... But she had always wanted to be princess at one of the school dances, so he staged a costume ball, gave it her name and declared her the princess. It was the biggest thing to ever happen for our school - or any school in the country, I imagine. He rented the auditorium downtown, brought in one of the biggest dance bands of the day - Glenn Miller, I think it was, or Benny Goodman. He even sent one of his underlings to Paris to bring back a fabulous gown for her. They say it cost more than the president made in a year." "Did you go to the dance?" asked Chub. "No, I was just a freshman then. I didn't go." Grandpa looked at Rolando in the rear view mirror, as he could hear him starting to fidget. "And neither did Scarlet. She died the night before ...

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