"Trust Penny to bring me down to earth. I drove her home, gave her a kiss on the cheek and headed for my home with a thousand questions in my head. Wh...t was my mother up to? Was she really an adulteress? One part of me hoped it wasn't true and yet another part said it may be the answer to my father's pain. The law was pretty hard on adultery; even in this enlightened age of 1957. He could get a divorce and she would be sent away with almost nothing but her clothes. In the old days, there would. She turned and hid her face as they entered."Jim, these are the two that the judge sent over to work," said the host as he left the room and closed the door.Jim stood up and waved his arm at the woman who wiped her face and hurried out a side door."Well, well, the judge said I would be impressed with you," he said as he stared at Debbie. "Did the judge fill you in on your duties' sweetheart?"Debbie nodded and said, "Ted is supposed to help your bartender and I'm going to wait cocktails."With. He hoped to find answers, including why he felt driven to make this weekend trek.The point where Mark picked up his planned trail began with a steep climb to the east. It soon leveled out for a few miles until it petered out and became a dim and seldom used game trail. Mark planned to follow along the base of a steep mountain for a few miles and then switch over to another trail into a cleft caused by an ancient waterfall at some time hundreds or thousands of years ago.His mid day rest stop was. Never... give me anything back?" I... I don't have any money," she stuttered."I know you don't, and I never expected you to _buy_ me anything." But then what?... You don't mean... " she said when her mother's words came to mind."No, I don't," I said stiffly before turning around and heading towards the door."Where are you going?" she demanded. "Come back and tell me!"I hesitated a moment before turning the door knob to leave, having heard just a hint of sorrow in her voice. But when she.