Chapter 10
Edythe did not phone Jed on Monday. He waited till late in the afternoon, but impatience made it difficult for him to concentrate on his work. When he couldn't stand it any more, he called her office.
"Miss Westfall has not been in the office today," the impersonal voice of the operator informed him. "I'm sorry I was unable to give her your message."
He hung up, frustrated and worried. Why wasn't Edythe at work? What would happen if he tried her home number?
A new and unwelcome thought jarred him. What if he was not the only man in her life? What if she were away somewhere was another lover?
That thought gave him a horrible scare. He tried to calm himself. He would call again on Tuesday. Surely she would be in by that time.
Monday night dragged by. On Tuesday he phoned her
