Now I'm sure that you remember the reasons why your wife left you. I would like to talk about your affair or affairs." Nice try Doc." I held up my han... to stop her right there. "Let me make this perfectly clear. I have never cheated on my wife. I have honored the vows we made when I married her up to and including today. Since she has never spoken with me about her so-called evidence, I have no idea what she is referring to. Now are you sure that we have anything to talk about?"Loretta looked. ”There was a hesitation. Then the door of the trailer opened, and Melvin came out bleary eyed, unshaven and wearing a pitted-out wife beater. He was holding his hands up. I said, “Smart move buddy.” Then I grabbed him and handcuffed him. God! He stank!I handed him to the two patrol officers and they threw him, none too gently, into the back of their cruiser. I said wearily, “You two get the wife’s statement and then lodge him.” They were on duty. I wasn’t.I got into my cruiser and headed back. They rooted for her quietly; some even prayed.Tracy was having a difficult time. The storm was much more than she expected. The warmth of the water and the difficulty in getting a clear breath in the heavy seas was causing her to become more fatigued and more quickly than she was prepared for. Unconsciously, her body began to relax in an attempt to allow the wave action to assist her swim; the swells carrying her for a while -- up, down, up, forward, and down; again and again.Tracy stroked with. The letter inside was typed on expensive heavy-weight paper that had the company watermark in the center of the page. The letter explained that the law firm had been retained by a small, independent museum to find and return the accompanying diary to the nearest living heir of the doner. According to the note, the museum found the contents of the journal inappropriate for either display or academic study.The letter ended with a brief but firm postscript that the museum in question wanted to.