This is just the beginning of your reward for the work you have done."I shook hands with Steve and took the envelope. It seemed that he didn't want ot...ers to know what was inside, so I folded it in half and stuffed it in one of my back pockets. Steve smiled at me as I did that. He was a man that I also wanted to emulate as I grew in life.When I sat down with my family, Marilyn immediately asked, "How much was it? Is it a lot?"Suki was first to tell her, "You know that Sal is paid very nicely. There he stopped to let his horse drink.While his horse slaked his thirst in the limpid waters, a mist arose and covered the pool, and out of the mist appeared a beautiful witch."I see you are a brave young man in search of your fame and fortune," the witch said with a smile. "I can help you if you want. But you must pay me."The prince looked at her sadly. "Then I'm afraid I must refuse your help," he said. "For I have nothing to pay you with."The witch smiled even more. "Oh, it's not money I. I would just have to convince him this would be more economical – that was my best course of action. I was already an employee on payroll, and I was familiar with his schedule and contacts. I hopped up out of my chair confident in my purpose, but, that didn’t stop me from breaking out into a nervous sweat. Truth be told I was scared shitless, what if he said no? Rolling my shoulders, I took three deep breathes, organized my thoughts and purposely marched into Mr. M’s office. My courage could. While we were going to have to make compromises, we were in agreement about what the most important features were.Late in August, I had a call on my cell from the RCMP detachment in Campbell River. The constable wanted me to know that they had identified the two dead men on my boat and it turned out both had criminal records. They were going to e-mail me pictures of them to see if I could identify them. A few minutes later two mug shots appeared attached to an e-mail on my laptop. I opened the.