Girl in the root cellar? How long has she been there?” I asked.“Two or three days ... or weeks, depending on who is telling the story,” Timm sai.... “I had no idea so I suppose she’s been here since I went to Painswick.”“The damsel I’m supposed to rescue is in the custody of the Mayor. She’s in the cellar?”“So they say,” said Timm.“Think we should find out?” I asked.The root cellar door was locked by looping a new rope through the the two handles and tied with a square knot ... ease of extraction. The crowd became restless. An unseen voice said, ‘Hey, let’s see you do better, lady!’ Carmen smiled. That was what she had been hoping for. ‘Gladly,’ she said, ‘but I’m sure the Amazing Quincy would never let me stand on his stage.’ Carmen felt a rush of elation as Quinn’s face fell. She had trapped him. He had no choice now but to let her onstage or risk losing face and reputation. Quinn smiled, but it looked pained. ‘Of course, my dear,’ he said. ‘Why don’t you come up and show us what true. Heck, I’m not even a good horseback rider. At events we tend to dress up like this because it impresses the tourists. About the only thing I wore fairly often were my hats, the sun out there can be pretty harsh in the summer and Stetson’s simply make good sense. They help keep your head cool, and give you a lot of shade.”Well, after admiring each other’s costumes we of course had to pose for more pictures. First as a group, then as couples. We even made sure Mrs. Carol got one of Holly and I. I nodded at that. "Let's get her a card to congratulate her." That's a great idea," Gwen grinned broadly, looking at me a littlesurprised."We can pass it around for everyone to sign," I told Gwen, then added,"And we can get her some flowers too." Then while I was thinking about it,I mused, "I suppose I'll have to take over all her job interviews fornow."After this, I went into my office and sat down, turning to look out thewindow. It wasn't a great view, but it was a window office and the.