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that Stella will never get any justice.”
    Sammy looked as if she was going to say something more, but the phone began ringing.
    “I'll get that,” Sammy said. Bekki snatched up the broom and finished sweeping up the salon. When Sammy hung up the phone she turned to Bekki.
    “Looks like we're going to have quite a crowd today. Hattie and her ladies from the quilting class are coming in,” Sammy said.
    “Hattie? But she was here two days ago,” Bekki said. “How could she need her hair done again?”
    “I don't know, but she just booked appointments for everyone. I have a feeling we're going to be quite busy until the memorial,” Sammy shook her head. “Everyone wants to look their best, I suppose.”
    With the memorial plans spreading through Harroway, Bekki was not surprised that the Quilting Club were coming into the salon. Hattie and a group of other women from Harroway created the Quilting Club. They would host quilting events. Bekki was sure that they would all be eager to look their best at the memorial as it was an opportunity to dress up. Bekki knew that it was innocent on their part, but it made her feel a little guilty that the memorial was turning into a social event.
    Bekki’s mind wandered back to what McAllister had said about Stella leaving her something in her will. She was sure it wasn't money, but she had no idea what else it could be.
    “Here they come,” Sammy warned. She pointed to the large front windows. A flock of women were walking up the front walkway from the parking lot. Bekki braced herself as Hattie swung the front door open.
    “Sammy, Bekki, time to get to work,” Hattie said. She held the door open for all of the other women to parade through. Bekki lost track of their names from time to time but she knew that they were all on just about every committee that existed in Harroway.
    “We have brand new magazines in the waiting area,” Bekki offered. “We can work with three of you at a time.”
    “I should be fine with the style you gave me the other day, Bekki, I'm just here for moral support,” Hattie said.
    “Okay, let's get started,” Sammy suggested. She led two of the women to empty chairs. Bekki escorted the third. Soon the group was chatting about the memorial.
    “Angela is really so kind to be hosting that memorial,” Hattie said. “You know that Stella once tried to force Angela to sell the bakery.”
    “No, I didn't know that,” Bekki said. She layered Beverly's short, gray hair. “Are you sure that's true?”
    “I'm sure it is,” Hattie said. She turned the page in the magazine she was holding so sharply that Bekki thought it might have ripped. “She tried to persuade the bank to call back Angela's loan, and she even threatened to bad mouth the bakery around town.”
    “That's horrible,” Sammy said. She spritzed Carol's hair with hairspray. “I couldn't imagine anyone being so cruel to Angela. She's never been anything but nice.”
    “I know,” Hattie said. “But Stella didn't care about how nice she was. All she wanted was that corner lot. She had big plans to turn it into a discount store. Of course if she did that it would put a lot of the little shops out of business.”
    “What did Angela do?” Bekki asked curiously. She walked over to the chair that Maude was sitting in and fluffed her curls carefully.
    “Angela stood her ground. She didn't let any of Stella's threats intimidate her. She just dug her heels in and refused to budge. Of course not everyone has the stamina to be able to do that,” Hattie said. “I'm sure Stella ran plenty of good people out of town with her ways.”
    “Well, she's gone now,” Bekki said. “So, maybe we should focus more on her good points.”
    “You name one, and we'll join in,” Hattie said. She snapped the next page in the magazine. Bekki suspected she wasn't even reading any of the articles, she just wanted something to snap.
    “She was always nice to me,” Bekki said. “I think we all need to