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"Good riddance to rubbish," he said

indifferently

Standing, I threw him a look of pity "Before you condemn Cindy so harshly, Bart, think about yourself Has she done any worse than you have?"

He began to use his co I slammed the door behind me

Three days later I was helping Cindy finish her packing We'd been shopping, so she had h casual clothes, six pairs of new shoes and tiered wih the twins cuddled in her arms "Dear little babies," she crooned, "I'll be back I'll sneak in and out and won't let Bart even see et away froo with him " Reluctantly she put the twins back in their play pen and cabetween us would ever be quite the saain

Still she ca to drive me to the airport," she said as she bowed her head on my shoulder "You can come, too, if you don't cry and feel sorry for me, because I'm happier than any lark to be free of this daet Jory and yourselves free of this house It's an evil house, and now I hate its spirit just as much as once I loved its beauty"

We drove to the airport without Cindy bidding Bart or Joel farewell

Without another word toShe aroodbye She only waved toaround and wait for ladly"

"You rite?" Chris asked

"Naturally, when I can find time"

"Cindy," I called despite ain, "write at least once a week We care about what happens to you We'll be here to do e can when you need us And sooner or later, Bart will find what he's looking for He'll change I'll see to it that he changes I'll do anything I have to so we can be a faain"

"He won't find his soul, Mo away even farther "He was born without one"

Before her plane left the ground,and my determination hardened into concrete Indeed, before I died, I was going to see my family united, made whole and healthy--if it took the rest of my life

Chris made attempts to pull me out of my depression as he drove me back to what had to be called "ho out?"

My concern for Cindy had kept me so involved that I'd paid little attention to the beautiful, darkhaired nurse Chris had recently hired to live in and help with the twins and Jory She'd been in the house a few days and I'd hardly said more than six words to her