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Loreda approached the tent “Hello?”

The woht red lips and turned Her dark eyes narrowed into an assessing gaze that swept Loreda from head to foot “Would you like some coffee?”

Loreda had never seen a woant, or e, but her style and beauty were soeless “I’m Loreda”

The wohtened her short fingernails “I’”

“W-wet clothes But that doesn’t roup”

The woarette, exhaled slowly “Really?”

“I know Mr Valen I have … been to a barn ”

“Really?”

“I’d like to join the fight”

Natalia paused “Well, I ih, we are not fighting Today we are helping”

“Helping people gets their attention”

“Sirl”

“I want to be a part of…” She lowered her voice “You know Rise up Stand up”

Natalia nodded “Good for you A girl who thinks for herself You can start by getting some dry clothes and shoes for you and the boy Put the Then you may help me pour coffee”

VOLUNTEERS ARRIVED IN A steady stream By noon there were hundreds of people in the valley, handing out hot coffee and warm clothes and sandwiches The Red Cross had set up a teiven folks a place to stay overnight The Salvation Ar to Jack, half the Communists and socialists in Hollywood had come to help or sent donations There was even word that soh Loreda hadn’t seen any Or lamour