How hard can it be?" Tom asked. "Look, we didn't know anything about salmon fishing until last summer and we learned, we learned fast."Sally giggled a...d put her hand on her brother's arm. "That's not the only thing we learned." That's different and we all know it. We're talking about a lot of our parent's money. If we're going to ask, we better be damn committed. It's going to mean long hours and hard work," Jack said. "I don't mind if you guys don't, but we can't go at this half cocked. If our. With the railroads expanding west, the value of the land and the cattle will only increase. You own a cattle ranch now!”The gift would have been better received by Christine if the ranch hadn’t been the butt of more than a few jokes and sarcastic comments over the years. Everyone in the family knew that Molly Murphy Hamilton had found it necessary to inject money into the ranch, almost annually. The best she could ever recall her mother saying about the property was that it had broken even one. Thinking I could possibly get away with this, I returned to the bedroom and did as instructed.Looking in the mirror, following Mary's expert application of makeup, I could find no trace of my male self."Quit admiring yourself. Let's go to the living room so I can give you your instructions, Donna," Mary directed."You need to remember to respond to your new name, Donna. When you respond, you are to answer with 'yes mam' or 'yes sir', etc. You are not to use anyone's real name. When the doorbell. It was cold and rainy , butt I didn't care . It was a beautiful day and it was about to get EVEN better ......While standing by a tombstone , someone in the distance caught my eye . I could see he had long hair , Black long hair , butt that was it . As I walked closer , he took my breath away . One word came to mind " GORGEOUS ". He was leaning against a tombstone . I saw him there , yet the look on his face said he was MILES away , deep in thought . I wondered what he was thinking , so I.