The hefty gold bars in his saddle bags were the purest he’d ever handled, a healthy bonus for any thieves in the area. All the more reason to push L...ly to the next town where they could settle down for a few weeks and lock his latest salary in a bank. Hours slipped by, miles and miles of heat soaked sand giving way to scrubby brush and swishing grasses. He kicked lily into a monotonous trot, hoping that she could handle the stain. He could smell water and they both needed the refreshment. Over. Simmons, as she tries to rebuild before summer.’ Bill felt so thankful for just being healthy and alive, that it put him in an unusually generous mood, and Mrs. Simmons sounded like a worthy cause. Grabbing one of the offering envelopes from the pew in front of him, Bill placed $2000 worth of traveler’s checks inside. Writing ‘Mrs. Simmons’ on the front, he dropped it in the offering plate. Before the last hymn ended, Bill walked out to avoid curious strangers, and returned to his car, hoping. We sat down, enjoying our drinks. The music was putting me in the mood to dance, but Brian wasn’t really in the mood. I decided to just dance on my own. I don’t know if it’s the way I was dressed or the fact that I was dancing alone, but a couple of guys joined me. We were doing a little bit of dirty dancing and having some fun. Brian came out and danced a dance or two with me, then asked me if I felt like playing pool. We played a few games, each of us winning a couple of times. The guys that. "David twisted his hands together beneath the table as his gaze moved over it, this time at his brother. Oliver was looking around, seeming confused by the exchange as he licked the strawberry mustache from his top lip. When Oliver looked at him, David felt something heavy welling in his chest drop as he said what was expected of him. "It's my fault."Frank covered the bottom portion of his face with his hand, in part to keep his fingers from shaking at his side, and in part to smother the.