.so as not to show my exasperated look on my face. He stopped as the waitress delivered our food. She quickly noticed my face and asked if I was alrig...t. I said yes, I was fine and smiled while thanking her for her concern. Rick took his sandwich in one hand and put his other on my stiffened rod. He acted like nothing was happening as I tried to sip water. The water spilled down my face as he grip tightened. My hands spread outward as I grew close. I began to look around to see if anyone was. I watched as men stripped, beat and raped all of the women, noble and slave. When the men were finished, they bound the young and pretty women, and killed the others. The fact that I saw my mother brutally raped, and then had her throat slit, scarred me to my very soul!During the ravishing of the harem, one of the attackers had lost his dagger near my mother's body. Traumatized by all that I had witnessed, I staggered out of my hiding place, and picked up the instrument of my mother's demise.. She always worn white ribbed pairs, another worn Black woolen type, I am wearing Kaiser tights they are so snuggly. Some girls would take about the various makes their mother had bought. They would go into great detail especially if they had seen me coming. Lynn a school friend even dropped her kit bag so her tights would fall onto the floor. Being a gentleman, red faced I would pick them up and hand them back to her, she would run of giggling with all her friends. sometime I wished I had been. Then Itook off to see a friend of mine. I did leave John in the Toy Maker'scare. When I got back home I looked at the date. It was now 23 December1885. I went straight to the Busch Ranch. (Mr. Busch had a team of 16Clydesdale horses.) Mr. Busch said, "Hello Marshal. What can I do foryou?"I said, "I need to borrow your horse team for three days. They will bewell cared for."Mr. Busch said, "Take them as long as you need. My next big delivery willdone after the first of the year."I said, "Thank.