The Gossiping Gourmet by Martin Brown

Author:Martin Brown [Brown, Martin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781942052012
Publisher: Signal Press

Chapter Nineteen

Earlier on Friday, Alma Samuels made a surprise telephone call to Rob. In truth, they both knew she did everything she could to pretend he and The Standard didn’t exist beyond Warren’s “Heard About Town” column. All the more reason for Rob’s shock when he picked up his phone and found Alma on the line.

“Poor dear Warren’s memorial service begins at ten o’clock sharp, Saturday morning,” she said, without so much as a simple salutation. “I know he meant a great deal to you—or I should say, to The Standard. Heavens! If not for his column, I presume there would be no reason at all for your paper to exist! That being said, I presume you’ll want to speak at Warren’s memorial service.”

Rob’s first instinct was to reply in a fake voice, “Sorry, you must get wrong number,” and hang up. But, he resisted temptation.

Saturday was his one morning to sleep in—a once weekly gift to himself—but he knew it would needlessly offend Alma's army if he declined the offer. He winced at the thought of attending a Ladies of Liberty arranged farewell to their dearly departed hero, but there was no graceful way to turn down the invitation. Besides, this was a rare opportunity to prove to his detractors that he was a responsible and established voice in what is often a discordant community.

“Yes,” he muttered wearily, “I'd be happy to do that. I’ll see you—”

Alma hung up before Rob completed his acceptance.

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