She had expectedto have to get Gary to let her in. But the caretaker was in the hall,near the door. No less than six people were praying to the portra...t Johnhad made."You're still open," Rachael said softly to Gary, so as to not disturbthose praying."Yes, we have kept the place open until midnight since Sunday. There hasbeen a steady pace of people coming in. Sunday was busiest, from afterservices until we finally closed. I opened up at 8 a.m. on Monday, andthere were already four people. Having so many mills providing the poles made the difference between finishing before the ground froze and not.Construction for Phase 2 will begin as soon as the ground thaws enough to dig holes for the posts and for the concrete to set properly. Ira will check the ground around Kansas City and we’ll monitor the ground near Libertyville in case one thaws before the other. Being farther south, Kansas City may thaw first. If so, and if we attract enough new laborers, Ira plans to start both north. So we are not committed yet?”“No. I knew we needed to see the facts before saying whether it was something we could handle.”“I am glad you did. You are not yourself yet, my man, so leave it to us girls to have a first read-through, and we’ll let you know what we think.”“Thanks, Frances. I came to the realisation today that I was still not well. I had a snooze in bed this afternoon; I think that helped, but my thinking is still a bit muddled at times.”“That’s all right, my love. We will see that. The worst of all the ridicule that she faced was how they had changed her name, they taunted her by calling her Piggy Manigger. She was on her own most of the time and defenseless. Whenever her name was called a boy or girl was quick to cough, Manigger under his or her breath and the teachers did nothing. It would take her years to see herself in her own mirror just as she was and see that nothing was wrong with her. Even so, most times she still had a hard time gazing at herself in the.