" Don't call your brother 'pea-brain'" Chided Catherine before adding,"You know Melvyn there is only one first solo anyone can do; I think weshould be...there." I can't, I'm afraid, my Love, I've got a four hour Coast Watch sessiontomorrow morning. We are short on volunteers so I don't imaginegetting someone to cover for me will be possible at this late stage.Sorry, Ben." Oh Melvyn!" Catherine grimaced, expressing exasperation.She continued, "How about you come over to the airfield as soon as. I was counting on this also because it would take him longer to save up enough. Giving me more time to get to Ann. I didn't know if this asswhole left if she would stick around or not so by getting him to save "for his future" I was assuring Ann being around. I told him before he made any move to talk it over with me first so I could help him reach the best decision possible. He agreed with everything I said.Monday finally arrived and Sam was at work. The others would be gone by noon leaving. "She needs to stay here for the next thirty-six hours so we can be sure that she is all right. She's sleeping now. The police were anxious to talk to her, but I told them that she needs to sleep now. They'll talk to her later. Whoever did this really gave her a going over. Do you have any idea who it was?" No, I've been at my grandmother's all summer. I never met her new boyfriend," I told him."All right. I hope she'll talk to the police. Someone that would do that needs to be taken off the. The people of the town were not amused and reacted violently, with as many aimed shots as they could manage.Jed heard the noise just as he was finishing breakfast. He grabbed his faithful Henry and ran to see what was going on. The Indians were riding up and down the street shouting and firing arrows at anything that attracted their fancy. So far, nothing much had happened, beyond disturbing the peace. But, then, Cole Granger stepped out of his store in an effort to protect his prized display.