Word has it she’s looking for number four.’ ‘Saints preserve us,’ I said, crossing myself ‘Saints preserve you. She keeps saying she wants a...man who’ll keep her in line, but she’s terrorized every straight priest in the diocese, and is as single minded as a buzzsaw.’ ‘So you’re immune?’ ‘Yes, she’s a laugh if you’re not on her hit list. She loves hanging out with gays, particularly at the clubs where the drag shows are.’ ‘Does she have anything to recommend her?’ ‘Nothing. You’ll find out for. Upon seeing Charlene, the neighbor stopped and made no secret of his interest in her body, particularly her braless nipples. Tommy spoke to him and suggested he might want to stop over for a beer later on. As soon as she and Tommy were out of earshot, she turned excitedly and asked, “Did you see the way that guy was checking me out?”“Who could miss it. I thought he was going to trip over his tongue.”“You obviously know him. He coming over later?”“One of my good buds. Name’s Blake. Lives across. The next morning, I went to the court house and found the clerk. He explained that there was nothing that I had to do to register as a bounty hunter or anything like that. All I had to do was to deliver a wanted person who was listed on a poster to a sheriff or marshal and get a receipt. Upon delivery of the receipt to the clerk's office, I would be paid the bounty. I was warned that most of the bounties were in the $25-50 range, but a few were for $1,000 or more. Obviously, the higher the. I didn’t know he could do that.’ Blue’s mumble was more of something akin to bemusement this time. John flicked a quick look up to her before centering his attention on the waiting dog. Taking his time, he knelt to one knee, his calm face giving nothing away as he held the dog’s gaze. The suddenly, with a wide grin, he made another mysterious hand signal and the dog leaped into action and was all over John as he held out his arms. Sloppy dog kisses. Rump wiggling tail wags. Oh man, that dog was.