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Chapter Two A day after my agreement with Garrison Tate, my father whisked into town from Italy, announcing that he was throwing a party for me to officially announce my position as Editor-in-Chief of Country Manor Magazine. It would be an impromptu affair, arranged on the spur of the moment, for a guest list of at least 200. Despite the short notice, very few would decline what was sure to be an understated but elegant society affair. Obviously, it would be held at our Country Manor—that fact to the dismay of the staff. Although they were used to Gordon Rule’s fast timing, they didn’t like sudden decisions like this one any more than I did. I did respect the fact that it was a PR event that would be good for my magazine and me. Strange, though, with my priorities suddenly shifting in a d