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her what it was then, in case things didn’t work out, but Pop had promised to give the scoop to Ellie when she could. Ellie had heard nothing since, so this was very exciting.
    Pop wanted you to know that her new venture will be to design a collection of casual clothes for a chain of high-street fashion stores. Details below. She will be making a statement about it soon, but is happy for your magazine to run the story as a scoop in your next issue if you wish. She also asked me to pass on her compliments and apologizes for not contacting you herself. She is in Morocco just now, on a modelling assignment.
    Ellie read the email, then she read it again with a broad smile creeping across her face. This was brilliant ! Francesca was bound to be pleased with her, and Angel ought to be as well. Every newspaper and magazine loved a scoop.
    Ellie looked at the name at the bottom of the email. It was signed with a flourish, Satin Fountain-Blowers . She must be the “SFB” at the top of the email. Quickly, Ellie scrolled down to read the details with shaking hands. The heading said Press Release . It contained the name of the fashion stores, the name of an Italian designer who was working with Pop and a bit of information about them both. The press release was dated in the future, giving Heart enough time to get the information out before anyone else. Ellie closed the email carefully and got up. She wanted to reply, thanking Pop and Satin, but she thought it best to show Francesca first. She needed advice about scoops and how to use them.
    â€œFrancesca?” Ellie hovered by the Deputy Editor’s desk.
    â€œFound something on Charlie Daniels?”
    â€œNo. Sorry. Not yet.” Ellie bit her lip to stop herself grinning too manically. “But I’ve just had an email I think you ought to see.”
    â€œOh Ellie, can’t it wait? I’m trying to get this article finished.”
    Ellie hesitated. “Well, it will wait I suppose.”
    Francesca looked up from her screen and sighed. “You’ve disturbed me now so I might as well look, otherwise I’ll keep wondering what the problem is.” She walked over to Ellie’s desk and sat down. “Well?”
    â€œI thought you should see this,” said Ellie, reopening the email.
    Francesca scanned it swiftly, scrolling down to read the press release. Then she turned to Ellie with an approving smile. “Well! You are turning out to be an asset. You must have made quite an impression on Pop and Lolly Lowther when you interviewed them. Have you replied yet?”
    Ellie shook her head. “Not yet. I didn’t want to risk messing it up by doing something stupid.”
    â€œWell good for you.” Francesca looked very pleased. “Do reply, and thank Satin for letting you know. The sooner you reply, the better, then she’ll know you’ve got the information okay.” She looked back at the screen again. “The date is perfect for us. If they keep to that, we can definitely do a piece on this in the next issue of Heart , before it’s released to anyone else. Once you’ve replied, why don’t you write an account of how and why you were given the information, and show it to me. It would be great to have the story of how we came to get such a lovely scoop. Once that’s done we can take it in and show Angel. What do you want, Piano?” she added as Piano joined them at Ellie’s desk.
    Piano was leaning against the window, looking down at Ellie with a suspicious expression on her face. Ellie wondered how much she’d overheard, but Piano wasn’t about to let on.
    â€œI wondered if Ellie had forgotten about Ferdinand,” she said, looking down her nose. “Only it’s getting rather late.”
    Ellie was sure that it was an excuse for Piano to come over to try and find out what Francesca and Ellie were looking so pleased about. Piano wouldn’t usually remind Ellie of