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UNHOLY BOND
CHAPTER VIII
“What’s this I hear about you
throwing a scare into your hus
band?” she demanded sternly.
“I’m afraid you were right,
Miss Hartigan things proved
too much for me.”
Bright blue eyes peered at her
through the semi-gloom. “Just
call me Abby, everyone does
eventually.”
“All right, Abby—l’m Janet.”
“Just lie back and relax, I’ll
take over the children. I’m rath
er used to them. Which room
shall I take? Is one of these the
Doctor’s, or do you share this
one?”
“Richard sleeps downstairs off
the den,” Janet explained. “We
felt someone should be near the
children at night.”
“I suppose so.” Abigail’s eyes
were surprised and disapprov
ing. “That’s no way to begin your
married life,” they seemed to
say.
“There are five other bed
rooms,” Janet said. “Take your
pick. They are all old-fashioned,
as you know, but you can fix
yours up to suit yourself. We’ll
discuss the financial arrange
ment later, Abby.”
“Financial arrangement! Dear
child, I’m not doing this for
money! Granduncle Sean left me
four hundred a month, remem-:
ber? Room and board and friend- ■
ship is all I want in return.” t
“But, Abby—”
“Say no more about it.” Sud-j
denly Abby slapped her suit pock
et, then switched on the bedside
lamp and handed Janet several
letters. “Gemini! I almost for
got—met the mailman driving in
and he gave me these.”
There was just one for Janet, >
the others, mostly bills, were forj
Richard, One caught her eye—;
the writing was round and some- i
what adolescent, the address on
the back Naomi Farquahar’s!
She gave Abby the letters to
give to Richard.
Half an hour later he came
into her room. He was wearing
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i his raincoat over his tweeds and
he was freshly shaved. “Some
thing has come up,” he said va
guely. “I’m driving into town—
be back in a couple of hours. Get
some rest and don’t worry—your
Miss Hartigan has the children
under control.”
“Don’t worry,” she thought
' wearily, “don’t worry when you’re
I going in to see Naomi Farqua
. har.”
Janet Eynon arose from her
enforced rest feeling stronger
and more able to accept the chal
lenge that rive actively convales
cing children could issue.
Even the knowledge that Rich
ard had heard from Naomi Far
quahar had not prevented her
from sleeping. She had been too
bone-weary for the incident to
make a very deep impression.
Now it seemed merely like a
strangely unforgettable dream.
She was more curious than up
set. What could Naomi want with ■
Richard now? Even though she '
had admired him, he was, after I
all, a married man.
Unless —
Could Richard have told her
about their marriage being one
m name only? He had denied it
the day of their wedding, but he
had been in to town frequently
since then, and since he had
maintained his position at Cos- ;
mopolitan for a month, it was!
probable that he had seen Naomi
often. After all, she, Janet, had
felt it incumbent to inform Cliff
Bronson.
She found herself thinking of
Cliff more and more. Wondering
how his work was progressing,
how he was taking her absence.
Through Richard she learned
that Cliff had taken over some
of his work in the clinic. What
a come-down —treating mumps
and chicken pox and poison-ivy |
when his heart was in surgery! ;
But it was good training for him,'
just the same.
Once he had telephoned, say
i ing he would like to call, and
Janet, suddenly having a ground
less fear that there would be a
| scene with Richard, had asked
Cliff to postpone his visit until
! Oakhart was in operation and he
; could see all the changes that
had been made.
He had not called since then.
She was almost afraid to face
him now for fear that her love
for Richard would betray itself.
Clift’s mocking “I told you so”
would be more than she could
stand. He had been so right con
cerning her; not so Richard. He
remained unchanged.
The lavatory was dark, all cur
tains were drawn against the
light. Richard had the X-rays of
Rodney Becker’s chest in the
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frame and was peering at them
intently.
"Richard, wouldn’t it be won
derful if something could be done
about his heart?” She found her
self thinking of Rodney often,
fearful that his illness might be
having a bad psychological ei
fect on him.
“If it’s what I think, there are
only three doctors in the coun
try who have performed the op
eration. but fortunately Rodney’s
parents can afford the best.”
“Is that why you went into
town yesterday?”
“That and other reasons.
Why?”
“I thought you might have
gone in to see Naomi Farquahar.
His laugh sounded guilty. “Did
I marry a psychic?”
“Abigail brought me the mail
first—l couldn't help but see Na
omi’s letter to you.”
“Oh. Well . . .” he hesitated.
I “Naomi’s coming out here to
work.”
“Work? How?”
“She’s majored in child psy
chology for three years in col
lege. She’s anxious to keep up
her work this summer, so I ask
ed her to come out in the morn
ings and take over the children’s
lessons. She’s very good at it—-
had excellent grades in college
“That’s nice.” Janet’s mouth
was dry. “Was this your idea or
hers, Richard?”
