In her cluttered mind, Jean had slipped into deep slumber and did not wake up when James switched off the ignition. The porch light was on as he had ...eft it before leaving for the station. The big house was empty as the maid too had gone with her parents for the funeral. James gave a sigh and turned to the young woman asleep beside him. For the first time, he really took a good look at Marie. Her wavy and long auburn hair fell softly covering part of her face. His heart missed a beat. She. His mother quickly made the connection as she had seen Francis holding the hand of the older man at the gallery. She had noticed them because of the difference in age and also she took notice of Francis' preppy dress style. He wore a similar outfit today. She indicated that she was off to her bridge club for the afternoon. Francis commented saying he too was a bridge player and wished there was a club at the college.When his mother left Harris invited Francis to his bedroom as he said the. . You know so much more about the plan than I thought." he stammered with a reddening face. "I know Dave from military service, we had a relationship there, and I taught Dave the pleasures of sex with men. Dave asked me if I also could take care of you ... because he thought you were much too whimpy. The plan was just to intimidate you a bit. But when you reacted so horny at the gym when you told me you liked your men in Leather, that's when I changed the plan. I was going to forcefully. I really wasn't on a tight schedule, but I just didn't fancy joining those two for some reason. I returned to Swifty and headed back to the Mother Road.Baxter Springs, six-hundred and three miles past Go, was once a key staging area for cattle being driven from Texas on the Shawnee Trail. The town was also the site of the Baxter Springs Massacre in 1863, when Quantrill's Confederate Raiders came to town. The Confederates captured an entire detachment of Union troops and then executed them.Jesse.