Our daughter Kerrin, a student at Boston University, had been home for a week-end visit, and I dropped her off at the bus station just in time for her back to college.
Our
daughter
Kerrin
,
a
student
at
Boston
University
,
had
been
home
for
a
week-end
visit
,
and
I
dropped
her
off
at
the
bus
station
just
in
time
for
her
back
to
college
.
After Kerrin's bus had gone and I was driving away, I noticed that she had left her purse on the passenger seat.
After
Kerrin
's
bus
had
gone
and
I
was
driving
away
,
I
noticed
that
she
had
left
her
purse
on
the
passenger
seat
.
Worried that she would arrive in Boston without money or keys to her room, I called my wife, Bette Jean, on the car phone, explaining why I would be late.
Worried
that
she
would
arrive
in
Boston
without
money
or
keys
to
her
room
,
I
called
my
wife
,
Bette
Jean
,
on
the
car
phone
,
explaining
why
I
would
be
late
.
As I was following the bus, Bette Jean phoned me back to say she had phoned the bus dispatcher on the other line and he, in return, had phoned the bus driver on yet another phone.
As
I
was
following
the
bus
,
Bette
Jean
phoned
me
back
to
say
she
had
phoned
the
bus
dispatcher
on
the
other
line
and
he
,
in
return
,
had
phoned
the
bus
driver
on
yet
another
phone
.
The driver asked me to wave out of my window to show where I was.
The
driver
asked
me
to
wave
out
of
my
window
to
show
where
I
was
.
Then he pulled over at a rest stop, and I did the same.
Then
he
pulled
over
at
a
rest
stop
,
and
I
did
the
same
.
Kerrin jumped off the bus, and I handed her the purse and went on my way.
Kerrin
jumped
off
the
bus
,
and
I
handed
her
the
purse
and
went
on
my
way
.
Our daughter Kerrin, a student at Boston University, had been home for a week-end visit, and I dropped her off at the bus station just in time for her back to college. After Kerrin's bus had gone and I was driving away, I noticed that she had left her purse on the passenger seat. Worried that she would arrive in Boston without money or keys to her room, I called my wife, Bette Jean, on the car phone, explaining why I would be late. As I was following the bus, Bette Jean phoned me back to say she had phoned the bus dispatcher on the other line and he, in return, had phoned the bus driver on yet another phone. The driver asked me to wave out of my window to show where I was. Then he pulled over at a rest stop, and I did the same. Kerrin jumped off the bus, and I handed her the purse and went on my way.