Brass Thumbtacks part 4

Walking across town is the best way to see and be seen, Lacy thought to herself. Plus, it was cheap, some exorcize, and better than sitting at home crying. She could stop in to browse at any number of stores: book, flower, record, or shoe. Whim was the rule of the day, except for the strict ten-dollar spending limit. Sometimes, when she was feeling a little crazy, she would spend next week’s money on something she REALLY wanted. That was how she acquired Faulkner’s cat in skeletal form. It was mounted on a very nice cherry pedestal with a brass nameplate: “Funny Face 1932 – 1941”