“We—ll, I believe she suggest
ed it, but I wish I had. It will
relieve you of so much—and I J
need you in here with me.”
■ But we have Abby now.”
“I know, and we also have
three more applications for chil
dren —they came in this morn
ing’s mail.”
“Can we afford Naomi?”
Can I afford Naomi? she
thought. Won’t Richard’s inter
est in her revive—if it has ever
weakened?
“That’s the best part, she just
wants the practice, not money.”
There was nothing more she
could say. She had no valid rea
son for resenting Naomi. Most of
her fears were based on gossip,
some of it supplied by Cliff Bron
son.
Janet was assisting Richard
in the laboratory the next morn
ing when Naomi arrived.
The gleaming yellow roadster
slid to a stop before Oakhart and
Naomi’s beautilully manicured
hand came down on the musical
horn, which responded with a
short tune. It caused great ex
citement in the playroom and
made Richard laugh. He hasten
i ed to welcome her.
The drive in the open car had
blown back her dark hair, her
eyes were sparkling. She poised
half in, half out of the car, ex
tending her hands for Richard’s
assistance.
“Richard Eynon! Why didn't
you tell me about this gorgeous
place? I had no idea you owned
an estate like this!”
They both laughed, and Janet,
standing in the open doorway,
relt a pang of envy. Naomi spied
her and pulled Richard along
with her. Her slim figure was
very trim in her smart, expen
sive dress.
“Janet—you do want me to call
you Janet, don’t you? I’ve only
met you as Miss Harris before.”
“Os course, Naomi.”
Though there was only six
' years between them, Janet sud
denly felt decrepit. Why had
Richard told her that? “It was
just a faint,” she said lightly,
“my, first, and I hope the last,
one in my life.”
But Naomi had already lost in
terest in Janet’s health; her
; large, brilliant eyes were seek-
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ing Richard’s. “Do introduce me
to the children, Richard —I’m so
anxious to meet them and get
started.
“Don’t you want to see Oak
hart first?”
“Os course, but I don’t want
to take you from your work.”
His face glowed. “Nonsense, we
must get oriented. I don’t want
you getting lost around here.
Come along.”
Janet felt her own color rising.
“Richard, I thought you were go
ing to re-examine Rodney Beck
er.”
“I can do that just as well this
afternoon, Janet; there’s no hur
ry. If you’ll just check over those
smears, I’ll show Naomi around ”
His eyes did not meet hers; he
turned to Naomi with a strange
and enigmatic smile. “Come on.
Teacher, I’ll show you what your
new domain looks like. Let’s be
gin with the orchard.”
One aiternoon when Janet and
Richard joined her in the swim
ming pool, she smiled as though
suppressing some wonderful se
cret, then suddenly burst out
with, “I have a surprise for you!”
“What now?” Richard laugh
ed.
“I’m not returning to college!”
Even Richard looked stunned.
“But, Naomi, your work your
career!”
“This gives me more practical
experience than I could ever get
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in college. I’ll finish the old
course later—l’m only nineteen,
I’ve got loads of time yet.” •
She stood up suddenly and
threw her arms around his neck.
“Isn’t it marvelous, Richard?”
He disengaged her hands gent
tly, not looking at Janet. “That’s
an understatement,” he said.
Indian summer merged into
autumn without a break in the
weather. The usual November
rains held off and now sharp
nightly frosts covered the ground
with a fine webbing that glitter
ed like tinsel.
Deciduous leaves had long
since fallen leaving the orchard
gaunt and bare limbed against
a frozen blue sky. Richard was
considering darning the small
pond so that the still water might
freeze and afford them a shallow
pool for ice skating.
He had worked hard to make
Oakhart a success, Janet admit
ted.
(To Be Continued)
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Ten cents a bag at the ball-game—
one hundred and seven million dollars
a crop to the farmer. That’s the story
of peanuts in Georgia and Alabama
this year.
But it was not always so. Thirty
odd years ago, peanuts were grown
primarily as food for hogs, and pigs
were turned into the fields for “hog
ging off” the plants.
Today peanut oil and peanut butter
are in the kitchen and on the table.
Salted peanuts, peanut candy and
other delicacies delight the nation.
The lowly goober yields a golden
harvest.
As long ago as 1917, the Central
of Georgia urged that peanuts could
add mightily to the income of the
territory served by the railroad.
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Since that date, the Central has
made many contributions to peanut
culture and peanut processing . . .
helping farmers grow more and better
peanuts, and helping processors in
locating plants advantageously and in
marketing their products.
In this work, the railroad has car
ried on an abiding tradition that
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