"Great," said Jack without any conviction. He was quite sure now that his career was over. This thing would blow wide open now, and his activities wit... the girls would surely come out in the process. He'd probably end up in jail as well as jobless."It is NOT great!" said Susan heatedly. "Miss Johnson said they promised not to... " Her voice trailed off as she said the name of the naked woman hiding in the bathroom. Suddenly she was bawling."Hey," said Jack, stepping toward her, unsure of what. My papers were authentic, but sometimes the validity of the papers is not the issue. If one is the subject of a pick-up order, no amount of documentation would stay the handcuffs.The radio hub was almost deserted and that was the signal that the propaganda ministry didn’t want unauthorized transmission of any news not fully vetted for every last word.I sat at a desk littered with scattered scraps of paper cut out from teletype machines and taped together to mash up a piece of approved “content”. "Mrs. Stewart? I'm Anita Collins, society editor of The Deerfield Times, the local weekly here in town. May I come in?"Jan smiled warmly and stepped back from the door. "Of course, Miss Collins, but I'm scarcely dressed to receive company. I hope you aren't offended."The girl came in and was seated in the living room while Jan went for coffee. In the kitchen she removed her kerchief and shook out her hair, then smoothed it with her hand. Returning to the living room she sat down and looked at. She yelled for Leah to get a move on just as she opened the door, just a crack, and yelled for the boys to get back up the block for vittles.The boys heard Thad's mother and the door at the same time and their hearts jumped into their throats, but they were relieved that Leah didn't 'catch' them so compromised.By now, the rain had virtually stopped and the boys started showing up, Rick, not surprisingly, being the last one.At the dinner table, Leah found herself staring at the hotdog Thad was.