John had built an Ox sling for shoeing oxen, mounted the sharpening stone on a crank so the turning stone did the work and the smith did the skill, an... improved the temper on the town guard's swords ... and he taught Smith, the smith, how to do it all. John even built a foot powered lathe. Smith thought the lathe was foolish until John set up a thread making jig and made twelve bolts with the same thread. He made and tempered a rig for threading nuts ... and made a wrench that fit the. I should have stayed home that weekend."We fishing Saturday?" Chris asked as we ate dinner."Sounds good. You want to go at the ass crack of dawn?" I laughed."Got to beat the heat," Chris smirked enjoying our banter.Just like clockwork at 5:30 am I heard Chris pull in the drive.It was getting close to one when Chris and I decided to take a break and get something to eat."Beer and a burger?" Chris said as we finished loading the boat."Two beers and a burger." I smiled at him. "And you're buying.". ”“Let? What? The big guy from the train station?” I asked and she started telling me about the Youngsville police. There were only two of them, Sheriff Bighorn and John “Let” Hurton. Nobody else wanted to be deputy so Let got the job. He usually took the job way too seriously when he found out about anything that could seem suspicious. I took the light away and let her sit up. I told her not to sneak up on me again in the future.“Does he usually interrogate you in his underwear?” I asked, she. " Emily giggled. The three of us laughed again.Dinner was uneventful with the exception of Pa nervously glancing overand over at Tish as we ate. Of course he denied doing it when I calledhim on it."Pa, not every Oriental is the enemy! Don't forget the Chinese are on ourside." I told you I wasn't looking at her, Alex!" Pa, I kept count! Do I have to take you back a few minutes and point itout?"Pa's eye's widened at my threat. He took a breath, looked at Ma at theother end of the table, and took.