“What’s up?” I asked groggily as I tried to shake myself out of that state.“We gotta bustle, man! Time to relocate! Nicer place this time. Who...e bloody, motherfucking street requisitioned for hospitals and quarters!” Anne told me, “evidently, that barrage was the last of their heavy munitions and they used it up trying for a breakout from the growing, alarming encirclement of their forces.”“So, where are they?” I naturally wondered.“Pinned down to a smaller bit of real estate, I believe. Our. It certainly came as a surprise for although he knew the woman, her name was May, he really hadn’t engaged her in any of the conversations that occurred in the day to day activities and when she asked him to accompany her he did think that she had reached ‘rock bottom’ in seeking a companion, for although he had a good reputation with the women in the establishment, it was only on a colleague basic, he hadn’t ever engaged any on a more intimate nature, like taking one out for a meal or such. Randall and I are just going through some rough times. All married couples do, I guess but I'm sure we'll work through it. It's sweet of you to be concerned."When we got back to the farm, I showed her how to apply the balm to the cow's udder. It was gettin' on to late afternoon so she paid me for the day. I didn't hardly believe it when she handed me a five-dollar bill. I guess she saw the look of surprise on my face and said, "That's four dollars for a good day's work and a dollar for gas.. It was a Tiger Beetle, the copper coloring making it a very pretty insect. Beth knelt over, resting her hands on her knees, watching the beetle with a lot less interest than Little John exhibited.Curious, Beth asked, “What kind of bug is that?”Smiling up at his big sister, Little John said, “It’s a Tiger Beetle. They aren’t all that common around here.”“How do you know?”“I read about them in a book at the school while you were reading those boring math books.”“My math books aren’t boring,”.