GETTING THE PAPER OUT
As Alice walked across the Green towards the Opinion building to bring out the next edition of the paper she saw Fortuna telling Pike exactly what he had to say on the balcony that night. She was being as forceful as usual but Pike didn’t seem to want to listen and Alice couldn’t help wondering why he was being so awkward about it. To get rid of the No-Life Man by throwing him in the corn was the obvious answer. So what was Pike’s problem? A horrible thought suddenly struck her. Was he the mystery person in the back room of the People’s cafe who Rasper had been trying to persuade? No, it couldn’t be. Pike was an elected member of the Town Assembly and he wouldn’t listen to someone like Rasper. Or would he? She put the thought out of her mind as she joined Pen in the
