Townsend for you,” Mrs. Detweiller said through the door left open when Mike went out. Damn that man! Julie said to herself when she finished the phone conversation with the chairman of the trustees. Of course it made sense to have another board meeting. There were two big items of business: to review whatever the building committee recommended about proceeding on the project, and to consider renaming the new center for both Dan and Mary Ellen. Obviously Howard needed to call a meeting. But why did he have to do it for four o’clock on a Friday afternoon? Julie hoped to be on the road to Orono then. Howard hadn’t even asked if it was convenient for her. She’d have to let Rich know. If the meeting didn’t run too long, she could still be in Orono Friday night. But how long would the meeting last? Even under the best of circumstances, the twisty highway between Ryland and Bangor was slow going, but on a late Friday afternoon in the middle of summer, it would be really slow because of all the recreational vehicles and sightseeing tourists.
