"I reckon I see your point, Jim."The telegrapher had been avidly hanging on to every word they'd spoken. Jim looked his way and noticed his inactivity...then he dug a coin out of his poke and tossed it onto the desk. "Would you please send that message? Captain Rayford might like to read it sometime today."The telegrapher was startled by Jim's impatient question; he snatched up the note again and began to tap on his key to get the attention of the men up the line. He paused for a moment until he. Then, I just shoved some girl into room six." Why room nine? Why did you put Shane in there?" Jessica asked.Andrea shrugged. "I just looked to see if it was Kelly in there, and it wasn't. It was some blonde. I pushed Shane in there, and turned the sign over."Kelly's jaw dropped. "So, you didn't know who it was in that room, you just saw it wasn't me? How did you know, did you look?"Andrea shook her head. "I saw enough in the light from the hall to know it wasn't you. The girl wasn't a redhead,. ”She laughed. “That’s delightful, the way you said that! Carl, you take good care of her. She’s a jewel.”I dunno if I want to be a jewel to Carl. I mean, the guy’s decent-looking. Interesting person, as evidenced by what I found out about his musical tastes, but still, a GUY. American guy. Who knows what manner of background and upbringing he might have?“So what’s the deal on that trailer?”“Mister Benning just wanted to fish and enjoy his retirement. Massive heart attack.”“Oh,” I said. “That’s. . It was another thirty minutes before the Kevin finally escorted Claire’s bedraggled looking Mother back into her home, wearing nothing more than the skirt and blouse she’d been dressed in when first entering the Kings Arms. “Jeez, where the hell have you been, Karen looks as though she’s been dragged through a hedge!” Exclaimed Trevor toward Kevin after getting more impatient by the minute while awaiting their return.“Nothing to worry yourself about Trevor” replied Kevin, “ we just paid a.