Show polly sees it through or loves labor gained by helen S burton chap chapter 13 THE fkr F R REACHING INFLUENCE OF HOME HYGIENE march had come romping in a lamb iamb and the days true to promise were sunshiny and warm for two weeks doctor richardson Rc hardson had been in chicago where the specialists had decided that it was quite safe on oil aunt kate it who bo was to remain there until she had fully recuperated fj horn om the shock of the operation meantime amanda fitch at pol lys urgent solicitation had moved bag and baggage into toe the richard son nome home I 1 expect to be very busy sewing polly had bad whispered happily and you can help sr so much b assuming charge of lanet it curious john she asked her husband one evening that a person can be so pt stagnant agnant so out of touch with things for a long time and then suddenly change to feel and see and know things that lies hes never known in all hi his s lifer life before seating heiselt herselt on an ottoman at her husbands feet she leaned back against his knees once upon a time you know I 1 was just your wife and not overmuch over much except that you thought me worth loving now I 1 am studying and mothering janet and learning from mrs airs peterson how to be capable md and resourceful and practice sp mv new knowledge on aunt kate and and 0 john I 1 feel as if awen hours were not enough for one day d av there are so many things I 1 want to do her husband bent and kissed her s bining head tenderly before he replied youve had ad rather a ago go of it sweetheart first these red choss lessons have made you conscious of your power to be a real help in your community as well as a bright light in the richardson home then janet has brought out a lot of the maternal instinct which has been wonderfully good to see aunt kates dependence and your eternally sweet good natured handling of the situation 1 have been a revelation to me and new his voice was husky with emotion as he tipped pollys hollys head bead back to look in into to beeshy her shy bro brow n eyes and now liow r well have our very own family to think of polly finished very softly as she drew johns face to I 1 her own kissing him to hide the emotion in his ekes ees which always made her tearful after several moments of happy silence polly continued lanet of course is very dependent upon ulon us for her happiness and sometimes I 1 feel rather poorly to do just the right things tor for her ber front my iny home hygiene and I 1 the care of the sit sick k lessons plus a little intuition of horse sense as dousay you say I 1 realize that the future effect upon janet of all our words and acrons must always s be consid died aunt kate is so old that what I 1 did for her even if it did seem trivial or foolish or wt not exactly ac carding to ho hi le ie peili pet libb ab didat matter so ho much so long as I 1 kept her happy you blessed beloved biej cried john 1 you have a lot of horse sense but surely you must be blind to think that your care of janet is a lifes job I 1 rather imagine that brother of mine will make a desperate attempt to provide a new botn er for janet b bk fore many moons have passed of course ou on mean amanda ci died aed polly excitedly oh I 1 hope sol she aborts little janet so I 1 its rather more important from a masculine point of view chuckled john to jw if she addies baxter 1 did you ever see anyone just fairly blos blossom under your very eyes as amanda ritch has done pur asur polly ashes only in her thirties in spite of that lovely gray hair and in more ore than one of the hig high h school gills gai Is she teaches envies her that clear slin and exquisite coloring her ees are the real purple pansies lanb ies of poetry too and they darken so expressively ahn comes into her presence that I 1 sure she must care for him while ahil as for baxter ill wager he be has adored her since the day he made the mistake of gathering her into his arms arin sand and ki kissing sing her instead of me the first day we took our joint lesson in home hygiene and care ef cf the sick polly laughed infectiously snow Blind blindness tess he be said accounted for the mistake imagine it when amanda is tall and slender and I 1 am plump and five foot three does home hygiene prescribe a cure for snow blind blindness john wanted to know to be continued |