Chapter ThreeCora clutched her pocketbook and followed the horde of journalists into London’s Palace Theatre. More than three months had passed since she decided to take Miss Hayworth’s advice and apply to become a war correspondent. The accreditation process had been lengthy and not without a few bumps, but a week ago she’d received her acceptance notice. Would the delay have been longer without the actress’s letter of reference? Two days later, she was on an airplane to England. Her heart remained in her throat during most of the flight, but she refused to let the mostly male-occupied aircraft see her nervousness.
With a smile, she clutched her identification card, ready to flash it at one of the guards guiding the crowd into the auditorium. She was a full-fledged reporter with United P
