wanlace

[eLLioTT morEton]

"Curfew shall not ring to-night", he mused as he regarded the two-foot 
strip of mainspring protruding from the side of his grandfather calendar. 
"That's ill luck for me, but good fortune for everyone who hasn't voted on 
'wanlace' yet.  Let's see:  David, Fran, Aussie, Judith, James, Linda, and 
Eric have sent in ballots, but a lot of people who ran definitions have 
shirked voting.  Are they afraid to win?  Such -- "

But here he was interrupted by the hoot of the doorhorn.  "Why, that must 
be the calendar repairling!  We'll soon have the time ticking away again." 
With eager tread, he hurried to the door.