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Mickey and I whispered far into the night every night wondering what he would do but we didn't much care as long as he got us out of there and to where Mother was. We sometimes wondered if we would ever see her again but Mickey said she was sure we would because Daddy would find her for us.
For kids, there was always that, "What if," and, "Maybe if," or something always going on in our heads.

The matron came down the aisle and that put a stop to our wondering. We were soon fast asleep.

Sure enough, in about a week the woman came after us and said we were going with our Father,- and did we want to!? Well, of course we wanted to! They put our own clothes back on us and told us to be good kids then took us to the front office and sure enough, there was Daddy!
Boy, were we glad to see him waiting for us!

" Well, girls," he said,"Are you ready to go?" "Yes sir!!!!" we all said at once. "Okay," he said, "Come on then."

He took Joan by the hand and Mickey and I held hands and followed them out the front door and, there sitting at the sidewalk, was the biggest old black car we nearly ever seen!
Daddy said he would tell us who it was in a minute so we all piled in the car and it took off.

I could tell it was a Johnson but didn't know who at the time. Come to find out it was L.b. Johnson who had been here with his family living in Bakersfield all this time.
I never knew how Daddy found him but was sure glad he did.

He took us to their house which was a long tin or metal building with not much furniture in it. There were mattresses spread out all over the floor. "Well," L.B. said, "This is it but we won't be here long. We will share our space with you while we can."
Boy, were we glad to share space with anyone just as long as we were out of that orphanage.

His kids were little, too, so we were friends--at the time. I can't remember how long we were there but it was a government housing place so I'm sure it wasn't long.

"Okay kids," Daddy said, "We will go to your Mother's soon so every one just quiet down for now." 'Okay, Daddy, we're quiet.'

At that time mother was staying with Grandma Johnson in Chowchilla but we didn't know that.

But that is for the next blog so, until then, I am your faithful,-