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Anderson, who stuck to his work as wicket-keeper pluckily to the unconcealed anxiety of his wife. His reward came when a hot return from the field by Wally gave him a chance of stumping one of the Mulgoa cracks. But the enthusiasm was only momentary; the game was considered, even by the most sanguine small boy of Cunjee, to be "all over bar shouting."
"Bob and I rode in and out of Cunjee the other day, and I wasn't tired and it was dreadfully hot." "Then you'll be all right on New Year's day, because the racecourse is two miles this side of the township," Jim said. "But Norah said I was to tell you some of us could easily go in the car if you'd rather drive." "Oh, no, thanks; I know you always ride, and I should love it," Tommy answered.
I can't start just yet; the Mulgoa fellows are insisting on 'shouting' for all hands, and we can't very well refuse; besides" he dropped his voice "you know what Boone is I must see that he and Murty leave Cunjee. Cecil will look after you, won't you, Cecil?" That gentleman assented without any pleasure.
Sarah, for many years housemaid at Billabong, had married a man on a farm near Cunjee, whose first attempt at renting a place for himself had been brought to an untimely end by the drought; and Sarah had returned to Billabong, to help in preparing for the home-coming of the long-absent family, while her husband secured a temporary job in Cunjee and looked about for another chance.
There was nothing further to detain them in Cunjee, and very soon the ponies were fetched from the stables, and they were bowling out along the smooth metal road that wound its way across the plain, and Norah was mingling excited little outbursts of delight over her father's return with frequent searches into a big bag of sweets which Mrs. Brown had thoughtfully placed on the seat of the buggy.
Behind them cheers broke out afresh, and the band blared once more which acted as a further spur to the horses; they were pulling double as the high buggy flashed along the street, where every house and every shop showed smiling faces, and handkerchiefs waved in welcome. So they passed through Cunjee, and wheeled to the right towards the open country the country that meant Billabong.
"Those Plymouth Rocks came just before the Cunjee show, and Dad entered them for me, 'cause the dealer had told him they would beat anything there. And I think they would have only just after he sold Dad mine, a Cunjee man bought a pair for five guineas. He showed his, too!" Norah sighed. "Oh!" said Wally. "So I got second. However, they were very lovely, and so tame. I was truly fond of Peter."
"Well, I'll be glad of something to do. I wasn't looking forward to to-morrow." "No," said Jim, "I know you weren't. Never mind, you keep busy. You might drive into Cunjee with Brownie on Tuesday probably you'd get a letter from Dad a day earlier, and hear when he's coming home and if he says he's coming home on Thursday, Wednesday won't seem a bit long.
It had suddenly become hot "truly Christmas" weather, Norah called it, as she stood waiting on the Cunjee platform for a train which, in accordance with all railway traditions at Christmas, was already over an hour late. Norah felt it hard that to-day, of all days in the year, it should be so when Jim was actually coming home for good!
"I saved the cuckoo clock and that set of Swiss bears," said Wally. "And lots of oddments from goodness knows where the sort of thing you can't buy in Cunjee. I expect I've hauled out all the things you wouldn't have saved, Tommy, but you'll just have to let me down lightly I'd have made a shot for the beloved cake tins, only I hadn't time." "Oh, Wally, you dear old idiot," said Tommy.
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