The main difference between NIKA and Lone Star is they pay out nearly all of their profits as dividends, rather than keeping a large cash reserve. The... manage by using their credit line which slightly reduces their overall profitability, but isn’t anything out of the ordinary.“Their bonus structure and commission structure aren’t as generous as yours, which allows the VC firm and the other shareholders to receive larger dividends. Their salary structure is, well, unstructured. There is no rhyme. Doesn't seem logical."I looked at her. She was smiling, and she had struck a provocative pose with her right hand on her hip. I guessed this would be the time, so I said:"I'm not quite sure you'll want to know." Why wouldn't I? Is it something criminal?" Not criminal. But maybe not quite proper." Ohh, but I like 'not proper'." I'll give you a clue: Henny loved to sit on that table."She looked at the table. For a moment she was pondering. Then she suddenly smiled: "Oh, dear, I get it. How lovely. The young girl who had disappeared was indeed a beauty, dark haired, almond eyed and for her age, voluptuous. Five-eight and a hundred twenty-five said the data. Then I had a list of friends and addresses plus a convent school name and location, a very expensive one where she was a senior. She didn't have a driver's license which made things easier, I hoped. They lived in Spring Valley near AU which meant there were hundreds of young women in the neighborhood.I stepped over the naked woman. "Why certainly", she said, "Tomorrow's Friday so you won't have schoolthe next day. And Jeff is such a nice boy." Oh, thank you Mother", I said with a big smile on my face as I turnedand left the room to call Jeff and tell him that I could go out with himtomorrow - and then I returned to the kitchen and finished cookingsupper.When I got home from school that afternoon, I found that Mother hadalready picked out clothes for me to wear on that night's date and laidthem out on my bed. The bra and.