“If you’re married, your husband would have to sign with you.”
“Bosh! I haven’t seen Bill Harris for three years.”
“Divorce?” I asked.
She hesitated a moment, then said, “Yes.”
“You see,” I explained, “if the railroad company made a settlement and got a release, and that release wasn’t signed by the person who owned the property, the railroad company would still be liable.”
“Are you trying to tell me I don’t own my own trunk?”
“Not that,” I said. “There’s a discrepancy in names. The railroad company insists that discrepancy be explained.”
“Well, it’s explained now.”
I said, “The head of the Claim Department is very particular, Mrs. Harris. He—”
“Miss Harris,” she said.