting like alk e I 1 ever since we heard she ing I 1 feel as though I 1 had riding a bomb ever since the 1 came in dave said soberly 1 I dumped another package of 0 W i in your hapl ashes older than she she looks older olden she 00 st j ashes been married bete before jill wont get along at all 11 but J can I 1 do I 1 cant turn K put of the house won wont she dont worry venomous that jill cant w of herself odd that ric wl wo uld fastidious always so that traded to a woman uke like TO BE CONTINUE 1 |