? Her long, reddish hair was tiedback, showing a lovely face. He noted that she was down to the last bag andagain thought that they certainly had some...luck on their side today.? Jill only became aware of the man standingnear her as he spoke. She jumped and almost dropped the bag in her hand.? ?So sorry to bother you Miss, but I am lostand I was wondering if you know where Smith Stis?? I have been driving around with mywife for the last half hour and she finally made me stop and ask someone.??. I still see him, he’s still one of my, um, clients.’ ‘He must have been a pretty satisfied customer,’ I replied, smiling. ‘Truthfully, I’ve never had any complaints.’ ‘How many are there?’ ‘Guys, you mean, um, well, most are regulars, actually, there’s, um, several dozen all told.’ ‘Several dozen?’ ‘Yeah, well, that way I don’t really have to keep finding new clients, do I? And I get to know them better and, well, some are so good, honestly, I’d do it for free. But I don’t tell them that. And. Oland and his father sat and talked for several hours, after sending Beatra home. Berandal had a hard time believing his son's story, until Roland pulled out the gems. There was more than Roland first saw in the pouch, when they were all dumped out on the table.Along with the emeralds and diamonds, there were rubies and sapphires. There was also a very heavy ring, that was the last piece out. the voice in Roland's head gloated."Power ring?" Roland asked out loud, startled.Berandal looked at his. ”, Tommy complimented. “Thanks, it’s nice you noticed.” “We saw your daughter earlier.”, Phil said, “She’s turning into quite a looker to.” “She sure is.”, Danny added then asked, “So how’s Uncle Rusty been doing?” “Better, I guess. He’s here tonight. I sure hope he doesn’t overdo it and drink too much. You’ve got to be careful after having a stroke.” Phil signaled Tommy and Danny to follow his lead. “Say, we were thinking about leaving for an hour or so.”, he told Wendy,.