Looking For You All My Life Part 94

someone else right now, and I'm already running late. Will

you be okay?"

"Sure. Thanks for the nice flight." She picked up her

overnight bag and walked over to sit down and wait. After

several minutes, a woman walked in and sat down at a desk

in the corner. Maggie thought perhaps she should check with

her about Cohn and make sure he was actually picking her

up.

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"Hi," she said in friendly voice, observing that this

woman was about her age, dressed quite stylishly, and was

very pretty with long, curly auburn hair.

"h.e.l.lo," said the woman in a tone that suggested she'd

rather not be bothered.

"I was supposed to be picked u~"

"Are you waiting for a salesman?" asked the woman

sharply. "Because if you are, you're in for a long wait-"

"No, actually I'm waiting for Cohn Byers. He was sup-

posed to pick me up."

The woman's left brow arched with suspicion. "You're

here to see Cohn?" Something about the way she said his

name implied a familiarity beyond just business and Maggie

wondered if this might be a girlfriend.

She hurried to explain. "Yes, I'm a reporter from Oregon,

and I'm here to see Desert Winds in order to find out more

about Mr. Byers' developments. I am covering a story in our

paper." For some reason she felt the need to make it clear to

this woman that her visit was strictly business.

"Sorry, I must've sounded rude," said the woman. "I'm

June Emerson." She stood and extended a hand. "I thought

you were a prospective buyer or something. And well-to

tell the truth-I've just quit and I came in here to clear out

some things from my daughter's desk. She also just quit. She

used to work part-time out here."

"Oh, I'm sorry to bother you." Maggie glanced at her

watch. "It's just that I thought Mr. Byers was supposed to

meet the plane."

"Well, why don't I give you a lift over to the clubhouse?"

She eyed Maggie with open curiosity. "You say you re a

reporter?"

"Yes. And to tell the truth, I was really hoping to look

around a little without an escort. Do you think that's p05-

sible?"

June laughed. "Boy, did you run into the right person.

The stories I could tell you-"

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Maggie's shoulder. "Oh, hi, Cohn," she called out. "This1:.

*Just then a door opened and June glanced quickly over

*woman was just telling me that she was supposed to get

*picked up by you.." Before Cohn reached them, June slipped

a card into Maggie's hand and winked. "I was just about to