The People - Part Nine

     Andy and Mabel, later, in dry clothes, headed for the writer's conference and sat down, after registering.
     The conference facilitators were just introducing the speaker when a curious sound was emitted from Mabel's stomach and out of her ear shot the five restless characters in their canoe on the raging river.  The river soon filled the hall and the conference attendees clung to their chairs as they bobbed up and down in the water.
     Mabel had fortunately bought a bagel for her lunch  before sitting down at the conference so she had something to eat, but Andy had nothing.
     "Here, have some of mine," she cried out to him over the din of the river as he floated by her.  She passed him a half of her bagel.
     "Thank you," he shouted back.

To Be Continued