No Bells Will Ring
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“This is Police Chief Mason. I’m sorry to have to tell you that we have your mother here at the police station. . . . .’
“Thank you. I’ll be right there.” She slammed down the phone.The short trip to the police station seemed to take hours. She prayed not to have an accident, and she prayed that she would have wisdom to face all this when she got to the police station.
The chief emerged. Shaking hands with her and expressing his sadness over the situation, he led her to a tiny private room where her mother sat. “I’ll let you talk to her a while. She’s calmed down a bit; she was somewhat belligerent when they brought her in. Then I’ll come and get you and answer any questions you may have. After that, we’ll talk about what happenss next.”
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About the Book
In No Bells Will Ring, Ruth Couch draws on her experiences as an elementary teacher to present the story of a young educator torn between the demands of her career and the needs of her dependent mother.
The author hopes that this story will encourage those who may be struggling with career issues or the challenge of helping a parent deal with the sorrows and frustrations of the later years.
The story is a work of fiction. All the human characters are fictitious; the only individual drawn from real life is Oscar the dog.
About the Author
Ruth Couch grew up in South Arkansas and taught in the public schools and later at