Part 56 (2/2)

She shook her head. ”No, but I think I might be able to

reach them.”

He frowned slightly. ”They did not approve when Steven

chose to leave his home to become a missionary. He wrote

them often, but they never wrote to him. Not until he

became ill ...”

”Oh my. How sad.”

”But I would like to speak to them-if you think they

would be willing to speak to me-or maybe they will not

want to...

”If I reach them, I'll remember to ask,” offered Maggie,

suddenly unsure as to whether she wanted to include their

quote in her article or not.

”All right. I must go now. Thank you.”

”Stay warm!” she called as he left her office.

She returned to her writing until she heard Abigail on the

intercom. Her voice sounded stiff and formal as she spoke.

”Ms. Carpenter, a Mr. Ebbert is in the lobby wis.h.i.+ng to see

you. I told him you were busy right now. But he demands-”

”That's right!” came a loud male voice, also over the

intercom. ”I demand to know why you people aren't

printing my letters to the editor in your newspaper!”

Maggie thought for a moment. She hated leaving poor

Abigail on her own to deal with this troublemaker, but she

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