I have heavy classes on Tuesday and Thursday, so part time here is going a long way to cover expenses." Kevin replied. "Marty said that those were the...key days you had for operations, so I felt that this would work out." Have you ever worked near slaughter houses before?" Margaret asked."No ma'am. I admit I am a little nervous." Kevin replied."Well, we'll see how it works with you. Have you had any female friends or relatives processed?" Margaret asked."Yes. My older sister was two years ago.. We had made such good time that when I saw a small cottage in the clearing I slowed. I stopped to give my steed a well-deserved rest and a cool drink.The cottage was small and simple with a little flower garden in the front. An old woman was tending her garden and I asked her "Might I rest for a moment and give my horse a drink from your trough?" She simply smiled and pointed toward her trough. My horse was eager for a drink and I was ready to stand and look around for a moment. The. Tommy, this is Beth’s husband Jim, one of our co-managers.” The men shook hands.“So, you must be the reason that Kym is negotiating with her mum to help around the Kitchen!” Jim noted, laughing.“I will tell you now, Tommy, no one has any restrictions here. Just remember, no means no, but you don’t seem the type to need that reminder.”“And please treat all my girls well,” Jim added, winking at Tommy. “I’m still a husband and a father!”“Yes sir, always,” Tommy answered, at the obvious meaning to. Anyway, I figured that the shooters would switch to pistols pretty soon, and that would still give me an advantage because of the double action of my weapons. As a working hypothesis, I was going to assume that I was now facing only two shooters, so I was in pretty good shape if I stayed alert.The shooters had now had the time to reload and to move to new locations, so I had to assume that both had happened, since that was the prudent thing for them to do. I had no idea where the men might have.