He would have been considered a fool to not know how a maid of her age and beauty was treated by the men of this country. However, her plight must hav... been worse than he had imagined. But in reference with the whipping last night, maybe he was wrong to not have foreseen the worst sooner. He realized she expected him to take what he saw fit as a means of thanks for saving her the night before. So before he could ask, she was offering the only thing she knew she could. But he would never dream. "For the last two days they have been acting like nothing happened. They ignore the fact that I hurt so bad that I have trouble walking or sleeping."She was still crying, a little softer than before. I was shushing Maddie trying to calm her down. I was as angry with the Brown's as I had ever been in my life. I knew what I had to do. "What time is your father getting home?" Three o'clock I think. Why Jimmy? Please don't make this any worse than it is." WORSE! What they did to you is inexcusable.. I studied the maps that I’d brought with me in a waterproof satchel. I had USGS topo maps of the entire State of Wyoming and Northern Colorado. I’d gotten a new hiking compass and studied how to use it so I could mark positions on the map. I had historical map reproductions from the 1890s for the entire Western U.S. On these maps, I’d carefully plotted out the last location known and the date of every lost treasure I’d researched. I was thinking that the next time I visited Kyle, we’d do some. "Ann lit up like a Christmas tree, and replied "You definitely need to visit, then! My mom has a sewing machine, and she knows how to use it. She absolutely loves making stuff, too. Why don't you plan to stay the weekend? It might take a while."Cheryl's parents agreed, and mom didn't mind being volunteered. In fact, she got right down to work. In less than an hour, she had a description of Cheryl, and had taken an inventory of her material and supplies. We were presented with a list of the.