The Big River Mix-Up part 4 of 6

Justin promised the directors of UEC that the company would build a dam on the Big River.  "Our plan cannot fail!  The dam will be built in Montana!"  he told the brass.  This would allow UEC to generate a lot of electricity -- and, of course, to make lots of money.  He realized that some politicians in Montana didn't want the dam, but, always creative, he had a plan for dealing with them!

One day, Justin bumped into Betty in the hall at UEC.  He suddenly realized that Betty looked exactly like Patty, his enemy in Montana -- except for her hair, which was a different style and color.

Much to Betty's surprise, Justin asked her for a date.  And then another, and then another.  Justin had no romantic interest in Betty at all, but she fell head over heels in love with him

One night, Justin took Betty to an especially romantic restaurant.  During dinner, he asked her to go to Las Vegas.  "Darling," he said,"if you help the company, you will benefit, too."  Then he told her the strange role she would play:  He would give her $150,000, and her job would be to lose it -- all of it!  

Oddly, he asked her to go to a beauty shop and have her hair color and style changed. At first Betty didn't want to do it. She thought it was just too strange!  She couldn't imagine why he would want her to do that.  But she was in love, and she finally accepted.

With no idea that she had a twin sister -- an important Montana politician, at that -- Betty didn't realize that her Las Vegas trip was part of a trick to make Patty look bad in the eyes of Montana voters.  Being deeply in love, Betty preferred not to ask too many questions.

The Big River Valley was just the same as it had been for thousands of years.

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