"I don't want them getting worn out, and they'd keep on working till the job was done. I want them to take a break!" You're a good man, Todd Ayres," s...e said as she kissed him on the cheek.Kelly and Laura had arrived home late the night before and found Todd asleep on the sofa, static on the TV screen, a half naked girl cuddled up on each side of him, their arms wrapped around him."I told you those schoolgirls in those little uniforms would steal his heart," said Kelly to Laura. Both of them. “How can Ms. Jones help?” I asked. “Just trust us, she can help,” Jon answered. “Okeydokey. I’m in,” I replied. We finished breakfast and headed to get ready for class.Asa and Jon talked to Ms. Jones some time during the day. At lunch Asa told me we were going to stay after and talk to her. The guys all wanted to be there when I asked. We went to the rest of our classes. Asa and I had music with her for the last period. When the bell rang, Asa and I waited until Jon and Doug came in. Ms. Jones. He found Sheriff’s Deputy Linda Tate and Sergeant Mick Norris waiting at the top. ‘Hey, Cap,’ Mick said, ‘You shoulda waited until we got here. You’re too old for this shit.’ ‘Tell me about it,’ Martin panted. ‘You ID the driver or vehicle yet?’ ‘Registration on the truck comes back to Walter and Wilma Ames, Jamestown,’ Deputy Tate told him. ‘Ames?’ Martin said. Why did that name sound so familiar? ‘Damn!’ he exclaimed. ‘What’s the matter, Cap?’ Mick Norris asked. ‘You OK?’ ‘Yeah, I’m fine,’. She seemed to take it in stride, being neither catty about it, or dismissive. She also managed to rebuff them without causing any dissention. I was both amazed and impressed.The boys also stared at Lynne a lot. I understood that perfectly. Obversly to her daughter, she didn't seem to notice their attention. The only sad thing was that Jill's birthday came right in the middle of harvest, and we couldn't stop to celebrate it. She said she didn't mind, but it was one of those momentous birthdays.