Near the center of the town where a broad lane crossed their path, Nurm reined around to face them."We're back where we started. I will be at my tradi...g post tomorrow morning right after first meal. Each of you will be paid your fair share of the profits from our venture. I think that you will be pleasantly surprised at how well we did. Until tomorrow, then, ride easy." He would have to say that," grinned Mak. "Even after all of the riding we've done, I still don't feel completely at home on a. ‘The Americans were good to me.’ ‘So your dad was American? Are you sure?’ He smiled. ‘Look at my face. He wasn’t Japanese.’ She smiled back, and he was enchanted. Again. ‘I never knew him,’ he said, ‘and Mom never told him about me. All I know is that he was an American soldier who was a patient in the hospital there – and he was some kind of big hero. She named me after him, I think.’ ‘You think?’ ‘When I asked her about it, she said my name was different. But other times, she said I. . its right on our way... So Vickie told her folks she would ride with her aunt.A couple of hours later, the gathering was thinning out, and Vickie said she was ready whenever Steve and aunt Cindy was ready. Cindy's sister was in town from Kansas City and they were getting caught up on old times... so Steve volunteered to run her home, and come back.Cindy said "that's fine!" so Steve & Vickie headed out.Not too far down the road, Steve asked Vickie how she was getting along, since leaving her. We began flirting sending notes through the servive hatch -remember this is before mobiles etc We talked innocently at first about family and things Her husband came home worse for wear on Friday did the deed and went to sleep In other words sghe was ready for an affair The notes became warmer until the subject of hobbies came up I was interested in photography would I like to look at her snaps OK said I thinking on the beach out of focus How wrong The first batch were polaroids She was being.