“You will tell me then what happened and why Atkinson was found on his front porch, not in Lewis and Clark Lake.”
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WITH NO FINAL word that Thomas Richter"s body had been identified, Fritz and Linda went about their days with neither speaking of their fears. Spring moved on toward graduation, Linda"s and then Riverboro High"s. Jane had boxed the paperwork from the dining room table, but the boxes remained in Ashley"s living room. For two weeks, Jane and Ashley were invisible. The president hadn"t called. Only Mary reminded them of unfinished business. The play, now deep in rehearsal, would be performed four times. What little help Fritz had provided had not been noticed. Once again, the students had done it all. Eric had enlisted Fritz"s ninth graders to provide the marketing. More t
