Once the 'chase her' line was mentioned, I again glided off the stage,but this time to rapturous applause. Mrs Thompson was waiting to help usdown th... stairs and gave all of us a hug, however I felt that my hug wasspecial as we now had a shared secret - my pink panties.Mrs Thompson sensed my reluctance to take off the panties and looked sad.She asked me if I wanted to keep the panties on till she had cleaned upeverything else. I was too emotional to speak and nodded briefly. Shewas so gentle. I know that sounds silly, considering the circumstances, but I decided to take her at her word and started again, trying to think of how things happened, and in what order.“We had never kissed,” I said. “We started doing that and it just got worse. Then one night she put her mouth on me ... to find out if she’d puke or not.”“And, of course, you wanted to know if you’d puke or not if you returned the favor,” said Phoebe.“I didn’t think I’d puke,” I said, weakly.“And after that there was nothing. ” As I spoke, two more cars appeared on the road and turned in. “Two more just arrived, Jonny.”“Good enough. I’m trusting you to cover the rear on the north side. I’ve got an operative on the south side. I’ll trust you to use your discretion. I’d rather have them dead of lead poisoning than free.”“Understood.” How did I end up here? “Out, here.” Then to Yelka, “The Mannlicher, Yelka, with the night-sight.”“Yes, Papa.” I knew Sally had exercised the girls, more Yelka than Lena, with the long. Our homestead hadn’t prospered and my husband couldn’t find any work in Granger or at the nearby mines. Things were getting tough around there and we decided to try our luck in Whitley. I’ve got a sister there who’s married and supposedly they’re doing well. At the minimum I’d hoped for her help in delivering my baby. Now I think I won’t get there in time. My pains are fairly regular and they’re increasing in frequency. I’m pretty sure I’ll be having the baby soon.”“Speaking of that, ma’am,”.