And he had not said when he would be back.
Mrs. Lauer, unchanged from a year earlier, welcomed her with pleased
friendliness. And Jake left the two of them and the chubby kiddies in
the King's office while he betook himself about his business. Hazel
haled his wife and the children to her room as soon as one was assigned
to her. And there, almost before she knew it, she was murmuring
brokenly her story into an ear that listened with sympathy and
understanding. Only a woman can grasp some of a woman's needs. Gretta
Lauer patted Hazel's shoulder with a motherly hand, and bade her cheer
up.
"Home's the place for you, dear," she said smilingly. "You just come
right along with us. Your man will come quick enough when he gets
word. And we'll take good care of you in the meantime. La, I'm all
excited over it. It's the finest thing could happen for you both.
Take it from me, dearie. I know. We've had our troubles, Jake and I.
And, seeing I'm only six months short of being a graduate nurse, you
needn't fear. Well, well!"
"I'll need to have food hauled in," Hazel reflected. "And some things
I brought with me. I wish Bill were here. I'm afraid I'll be a lot of
bother.
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