“No,” said Arch slowly. “I put them both, the cups of coffee and hot water, next to each other on the table. Then I came out here to look for the tea.”
“The two cups were just sitting there?”
“Right,” said Arch. “I thought I’d just be gone a minute, and they had started talking again.”
“Did you find any tea?”
“No. I was looking and looking, and Mom was helping me.”
Schulz said, “So your mother was in the kitchen then?”
“Yes,” said Arch, “she was busy making lemonade. We looked for some tea. Finally she gave me some Postum instead. And then Patty Sue ran out of strawberries and I helped her with that for a while. And then I saw my mom emptying ashtrays and picking up dirty dishes … I guess I just forgot about the tea. Anyway, when I came back to the table somebody asked me again for l
