He guessed her age at 40, since he was 42 that was more than acceptable. She wore a loose fitting black evening gown but his practised eye could tell ...hat beneath the dress was a very shapely body. Possibly a little overweight, but still quite athletic. He decided to make a play for her at the earliest opportunity. His chance came about five minutes after the speeches ended. Pamela was taking a quick break in the garden at the rear of the function rooms and it was necessary to pass her on the. Upon arrival, he had quickly found work as a groom, he was very good with horses, and of course back in 1888, they were the main mode of transport.As he worked, he was astute enough to save and invest some of his money, not something that was very common for the working class in those days. Sometimes, the investments were not successful. Fortunately for the majority of his investments, he seemed to have an inordinate amount of luck. With the money that his investments brought him, he started to. What do you want, Kate? Wha... What can I do? For you?" Well, let me show you."And she kissed him. It wasn't his first kiss. He had managed that, already. One girl had kissed him, once. But this time... Could they actually go further? Here? Right in the bed of a couple he had never met?She said:"Let's try again."And she kissed him again. This time, he kissed her again. And, when he broke the kiss, she said:"Well, a least you know how to kiss. Not bad. You have a nice mouth, do you know that?". More than a few people in the area mined or panned gold. Good, thought Clipper. I know a few spots, here and a few peaks over. We can try that.He had found a nice pan, in the stuff he’d taken from the other cabin. One day he took the pan, fishing rods, Girl and Bear, and went way up the mountain, higher than they’d ever been, until the earth was almost bare of vegetation, and the breath burned in his throat. He found the creek he was looking for, and he stood for an hour in the freezing water,.