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Sy SPOS re eT en Seem ie ceca ah pote Set a bin Co . er pes ett agree Berg bs What especially iC) hath wy the deevy oper Vaaty Stosend ao bleutifisble ite ul ders co the nes tean, Phey would plant tina los Anyetes apariment wed dip oF Un patice in an anonymous cull, While the government marshalicd ing forges in Sonthern Catfornia, the aew team weuld pick up the fugitives and ferry thers to a new hidvout. The Scots and the fugitives prepared for thei¢ departure, wiping away fingerprints from the farmhouse and tidying up other détatis, Buoyed by . the new plans, the Harrises decided to pisk sending a letter lo Bill's mother, who had centinusd to defend her ton despite his ine volvement with the SLA. A procedure had to be fot- lowed in sending a letter, A carbon copy had to be typed and then phiatocrasked lo fuzz the typing and prevent the lot ter from being traced to a type. writer. The photocopy would be mailed to a [dend who would fomvard it in a scparate envelope to change the post- rark Laily drove to Scranton far the nearest self-service phote- copier. She inserted three dimes and hurricd bask to the car. There she made a quick check to see that cach pags wus read- able. The pliotecepiss were fine, She doublechccked the otiginals—the finel pare of the Ofiginal w2s missus! She'd icit it jo the photecopier, And it was signed Teko ond Yolanda. A pold-plated clus to whotver Giscovered it, “What aa 1 gaing to de? I've fucked it— totally fucked it!" Her head sujmniing, Emily staried to crive away. No, She'd try to retrieve tae page. Slowly she walked back. She changed her mind aptin. Being an foot was too sisky. The police might alceady have bsea alerted. She returned 19 her esr and circled the block, peering through ihe siore window each time around. Teats streamed down her cheeks, She fiad lo gu back inside. It was the amy way to know for suré. Furtively she moved to the Xerox machine and lifted the cover, Nothing. She glanced at the clerk. Ne was busy wiih 3 eustoiner. She fummaged through the wasic- basket. Sull nothing. Summoning her remaining atrengin she approached ihe clerk and asked af ted found the nuissing page. “Sorry,” he soviicd, Emily fought back the pxnic surging through her, She coulda’ wara the others be cause there was uo phane at the farmhouse. She returned te the cae and raced back to the Teriliar ditt road. She started crying again as she auived anil explained what had happened. WD wits Furivus, Kicking a clit and slusaing. rr Ae ee es as ewes cm a “How ‘coukt you ©. Cj was avore paticnt than Gat sergamesd. “Whit a, dams stupid epistaact” “Litiak we shouht all see Gor Of here,” and Machi, “We can ict A wtel sone hicre,” “lm sorry.” Emily kent, hee head dawn, “Yeting won't bet now, [ feet bad caough about it” Patty intervened. “Don’t blaine Yolunus: She's the one who's becn going ta town afl sumaree, She's the one: who's taken all the sisks.” It was a new role for Patty: cootness | under pressure. But novody noticed... There was an hour of hysteria before the others calmed down. They decided their best strategy was tu stay pet. There was more C3nzer on a road swarming with caps, The $sotts and the fugitives Spent the night in sullea, mere vous silence, Ry morning there was sti] se mention ef Bill's Iztier oa the radio. If the miss ing, pags had Leen discovered, it must have bern discarded as a joke. In the cad, the police apparently never learned af Emiiy’s atseot-minded mistaxe. The six farmhouse residents were now enxiaus 10 leave PennsyJyania behind. The Seouls packed the van thes"d just bought, closed dawn their Now York apartment and waiied fur the new team to ar tive for the fugitives. Scpteinder Ist came and went, Tie rdio reported no word that Patty Heart par- uphtrnalia had been found in Los Anseles. The SLA mene bers beze0 to worry, Bill drove fo a poy phone and called the West Cozst. . -“There’s been a hangup.” he was told. “Gise us x few more days,” The delay ment that the Scotts had to extend the farn- house rent for another moath. In all, ihe Sootts calculated, the SLA had now cost them almost half the $50,090 ihey"d received In settlement froin Oberlin, . Jack's paticace was at an end. tic said his gooduyes sod New to Portland. Micki planasd 1o follow jn the van. Fro bas- ketball comp opcoe! in a mon and Jack wanted to spend Seatembher with Walton and he wanted to begin work on his awtohiorruphy. It was fume to ressune his own Carver. A week pissed. The lusilives were sul at the fara “The Harrises and Pauy were bepin- ning, @ Quaerel, their worry spilling out ina petty disputys. “the waly weed trom the RCA WAS Hue PTO PaNtUAt yl, The decoy npsration invaplica- bly Isad beens called off, “Do you thiak they'll ever show up?" Micki asked the Harrises. Emily sinapped. BM atarted fa say “of course” bat then pines and idit invarer, -60- tad othees, Star had matused Tuticvaldy avee ihe suaener, She'd dropped “pig™ from ber daily vucubulary. She had tneng tong, hours reading history bonks, cxpccintly on the carly days of the labor inovement in ake ULS. She was quiet; she Stupped x-ing the New York ca Times, she secre to be pres pacing for a long-tecin Tife in the underground, |) Each day Pany proce ms walking with 3 piliaw slulf, undec her dress. She wat dis quised aS a preznant tcenaper wilh freckles, Throurhout ine summer the fugitives had siuJ- ied the art of dispuise, reading books on techniques for dyzing - and styling hair, aflecting lisps aad firops, attaching artificial males, scars ond tsiteos, wear- ing reversible clothes. Within muautes they could switch [rom the hippie mode into the young professional, from seedy bum to roushneck hilihuly, Put the preparation seoned beside the pvint—-their West Coast friends were haviag ste- ond thoughts. Finally. BIN ia- sisted (hal the new team level with him about ils problems. Relnetantly whey expiained the hitch; Patty Hearst. Rill was unable to convince dbein that Patty's discuise would b: Seyend suspicion. Wendy and the Harrises were okay, But the acw loom did not want the Newsweek cover girl to bs im the cae when they criered the tecritocies of hith- way pulroimen, toll aticndants, moigl myanazers, “pAs Station Operators and resizursat cash. ists who reguisie a cross couniry aut zumabile trip, Mf Panty could get to the’ West Coast by herse!f, they rold Bit, they would provide hee a hid- ing place, bul she was on her own watil thea, Jack also was petting ag- itated. He wanted Mitki to mest Walton before the bashed ball scasen opened, Fut she couldn’s Isave until ihe fupi- Lives were gone, Then came a phone catt from Peunsylvania to Oregon, “We need! your help again.” Hill's voice sounded urgent, “There's no other way we can do it. We need you te drive a friead across eauniry, No one else wilt do in” If Patty were ever to dsave the farm, i stemmed, Jack wouhl have to drive the geliway car. He hesitated, The risks were iacatculable, aAaad his first trip with Pauy was alin! aemary. But Pany bad clued ovek, the summer, She seldom ean - chunsd—and nevee about phys? icad dfixcumifous, Apu she hud doe batt: johiag eadrasiasm of 2 dargdevil that Jack adorned.” We cotled back, "Okay, Fl Mrive yaur frigid.” Thirece Jays Liter Jack, Pay, Cpr wen - BORD Wey — ae: sane Te ee ee i re A