Chapter 30

“To show how much we at Lady in Red Productions appreciate all that you have done, we will keep the food and drinks coming as long as anyone wants something. To top it off, Gwen Anderson, Steve Hammer, The Rising Tide Band, and I will be performing right here, on this trailer, free of charge from eight o’clock until we’re either told to stop, or we get too tired to go on. Tell your friends and family to get to the park by eight. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, and you’re dancing shoes. We’re also arranging for a half hour fireworks display at ten that will knock your socks off. Happy birthday, America!”

Jordan paused to allow the crowd to quiet back down. “One last thing. I’d like Merle Benson to come up to the trailer right now. He’s the man that actually found the kids sleeping under a blown over tree. I heard that he almost stepped on them before he saw them. That indicates to me that if we hadn’t had so many people looking and working so close together, those kids might have