"There will be some men Monday morning to disassemble and to take everysingle log away I if I can have the weekend to mark them."Now he did frown at m.... "Are you about to stay here alone for night?"It was obvious that he saw me as a girl and unable to stay alone safely.I smiled confidently. "Yes, I am. Staying here at night is safer as inany city by the way. The nearest inn is in Porter so I'd save time tooand be ready with marking through to Monday." You will mark every single log? Why?". Pathways led between raised flower beds. Trees provided plentiful shade. A fountain in the center of the plaza flowed a gentle rain into its pool.“My goodness, Colonel. It reminds me so very much of the Ruis Hacienda. An oasis in this dry land.”“Please, Mrs. Jackson, call me Joshua. I feel that the animus Obie has towards me doesn’t need to be echoed between us.”“I agree, Joshua. You must call me Clara, also.”Patting her hand, Joshua replied, “A pleasure, Clara.As their conversation continued,. Funny no-one ever questions if there's a second copy. Two cameras, two recording machines. I gathered it all up and headed for home. I was really happy for Carlie and sad for me.The next day I went in and talked to my boss. I talked to him about the temporary job. I would be leaving for Chicago on Friday. I just hoped everything worked out for Carlie. She truly was a wonderful person. It looked like she got her revenge. I was the only one left out in the cold. It was fun helping out Carlie. I. Kane had said during the interview. He was young. Younger than she had realized. Not really handsome, more tired and weary. She imagined that the years of long hours and taking care of the children by himself probably added to his worn down look. Tall and thin he measured her, trying to see if she would be a good fit to watch over his life, his babies. After the interview and the reference checks she had the job. Things had gone well for the first week until Blakley suggested the game. That.