I felt a little jealous of them since they both enjoyed the same hobby and could spend a lot of time together, while I had to attend these shows alone...Betsy was a lovely woman of 54 years old. She was what you might consider to be a full-figured woman, at 5’8” tall and about 160 pounds, but she definitely was not fat, and she had a beauty that is hard to describe. It was obvious that she also exercised regularly, and she was the kind of woman you might see in the grocery store or somewhere, and. If I could come up with some sort of pad to absorb and distribute the shock of the recoil, Joe could shoot the rifle.I went to talk to my friend, the leather worker. Jeremiah thought about the problem for a minute or two and said, "Maybe, we could sandwich a steel plate between two pieces of leather. That might distribute the kick enough ta make such a pad possible. Ya come up with a piece of steel, and I'll make the pad for it." That sounded reasonable to me, so I agreed to see what I could. . too decrepit from being idle too long and the victim of one too many prairie fires, remained closed.The houses weren't missed. Drafty and cold in the winter ... even with free coal ... and stifling hot in the summer ... no matter how many windows were opened.Chicago's not windy, the Oklahoma flat is windy.Twice during the mine's years of operation, the Oklahoma 'breeze' blew the topped full coal cars into the next county. Well, maybe not county, but right off the tracks where the local boys. If not, then I will just have to wait until another love comes along. That’s my final say about that issue.”Alice was stunned at June’s sudden outburst. “Are you sure he’ll forgive you? You better think it over before leaping. Don’t forget the pictures I have, as well.”“No, I’m not sure, but I will take that chance. As for the pictures, you’ve got to be kidding me. He has more pictures of me in similar situations then you have. You haven’t seen the hundred, or more, pictures he’s taken of.