Exhibit 10.23


                             SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

     This Severance Agreement is made as of the 14th day of February, 1996, 
between Seafield Capital Corporation (the "Company") and 
____________________________ ("Executive").

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive are parties to that certain 
Termination Compensation Agreement, dated June 27, 1990, as amended by 
Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 to Termination Compensation Agreement 
(as amended, the "Termination Agreement"), which provides for a severance 
benefit in the event the Executive's employment with the Company is 
terminated following a change of control, but does not provide for a 
severance benefit if his employment is terminated under other 
circumstances; and

     WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Termination Agreement, a merger 
or consolidation involving the Company does not constitute a change of 
control if another party to the transaction either controls or is 
controlled by the Company immediately prior to the consummation of the 
transaction; and

     WHEREAS, the Company has announced that it may consider a merger into 
a majority owned subsidiary (such subsidiary being the "merger partner"), 
with the subsidiary being the surviving corporation (such merger being the 
"Contemplated Merger"); and

     WHEREAS, as a result of the Contemplated Merger, the Executive's 
employment with the Company is likely to terminate; and

     WHEREAS, the Contemplated Merger or any similar transaction is 
expected to be preceded by numerous transactions involving most of the 
assets of the Company, other than the merger partner; and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to insure that the Executive devotes his 
full time, attention, talents and expertise to assisting the Company with 
all transactions preliminary to the Contemplated Merger and with such 
merger itself, or with respect to any other transaction or series of 
transactions which either would constitute a "change of control" under the 
Termination Agreement but for the fact that another party to the 
transaction(s) either controls or is controlled by the Company, or would 
result in a fundamental change in the Company, in any event without the 
distractions which otherwise could be expected to be associated with the 
related uncertainties of the Executive's near term employment and income 
requirements;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the continued 
devotion by the Executive to his duties with the Company, the Company 
agrees with the Executive as follows:

     1.  Severance Benefit.  If either  (a) pursuant to the terms of a 
transaction, both a Fundamental Change in the Company occurs and the 
Executive's employment with the Company terminates or  (b) within one year 
after a Fundamental Change in the Company, the Executive's employment with 
the Company is terminated (actually or constructively) by the Company, 
other than by reason of death, normal retirement or permanent disability, 
and in connection with a termination of employment under the circumstances 
referred to in clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 1 the Executive is not 
offered employment with a Kansas City based affiliate of the Company which 
includes substantially the same responsibilities and provides for 
substantially the same compensation as those associated with the  
Executive's current position with the Company, the Company will pay the 
Executive as severance compensation an amount equal to 250% of the 
Executive's then annual base compensation; provided that the amount of the 
severance compensation shall be reduced by the aggregate amount of 
dividends paid or declared during the Acceleration Period on those shares 
of Company stock (the "Accelerated Shares") issued to the Executive on or 
about January 20, 1995 as a result of action taken by the Nominating and 
Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors to accelerate 
the vesting of certain restricted stock to such date (for purposes of this 
provision, the term "Acceleration Period" shall mean the period commencing 
on January 20, 1995 and ending as to one half of the Accelerated Shares, on 
October 12, 1995, and as to the other one half of the Accelerated Shares, 
on October 12, 1996).  For purposes of clause (b) above, a substantial 
change by the Company in the nature of the Executive's responsibilities or 
a substantial reduction by the Company in the Executive's compensation 
shall constitute a constructive termination by the Company of the 
Executive's employment with the Company.  The severance payment due under 
this Severance Agreement shall not be considered compensation for purposes 
of entitling the Executive to any other employee benefit from the Company.

     2.  Fundamental Change in the Company.  For purposes of this Severance 
Agreement, a Fundamental Change in the Company will be deemed to have 
occurred if  either  (a) an event occurs or a transaction is consummated 
which would result in a "change of control" for purposes of the Termination 
Agreement, but for the provisions of clause (ii) (the "exception clause") 
of Section 1 of the paragraph of the Termination Agreement captioned 
"Change in Control," or  (b) the Contemplated Merger is consummated, or  
(c) following an event or series of related events or consummation of a 
transaction or a series of related transactions, the assets of the Company, 
other than the Company's shares of stock of LabOne, Inc., (the "Non LabOne 
Assets") consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents or marketable 
securities, or a combination thereof, and the Company shall not have 
announced an intention to reinvest a substantial portion of such assets in 
operating assets or securities representing control of companies with 
active trades or businesses, or  (d) the Company's Board of Directors and 
shareholders shall have adopted or approved a plan of complete liquidation 
and dissolution of the Company, or  (e) the Company shall distribute to its 
shareholders substantially all of the Company's assets; provided that any 
transaction or event or series of related transactions or events which 
results in a "change of control" of the Company for purposes of the 
Termination Agreement shall not constitute a Fundamental Change in the 
Company for purposes of this Severance Agreement.

