” The men drop the guns. “You can collect the guns from the Town Marshall in Arizona City after his next visit here. Now git, and don’t ever com... back. And take that garbage with you.” The men pick up their dead, mount up, and leave.In the middle of the night one of the Apache guards knocks on Mary’s wagon and tells her of some men sneaking along beside the river. The Apache aren’t allowed to hurt the white men, but they do have scouts out to warn the village of approaching danger.Mary thanks. And she would be the mother. But I had not voiced my desire to her. My sweet baby saved me from having to answer.Annette said, "Why, I think we will start having them a few years after we get married. We'll stop when we can't afford anymore."I had shared my financial plans with her, but I don't think she really had a clue as to how much I was currently worth. Oh shit, I don't want more then six, do I? So I spoke up.I said, "Well, maybe we will stop at six; then again, we will have to wait and. ‘Why was I stuck with a doofus name like Naomi?’ ‘Now honey, Naomi’s a fine name.’ Joe had the patience of a saint, but it was wearing slightly thin. ‘Well, it’s better than Nicola, at least, that sounds like a cough drop.’ ‘You troll!’ snapped Nicky. ‘Girls, I love my truck, but I might still sell you both and buy a newer model. Your new sister has better manners, I think we’ll keep her. Now let’s go home so you can cook dinner’ [groans accompanied this announcement] ‘and do your homework.. I couldn’t have her blouse, skirt or blazer because she would need them and didn’t have a spare and so another girl promised to bring her spare clothes the next day together with a long haired wig for me to wear.I went to the girls’ school early next morning dressed as a boy but with the female undies on. I was smuggled into the Form Common Room to get dressed in the rest of my outfit. When the girl who was bringing them turned up she didn’t have the skirt or blazer with her as her mother had.