" Zelda shrugged. "All I know is that he gets a statement from an accountant once a month. He doesn't pay me to read his mail." Well, all it amounts t... is a small investment account and two apartment complexes. I make payments on the mortgages and bank what the tenants let me keep after damages. One is here in town and the other is in Vegas." He grinned at her and added, "Well, and there's this house. It's all free and clear. I won it in a poker game." Dad, it's awful hard to feel sorry for. Are you sure you’re okay?”I shrugged both my shoulders and eyebrows.She nodded toward the store. “C’mon in.”I nodded again and followed her into the store.They were right about the store being warm. I stomped mud off my boots just inside the door, as Lisa and Ernie had done, and then looked around. They had plenty of Christmas tree stands, skirts, and a few ornaments. Most of the rest of the store held shelves of seeds, small plants, plant food, and gardening tools.Ernie walked over to a. You can't fool me." Martine had to laugh. "You are absolutely correct. But, I think youhave the right idea." Martine opened the pantry and pulled out the olddog clippers. "I wonder if these still work." "Please Mistress, no! I am begging you." Sonya cried harder. Jack leaned over and forced Sonya to look up at him. "I suggest, pet,that you keep quiet." Sobbing, Sonya said, "Yes Master Jack. I am sorry." Martine plugged in to clippers and turned them on. They worked. She grinnedat Jack and he. See you tomorrow."Tim headed for the locker room. It only took a few moments to pack my stuff in my bag, and then Bob and I headed for his car."Nervous?" he asked."Bob? You're one of the top psyche people in the state, or so I've been led to believe. I would think you could come up with a better question, or at least something a little less rhetorical."We both laughed at that. "Okay, you got me. I guess I'm just as nervous as you are. This could potentially be a disaster of biblical.