     3.  Parachute Payment Provision.  If the amount payable hereunder 
would constitute a "parachute payment" under Section 280G of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated 
thereunder (collectively, "Section 280G"), then notwithstanding anything to 
the contrary in section 1 above, the amount of the severance compensation 
which the Company shall be obligated to pay pursuant to this Severance  
Agreement will not exceed an amount which, when aggregated with all other 
payments in the nature of compensation to (or for the benefit of) the 
Executive which are contingent on a change in the ownership or effective 
control of the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the 
assets of the Company (all within the meaning of Section 280G), would be 
$1.00 less than three times the "base amount" for the Executive, within the 
meaning of Section 280G.

     4.  Exclusive Benefit.  Under the circumstances wherein severance 
compensation is owing to the Executive hereunder, payment of such 
compensation shall constitute the entire amount due to the Executive with 
respect to his termination of employment.  The Executive hereby agrees to 
accept the terms of the severance arrangement contained herein and further 
agrees to release and forever discharge the Company, its successors, 
assigns, agents, officers, directors and employees from any and all 
actions, claims or demands whatsoever, including but not limited to, any 
claim for wrongful discharge or any claim under Title VII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000, et. seq., the Equal 
Pay Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 206(d), the Age Discrimination and 
Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 621 et. seq., or the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et. 
seq., which he has or may hereafter have on account of or which may arise 
from or are related to a termination of his employment in connection with 
or following a Fundamental Change in the Company or his employment with the 
Company prior thereto.  The Executive further agrees that in the event of a 
Fundamental Change in the Company this Section 4 will constitute a full and 
complete settlement of any and all claims whatsoever, now and hereafter 
forever, with no reservation of any rights, either stated or implied, other 
than the Company's obligations to pay (a) the severance compensation 
specified in Section 1 above and (b) amounts which would be due to the 
Executive if his termination of employment were unrelated to or more than 
three years after a Fundamental Change in the Company, such as amounts for 
accrued vacation, unreimbursed Company expenses, amounts due under the 
Company's Money Purchase Pension Plan or 401(k) Savings Plan and Trust and 
amounts due under any supplemental retirement plan.

     5.  Waiver.  The Company's obligation to pay any severance 
compensation provided for in this Severance Agreement shall be conditional 
upon the Company's receipt of a Waiver, signed by the Executive after the 
right to the severance payment hereunder shall have matured, containing 
provisions for release and discharge substantially similar to those 
contained in Section 4 above, and the passage of at least seven (7) days 
thereafter during which the Company shall not have received notification 
from the Executive that he has revoked such Waiver.  The Executive hereby 
acknowledges that he has been advised and encouraged by the Company to 
consult with his own attorney regarding this Severance Agreement, the 
provisions of Section 4 above respecting release and discharge and any 
Waiver granted by him pursuant to this Section 5.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Severance 
Agreement as of the date first above written.

     In the event of a Fundamental Change in the Company and the Company's 
payment of the severance compensation specified in Section 1 above, this is 
a complete and final release of all my claims against Seafield Capital 
Corporation.

                         EXECUTIVE

                         __________________________________



                         SEAFIELD CAPITAL CORPORATION


                         By: _______________________________
                              David W. Kemper, Chairman of the
                              Nominating and Compensation
                              Committee of the Board of
                              Directors





STATE OF MISSOURI )
                  ) ss.
COUNTY OF JACKSON )

     On this ____ day of ________________ in the year 1996, before me, a 
Notary Public in and for said state, personally appeared 
_______________________________, known to me to be the person who executed 
the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for 
the purposes therein stated.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my 
official seal at my office in ___________________, the day and year last 
above written.


                    ______________________________
                         Notary Public in and for
                         Said County and State

My Commission Expires:

______________________