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"About fiveto have the baby too early I gave her husband strict orders to keep her in bed"

"When I go in to look for work again, I can see her," I offer, happy to have so I can do to help my patron "Save you a trip Myto last forever"

"Would you? I’d be grateful Daniel has to travel sous"

I look at Patience in her thin yellow dress Her cheekbones are hollow and I know o job hunting again The thing is, the huave s

To prepare, I dress my mute companion in a clean white shirt and at the last ive hiht even say, because Pricilla, his wife, bought all his clothes and liked her men to look attractive I smile The pretty blond flapper had a ith the fellows, but Dr Blum was so busy he never noticed

I use a little lipstick and dress reen blouse, plaid pleated skirt, and hose, my last pair I want to look professional, but I --charwoman or laborer on a road crew

Before we leave, I adjust the back seaet out the ave me in my pocketbook It isn’t until I’ve loaded Blu I’d promised Patience I’d look in on Lilly That’s where I’ll nant woroceries we need

We are e over the Hope River, when the gray clouds break open and a patch of blue illuminates sthat field! Look at those two bluebirds sitting on the fence!

Things aren’t so bad, really There are many who are poorer than the two of us I think of the people in the Midhere nothing can grow because of the drought I should count ive up even in the face of despair

Why, look at Dr Blu along in our late- at s, but no one can hear me except the doctor, and you’d swear he was deaf He doesn’t react, doesn’t tap his toe or cringe, either one "Bluebirds singing a songNothing but bluebirds all day long!"

Captain Wolfe

We park in front of the pharreen army truck ood sides CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS it reads on the door

When I enter the building, I’ to a tall er may still be miffed about the scene with Nick Rioli e tried to buy the epinephrine Itabout it Also, I don’t want hiive me another quarter