I can’t stay, she announced, annoyed as much with herself as she was with the mayor for the mess she w in now. This was what she got for being so curious
“But you can’t leave now, mayor Bowie insisted. Doc won’t be back for a week. Beside, he’s never been good with time-a week could turn out to be ten days or more.”
She pushed a stray lock of shinny brown hair off her forehead, and her blue eyes blazed. “That’s unfortunate, because I’m meeting my friend in Houston and I can’t be late.” That wasn’t entirely true but she didn’t intend to start work until the agreed date. On top of that, she couldn’t quite shake the feeling that there was something not quite right about the situation here in proper. Something was going on.
“If you could only stay the week. We will be mighty grateful,” the
