” As the stranger reached over and opened the door for her, Susan noticed a warm smile appear on his face. She sat down and put on her seatbelt. Sti...l a trifle hesitant about what she was doing, she looked around and for the first time noticed that the car was some kind of very expensive model. She also took in the fact that the gentleman sitting next to her was extremely well groomed and was wearing a suit that exuded the impression of wealth. Taking her eyes off him, staring straight ahead. "Pretty hard to avoid it," he replied, shaking his head. "As soonas I walked out of the airport I saw this guy with a big, plasticcheese wedge on his head, and just now there was another guy wearinga plastic tie that looked like it was made from a cheese slice." This is dairy country," I said. "In fact back in the day my motherwas Miss Dairy Queen. There's a big game here tomorrow, and all thecheese you've spotted is being worn by Badgers supporters."Jim shook his head again."Hola, guys," came. Other times I would look up and find him staring at me, for no reason. Unlike every other man I've ever known, however, when I caught him at it, he would not drop his gaze. He just kept his eyes locked on mine until I would be the one who looked away, feeling guilty somehow, and blushing a little."Darla paused for a moment. She had a dreamy look about her as if she was recalling a time she treasured in spite of herself. "As time went on he began to do things that made me uncomfortable, but at. He was thankful that the schoolteacher, Bob Best, was accepting full responsibility for his actions and marrying his daughter. He was the only really bright light in the whole dismal panorama.Wilson postponed his planned indoctrination of a Philipino girl who had just joined the congregation. She was a bit of a special case because he had converted her from her Roman Catholic faith, much to the dismay of Father Murphy at the Convent School on the other side of the hill. The preacher did not.