" She went to the bathroom. I phoned the lawyer to tell him Mrs Graham would bring the cheque now. "Would we make it payable to his firm?” He answer...d, "Yes, and I will be here until after six." I thanked him. Then Molly appeared and left for the hotel. I mentioned to Sue and May, “When Molly comes back I am going to ask her not to come back until I phone her. That will give us time to discuss the Francis problem.” Sue answered, “May Jack and I have had a good chat about it. Jack has come up. When it arrived, a bit late, the bus was full and it looked as if one of us would have to stand as the only remaining seat was a single right at the back opposite rhe parcel bay. We climbed on board and squeezed down to the rear seat, it usually being the last one filled because of the bumpy ride back there. I played the gentleman and offered Wendy the seat and said that I would stand."No, you sit down," she ordered, "and I'll sit on your knee. That is if you don't mind."Of course I didn't. In the next instant, he was looking behind and forward in fear that someone had heard him. He breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his ruminations.He picked up the thread of his contemplation. Someone had informed Carly and they must have planned for a riot. How else could one explain the two waves of rioters, spread out just enough to be destructively effective? The entire riot seemed to be pre-planned. They had flaming bottles of alcohol ready and lit for throwing. Look how many of them. Both were subdued as they rode. The day's events had tired them out emotionally.Maria was remembering Emerson's expression when Hogan had struck her. She knew that as long as he were near, Emerson would never allow anyone to mistreat her. That realization gave Maria a thrill.As they rode, Maria turned to Emerson and asked, "Why did you come back to Morgantown, Emerson?"Emerson was thoughtful as he answered. "Maria, this is my home. My family is here. I felt it was time to correct some mistakes.