He could almost taste the fried chicken and mashed potatoes. Hearing a sound in the cornrows behind him, John hollered out Hurry up Bobby, your mom's ...bout got supper ready! There was no reply from his son, just the same movement in the corn. Bobby quit messing around and get up here with me.Annoyed at his son's game. Then John began to worry. Even though their farm was forty miles from Leadville, most of the mutants were supposed to have been killed or driven off. But every now and then one. She'll be less likely to try and run. At least she'll keep Skull happy for a while."Carmen wasn't pleased at being given the job of slave-mistress. She scowled."The adit is along the track, over the bridge." He pointed to his right."What's an 'adit'?" said Carmen... "It's the way into to the mine Grandpa thought would make his fortune. It was his, and later my, secret. No gold, but it kept him busy in his old age. When he died he left it to me. After the robbery I drove the van with the money. "Humph." She folded her arms and leaned back into her seat. "You couldhave held on a bit longer, I wasn't done."I ignored her and watched Terri as she finished cleaning me off carefulnot to allow anything to drip on my dress or hers. I held my dress as shereached down and pulled my panties back into place. With a gentle pat shetook my dress from my hands and lowered it back into place."That was interesting." She stood and rubbed the corners of her mouthmaking sure nothing was there. "I can't. I was greeted by a gentleman in a summer suit and a somber manner. He shook my hand with his left hand. His right hand had been lost somehow. He introduced himself as John Jennings, and I reminded him of my name, Bill High. I didn't find it too strange that he was one-handed. In farm country you see many with such losses.He was gracious enough to take me to my hotel in the little electric car that seemed to represent the transportation means in the town. They were supplemented by a trolley.