I gather you two spoke for a while.”“I confess we did. After all, I was curious about this stranger wanting to party with Joe and I.”“It’s a...l Mal’s doing. I mean we had a short . . . relationship. I . . . I’m in Atlanta on business. I’m from Minneapolis and . . .”“Do you happen to know the Marcolina’s? That would be Jim and Val. They live in Minneapolis and are dear friends of ours. We met them while skiing in Aspen two years ago. We go skiing with them every year.”“I’m afraid I haven’t had. Pehle to who bata nai rahi thi par mere insist karne ke baad who boli. Usne batay ki uska pati roz uske paise se sharab aur cigarette pita hai aur kuch kaam bhi nai karta. Who akele kaam karti hai aur apne bacho ko bhi padati hai. In sab mein usko pyaar hi nai mil paata. Main samah gaya ki uske pyaar ka matlab sex hai. Usne mujhse maafi maangi aur boli ki main kisi ko na batau yeh sab. Maine usse assurance di ki main nai bataunga aur smile de kar usse bhej diya. Uske chehre se lag raha tha ki. I smiled at Candi’s true complement and then said, “If I’m not working on my uncle’s farm, I think I’d rather try out for the Junior Mustangs’ football team instead of the City’s basketball team. I enjoy playing with the pigskin more than the round-ball.”“And you’ll more than likely end up back in my ER with a concussion or broken bone if you keep on playing like you did last fall,” Candi said with a slight hint of consternation in her voice.“You know I only play at one speed ... all out full,. I think I shall inform the staff that our Mr. Bell is a hero; but quietly.” He smiled almost shyly. “Mr. Bell is not a man to brag, so we shall not brag, either.”Gower responded, “And as I said to him, his secret is safe with me. Thank you for your help. I suggest you write down what you have heard, for future reminiscences shall we say?. I can do my story as a tale of an unidentified hero, and leave it at that. It will still have an impact, showing one of the many pressures on the UXB men. You.