form."
"Any classmate in particular?” Harriet asked.
The woman looked at the other two teachers before speaking. One shrugged and the other went back to reading her newspaper without comment.
"Lauren came to me with accusations that Selestina had copied her work.” She shifted in her chair as if she suddenly couldn't get comfortable. “I'm her advisor now, but the students rotate through a series of teachers depending on which skill they are focusing on during any given term. The piece in question was made while she was taking class from Selestina. I had seen the piece as it developed, but I didn't pay close attention at that point. I knew I would see it before Selestina sent it to England for inspection."
Harriet's eyes widened.
"All the fiber arts department heads inspect work before it goes to be judged in England. So, I would have seen it, and I haven't."
"So, if Lauren's piece hasn't been sent off to be judged, where is it?” Harriet asked.
"I'm sure I have no idea. I wouldn't put it past her to have taken it down just for dramatic effect."
"No, that's not Lauren's style. She over-reacts, but she wouldn't create a crisis from whole cloth,” Robin said.
"Are you sure?” Harriet asked. “She seems a little flighty to me."
"You've only seen her in stressful circumstances. She's not like this all the time. There has to be another explanation."
"Come on, let's go back to the Tree House."
Robin thanked the advisor for talking to them before following Harriet back to the hallway.
"I'm going to call Aunt Beth and see if she's found the picture of the European quilt yet. If she has, I'll have her fax it to the office. We've all seen Lauren's piece. If we see the other one we can get an idea of how similar they are. I can ask at the office about whether there's some innocent explanation for Lauren's quilt being gone. If Lauren was her usual charming self, she might not have gotten anywhere with them."
With that settled, they left the fiber arts building and returned to the Tree House. Darcy was in the kitchenette when they arrived.
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Chapter Fourteen
"Did you find out anything at the office?” Harriet asked.
"You mean besides how obnoxious Lauren can be when she's upset?"
Harriet laughed. “Yeah, besides that."
"No, not really. Lauren's attitude pretty much put an end to any information we might have gotten."
"I'm going to go call Aunt Beth and get her to fax us a copy of that picture."
"I'll walk that way with you,” Darcy said. “I got cell reception out near the road. I'm going to check and see if my guy is anywhere close to getting here. Every minute that goes by means it's less likely we can collect a clean sample."
Aunt Beth had good news when Harriet called her. “I've found the picture I was telling you about,” she said after they had exchanged greetings. “And speak up, I can hardly hear you."
Harriet turned her back to the woman sitting at the desk the phone was on. She raised her voice slightly.
"Good. Can you fax it to me?"
"Honey, I could, but that would be in black and white. I really think you need to see this in color. Ask and see if they have a Kinko's or something like that,” she instructed. “I'll send it to your e-mail. Can you access your e-mail remotely?"
Harriet assured her computer-savvy aunt that she could.
"Do you have a phone book?” she asked the woman at the desk.
"I do, but if you're looking for a Kinko's there isn't one on the island. There is a UPS store that has computers and printers you can use by the hour.” She looked up at Harriet and had the good grace to blush. “Sorry, your aunt talks sort of loud."
"How far is it to the UPS store,” Harriet asked after she'd said her good-byes to Aunt Beth and hung up the telephone.
"It's about a mile and three quarters. Turn left out of the driveway then right at the first corner. Go straight up the hill on Harbor Drive. When the hill levels off, you'll see it on the
"Any classmate in particular?” Harriet asked.
The woman looked at the other two teachers before speaking. One shrugged and the other went back to reading her newspaper without comment.
"Lauren came to me with accusations that Selestina had copied her work.” She shifted in her chair as if she suddenly couldn't get comfortable. “I'm her advisor now, but the students rotate through a series of teachers depending on which skill they are focusing on during any given term. The piece in question was made while she was taking class from Selestina. I had seen the piece as it developed, but I didn't pay close attention at that point. I knew I would see it before Selestina sent it to England for inspection."
Harriet's eyes widened.
"All the fiber arts department heads inspect work before it goes to be judged in England. So, I would have seen it, and I haven't."
"So, if Lauren's piece hasn't been sent off to be judged, where is it?” Harriet asked.
"I'm sure I have no idea. I wouldn't put it past her to have taken it down just for dramatic effect."
"No, that's not Lauren's style. She over-reacts, but she wouldn't create a crisis from whole cloth,” Robin said.
"Are you sure?” Harriet asked. “She seems a little flighty to me."
"You've only seen her in stressful circumstances. She's not like this all the time. There has to be another explanation."
"Come on, let's go back to the Tree House."
Robin thanked the advisor for talking to them before following Harriet back to the hallway.
"I'm going to call Aunt Beth and see if she's found the picture of the European quilt yet. If she has, I'll have her fax it to the office. We've all seen Lauren's piece. If we see the other one we can get an idea of how similar they are. I can ask at the office about whether there's some innocent explanation for Lauren's quilt being gone. If Lauren was her usual charming self, she might not have gotten anywhere with them."
With that settled, they left the fiber arts building and returned to the Tree House. Darcy was in the kitchenette when they arrived.
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Chapter Fourteen
"Did you find out anything at the office?” Harriet asked.
"You mean besides how obnoxious Lauren can be when she's upset?"
Harriet laughed. “Yeah, besides that."
"No, not really. Lauren's attitude pretty much put an end to any information we might have gotten."
"I'm going to go call Aunt Beth and get her to fax us a copy of that picture."
"I'll walk that way with you,” Darcy said. “I got cell reception out near the road. I'm going to check and see if my guy is anywhere close to getting here. Every minute that goes by means it's less likely we can collect a clean sample."
Aunt Beth had good news when Harriet called her. “I've found the picture I was telling you about,” she said after they had exchanged greetings. “And speak up, I can hardly hear you."
Harriet turned her back to the woman sitting at the desk the phone was on. She raised her voice slightly.
"Good. Can you fax it to me?"
"Honey, I could, but that would be in black and white. I really think you need to see this in color. Ask and see if they have a Kinko's or something like that,” she instructed. “I'll send it to your e-mail. Can you access your e-mail remotely?"
Harriet assured her computer-savvy aunt that she could.
"Do you have a phone book?” she asked the woman at the desk.
"I do, but if you're looking for a Kinko's there isn't one on the island. There is a UPS store that has computers and printers you can use by the hour.” She looked up at Harriet and had the good grace to blush. “Sorry, your aunt talks sort of loud."
"How far is it to the UPS store,” Harriet asked after she'd said her good-byes to Aunt Beth and hung up the telephone.
"It's about a mile and three quarters. Turn left out of the driveway then right at the first corner. Go straight up the hill on Harbor Drive. When the hill levels off, you'll see it on the
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