Chapter 42
Cedar Rapids, IA
“WOW!” MICKEY SAID. “People really knew how to live in style in those days.”
“That’s for sure.”
They were taking a guided tour of Brucemore, a nineteenth-century mansion that in 1981 had been willed to the National Trust for Historic Preservation by its last owner. The house sat in a twenty-six acre estate and was a popular destination for tourists.
“Tom would love to have a pipe organ like that in his house,” Mickey said, as they were standing in front of the instrument.
“I’m sure he would, but he’d have to have a much bigger house in order to make room for all those pipes.”
“Can we walk around the grounds a bit? I realize you’ve seen it before, but I find this whole place fascinating.”
“Certainly.”
They spent a pleasant half hour exploring the grounds
