“I don’t know,” Janet said. “Isn’t she in the house with Val?”
Gale went into the living room and called but neither Phyllis nor Valerie answered.
“Perhaps she is down at the corral kissing her horse goodbye,” suggested Carol brightly.
“Go see,” Janet said.
“Go yourself,” Carol murmured lazily.
“I have it,” Janet said. “We’ll both go. Maybe Loo Wong has an extra piece of cake,” she whispered in Carol’s ear.
“The way those two departed I’ll bet they were thinking of food,” Madge commented.
“Phyllis isn’t down at the corral and neither is Val,” Janet informed them when, after a lengthy absence, she and Carol returned.
“Were you eating anything?” Madge demanded suspiciously.
“Of course not,” Carol said with dignity. “Didn’t we just have lunch?”