. the Friendship people suggested that we make our local shoot the NMLRA Western Rendezvous because Wyoming had several Historic Fur Trade sites. Sinc... 90 percent of the Big Horn club membership are also members of The National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association ... they agreed.Just west of Bear Lodge, there is a vast expanse of shortgrass, stretching from the woods to past the North Tongue river. The meadow trends north north west and slopes to the river whereafter it rises again and finishes. I insisted she take the camera just in case. She got the camera, but told me it was a waste of time. She said. "Nothing is going to happen with the pudgy, long hair, funny White boy". Maria would call me from time to time to let me know where she was at and what time to expect her home. She said she was having a good time and that Brad was a great guy. He had her laughing a lot and she needed that. Maria called and said they would be going out to local club. I asked if there was a possibility. .. -- nein, umkehren war keine Loesung.Das kleine Kind, es wusste nicht mehr ein noch aus. Kurz vor dem Abendessen war es nach einer Ohrfeige durch seinen Vater aus der Kueche gelaufen, hatte sich in seinem Zimmer eingesperrt und geweint, hatte sich schliesslich umgezogen und dann heimlich das Haus verlassen.Am Nachmittag war es mit seinen Eltern und seiner zwei Jahre aelteren Schwester auf dem Friedhof gewesen. Da hatte es ein Kerzchen mit Streichhoelzern anzuenden duerfen. Es war recht. ‘Urrg, umph, four months.’ ‘Do you like living here, so far from the centre of town?’ ‘Very much so, I enjoy the peace and quiet and I’m not tempted to spend what little money I have.’ ‘Don’t you have any friends you wish to see?’ From the way she said ‘friends’ I knew she meant girls. ‘No I don’t, I hardly know any.’ ‘You won’t meet many sitting here every night.’ ‘As I remember it, you were looking for a companion. Don’t you like my company?’ ‘Oh I like it very much and it’s beginning to.