CHAPTER
17
THE ART OF TATTOO
At school, during the afternoon assembly period, Penny received a note from Louise which read:
“The Weekly Times is in urgent need of feature stories for our next issue. Any ideas?”
Penny scrawled a huge zero on the paper, decorated it with angel wings, and sent it down the aisle. An answer came immediately.
“You’ll have to do something about it. All of our reporters are taking a vacation until after monthly exams. Can’t you write some sort of story?”
Penny considered the problem as she studied her history lesson. Just as the dismissal bell rang an inspiration seized her.
“Lou, I do have an idea!” she declared, linking arms with her chum. “How about an interview with Ellis Saal?”
“Who is he?” inquired Louise, somewhat dubiously.
“A tattoo artist who has a little shop on Dorr Street. He takes passport pictures, too. I noticed the place weeks ago.”
“What makes you think the story would be worth printing?”