armella’s one splendid day was not repeated.
No further call to arms thrilled her fighting instinct.
Occasionally, when she teased, Tommaso took her with him for the day. But Greendale seemed to need her no more.
Once or twice she walked up the road to Elm Heights, the rival development, and with sinking heart realized that progress was faster there. Both projects had been greatly expanded. Already houses were nearing completion, and more cellars were being begun daily. It was evident that Mr. Barrington was in a desperate race with his rivals.
One day Tommaso added another truck to his equipment. From Mr. Hastings, whom she overheard talking with a stranger on the plat, Carmella gleaned the news that there would be a show-down between the two in the early autumn, in the form of an auction on each plat. She noticed that her father was taking on a few more men. But still there were nearly twice as many at work at Elm Heights.
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