The traffic tie-up at the corner or wusmre x
and Rodeo Drive was worse than usual that Frid
noon. But then， it was just two hours before th
beginning of the Memorial Day weekend.
Ah， Belle Cooper told herself wryly， a better r
a traliie jam than flight from the city lay up ahead
A Cadillac Seville had rear-ended a Bentley
make a left turn into Wilshire， and the two driv
vious of the commotion they were causing， were
in the middle of the intersection screaming at ea
A policeman， his face in a \"slow burn，\" moved .~
ward them.
Belie whistled to herself and turned on the car x
That， she thought， would be about $2，000 for
right rear \"fender， probably more. The Seville was
leased--most of them in Beverly Hills were.
~ One would not have known this， judging by th~
Seville driver， a portly man， red-faced， in a strip
shirt and rod golfing pants， was waving his arms. l
leymBelle did not recognize himm~umed r
hands shoved in the jacket pockets of his tan s~
now and then fidgeting， barking contemptuous res
the oral onslaught， lifting a hand to adjust thq
tucked in the collar of his jacket.
The cop prevailed. The two got back into their
did as directed: pulled a few yards into the p~
behind the Gibraltar Bank. The law followed， d
notebook out of his back pocket and grinning at t
ized audience.
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