I was already 16 and I must have skipped Drivers Ed ... even though it wasn't offered the year before. I was denied the class because I would be 17 be...ore school was out. I couldn't get a license without Drivers Ed until I was 18. Doesn't sound like much.Imagine the frustration of a young man who was surrounded by a sea of drivers; all of them in the same grade. The first commandment of teenaged girls was: THOU SHALL NOT DATE A CAR-LESS MALE. And the second was like unto it: THOU SHALL MAKE OUT. That was all I needed as a thank you.I also upgraded Brandon's cell phone to something approximating a Blackberry which also went over very well. I expected him to keep in touch with his family, and that included his mother. He promised he would and I didn't have any reason to doubt him.That, of course, initiated Candy's lobbying for a car as well. She had a couple of years to wait, but I knew I wouldn't escape having to get her something when the time came. This summer was going to push the. "Well little one, I don't know." You don't?" Nope, I'm just the brother; don't you think there are other people you should be asking?" Oh, yeah, I guess you're right aren't you." Yep, they will let me do a lot of things, but today I really don't know if they have more meetings you need to go to or things like that. You have to ask them." Oh, OK." She turned to Jim and Carol Smith. "Do you think I could go to the concert today?" I don't see why not Anita, we were going anyway."Anita turned back. " OK, just let me get these two gentlemen into the coach before you climb in. Then I will dump the three bandits in the boot, and we will be ready to leave."It took a bit longer than expected to get back to the relay station, but it was finally accomplished. Beau told the agent what had happened, and the woman was led away by the agent's wife. That was the last Beau saw of the woman. The agent said that the stage company was paying a bounty of $25 for every bandit killed while in the act of.