Dora Says I Met Ali On The Shannon Drake Trolley

Dear Readers,

I was going downtown to meet Michael for lunch. But when I was reading Mr. Klein's book, The Lion And The Mouse, and T. E. Lawrence's and Leonard Woolley's book, The WIlderness of Zin, I looked up to see Ali staring at me. I raced into Kaufmann's and looked at hats only to glance up to see Ali behind me in the mirror. I quote from the first volume of my memoirs, King Abdullah's Tomb:

She picked up the first hat she came to, a garden or travel chapeau style. It was made of straw, edged with brown velvet and dotted with dream foulard trim. the ribbon on top was tied on one side. The sales clerk pushed a mirror in front of her so she could appreciate the effect. When she peered into the glass, she saw Ali behind her.

I raced up the escalator to the Tic Toc Restaurant. I met Mr. Byrne waiting for me. He went to investigate and escorted me to a table beside the window. When Ali entered the restaurant, Mr. Byrne got a waiter to throw him out, saying, "Your kind can't lunch here."

Ali cast me a murderous look as he left the room. I fear he will not give up. I have made a terrible enemy.

Sincerely yours,

Dora Benley
P.S. Ali's been following me ever since the Lusitania!
P.S.S. You can read more of my adventures during the Great War in my memoirs, King Abdullah's Tomb.