*Shelby*

It was a long day of listening to people talk and socializing, followed by more listening and more socializing during lunch, and finally, afternoon tea. Dinner wasn’t until 10:00, and I was so tired that all I wanted to do was go to my room and go to sleep, but Helen and Patty insisted we stay back at the bar because a woman named Beatrice Templeton was going to be there.

Helen and Patty were major fans of Beatrice, and because of how our schedule had ...