Well, I did tweeze and fill in my brows a little and added a little very light shadow. Again, the other girls were approving of the changes. I've n...ticed that the girls are not holding back in what they discuss in front of me anymore. I've been accepted into the inner circle. Men, sex, clothes, hair, makeup, periods, affairs. No subject was out of bounds anymore. And they made me feel that I could talk about anything with them as well, which gave rise to some interesting questions and. Most of the front line units had lots of darkies to do the shoveling to bury the unfortunate dead and horses were generally cut up and cast into the forest to let the scavengers eat their fill. The smell alone was enough to make most men with common sense detour around those sites to preserve their sense of smell.The bodies we came across were mostly skinny to an absolute caution and I came to the conclusion that these troops were part of the army from the losing battles in Tennessee and. Rich boy was bluffing, which made me think it was a trick. I asked him to show the cash and he pulled out far more than a twenty. He had a huge stack of bills and I had a huge something else.“Let’s make it forty, I said.” I had a hunch.“Okay, I call, let me see.” He turned, with pants pulled up and I flashed. I swear he sounded just like the women who see it for the first time. I was relieved when he said I won without bothering to show me his. He extended two twenties but his hand brushed my. The school board guy knows the Whitmor’s lawyer and suggested we have him in and see how much of the background he wants to come out.’ Brian smiled and asked, ‘Any news on the kid?’ ‘Nothing. Went into thin air, as they say. He’s tough and he’s smart. Was headed for valedictorian.’ Hector was stiff as a board when first light came. He filtered water into two bottles and fished out another energy bar. Didn’t take long to warm as he climbed. His thoughts were dark and angry. The DEA had framed.