financial statements. I should have some
interesting things to say at that meeting, and I'd better make sure
everybody in the city hears me." He called the radio station and asked
the manager to send a crew to the arena.
35 "I didn't think you'd approve of those people," commented the
Manager, "I wasn't going to set up out there, but if you say it's o.k.,
I'll make the arrangements with the phone company, and be ready to
broadcast when the meeting starts. Oh, by the way, congratulations! I
read the news in the morning paper. Hope it's a boy!"
36 "Thanks," acknowledged Gray Boar. Gray Boar went out and picked up
the morning papers. He had three brought in from the front gate every
morning, and put in a box by the door. The headline of one paper read,
"THE BREECH IS LOADED. MOUNTAIN GLORY TELLS GRAY BOAR FIRST CHILD ON
ITS WAY."
37 The second one said, "FAMOUS AIRCRAFT DESIGNER AND BELOVED MATE OF
GRAY BOAR, THE FAMOUS WITCH, EXPECTING!"
38 The third one said, "MATE OF FAMOUS WITCH EXPECTING. ENTIRE
COMMUNITY JOYFUL."
39 He went inside and laid the papers down in front of Mountain Glory.
"Somebody," he complained, "has been talking to the press! You can be
expecting a lot of mail, and if I know our people, a lot of gifts!"
40 He wasn't wrong. The next morning a mail truck pulled up at the
gate, half full of letters and packages. Everything that anyone could
think of was sent... and this was just the first day!
41 And representatives of every type of company came, wanting Mountain
Glory to use their product, and recommend it to the public; everything
from children's clothes to canned milk! Gray Boar said he would check
into each company, and if they were of good reputation,