“Can I see her?”Doc Frank grinned. “Sure! Com’on. I’ll… Let me introduce you to your wife!” He laughed as Jake Hedron grinned nervously....hapter 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Gentlemen, we will be prepared to start the bidding shortly. But first, allow me to present tonight’s entertainment and the treasure you will be bidding on!” He made a wide, sweeping gesture toward a curtained-off square on the stage. The thirty to thirty-five men in the audience of the auction house applauded as the. Soon Sarah was standing by my table with a plate in hand.“Your walleye,” she said. “Do you wish to order more?”There was an odd tone in her voice. Almost disapproving if I wanted more. “No thanks! This will be enough,” I said.“Good,” she said approvingly before walking away.I finished eating. Almost immediately Linda came over to the table. “Here’s you bill. Although you bill is zero, I thought you may wish to tip,” she said. “Hope you have an enjoyable night.”Again there was an inflection in. Why do all the students wear headphones on during the program?” I wondered aloud.“Good question. Those headphones are study devices. The students wear them while doing the simpler jobs. Especially if they’re running a little behind on any school assignments. It helps to stimulate learning and memory retention. But the students who don’t need to do more studying can listen to whatever kind of music they find calming or even exciting.” Mr. Lopez explained.I was about to say something else when my. "I ordered you for my husband's birthday. It was last week." She shook her head. "I ended up giving him a set of golf clubs."I didn't say anything."But, you're what he wanted, so I hope he'll be happy." She sat down on a leather sofa.The room was nicely furnished, and seemed to be a sitting room of some kind, a salon with a full sized bar. A large bookcase dominated one wall, and floor-to-ceiling windows with an intricate lattice the other. The furniture looked beautiful and eminently.