I guess you were satisfied," she ventured."I had a tough night of sleep." Allen sounded gruffer."Oh ... I'm sorry."I wondered if Cheryl expected to be...blamed."Where are the girls?" he asked."It's Saturday." They should be awake by now." They're teenagers. They need their sleep." I've told you before that I expect them to get up when we get up on the weekends," he said angrily."Allen..." Cheryl gently protested.He pointed his finger at her and she shut up. I followed as he traipsed to the girls'. The so-called sport would never draw the avid crowds that came faithfully if they knew the truth about the combatants.At 1:13 in the morning, Jerry pulled into a roadside park — on these old two lane highways so far from the interstates, they didn't have the nice rest areas with restrooms and vending machines that you found on the interstate highways. They had picnic tables and a little parking space and a few barrels for trash; that was it. No restrooms, usually no running water.It didn't. The reports and recordings of McElligott celebrating Stahl’s arrest, if they ever existed, were deleted and erased.In the same year that Stahl was found guilty and sentenced to death, his execution was set to be performed by the Kermac on Kermac Prime, as an official gesture of healing and admission of Union guilt.While awaiting his transfer to Kermac authorities, Stahl escaped the Brisbane Stockade and disappeared.To appease the furious Kermac, a series of show trials were held in just one. That term had less impact and less allure than it might have in another time. I headed northeast on I-85 knowing I would make Richmond and my house today. I was right. The trip went without incident. My car was even there as I had taken a taxi to the airport to avoid leaving it parked at the airport for two weeks.As was becoming usual, I saw no one and heard no one. My house was undisturbed. I didn't check the mail because I felt it wouldn't matter. I pulled the RV far up into my drive. With a.