"At that point I interrupted again. I said, "I'm just curious why he didn't just enter through the old well. There are enough rungs of the old iron la...der left for him to have climbed up and down. The job of adding new rungs or even using a temporary ladder would have been a lot easier."Audra again flashed me a knowing smile. She continued, "I'm not sure, but I can think of a couple of possibilities. Mrs. Anderson spent a lot of time working out back. It was what she called her formal garden. “WHAT?”“We can see that no napkin will be wasted on you!”“Why the hell should I use a napkin and waste all this great flavor. Ed, BUDDY, I always thought that Carson’s ribs in Chicago was the best there was. These HERE ribs blow them away! You’ve got to tell us what kind of sauce you used, and what you did to make ‘em this tender.”“I’d tell you, but then I’d have to kill you,” Ed chortled. “I’ve always wanted to say that!”I told Ed, “I’ve tried cooking ribs, but they always seem to come out. I needed a shower so I stripped, grabbed a towel, washcloth and bar of soap, and walked down the hall to the shower room. I had seen gang showers in my high school gym, but these were different. On each end of the room were two four-nozzle gang showers. The middle of the room was dry and held a bench and hooks for hanging clothes. The room was empty. I hung my towel on a hook, stepped into one of the gang showers and turned on the water. Just as I was getting ready to shampoo my hair another. " Her nose crinkled at that. For a brief moment, Mike wished he was a decade or two younger."What can I get you to drink?" Coke." I'll have that out to you in a moment!"Chuckling as she walked away, deliberately not looking at what her backside might look like, he glanced at the menu. Typical fare. He'd avoid anything trying to be fancy, like steak. Probably sticking with a burger would be best. This was just to tide him over for the hour-long drive. He looked out the window again. OK, make.