She didn’t resent working at the cafe the way she often did at The White Tip, but a lot of her ill feelings had to do with Francie’s power trip. Plus, The White Tip had an exclusive clientele. The lounge was open to anyone, but no one from the area just popped in for a beer. The White Tip patrons were mostly honeymooners or tourists with lots of money. Most were polite and friendly, but she never felt right mingling with those sort of people. If she could go work at one of the seafood joints in the area and was able to pull in the kind of tips she did at The White Tip, she’d be gone in a shot.The Garden View had a different sort of atmosphere. Bus tours scheduled lunches there. Retirees came in for a cup of tea and an ice cream sundae. Local book clubs and artist groups had their luncheons in the garden.And working for Dawna Peters was nothing like working for Francie. Dawna had come to the island in the sixties from Florida with her draft-dodging husband and opened a dairy bar by the beach.
