The Tim Long ranch and the Riley McBain ranch would comprise twenty sections ... that was if I hadn't shown up and reclaimed my ranch. If he had popul...ted all twenty sections, and the new owners owed him allegiance, then he would be king of it all. He was also working to throw out the other ranch owners in the valley.Of course it fell apart for him when he fell in love with Winnie. I returned and my revenge and retribution killed him. I could only guess what was on his mind when he willed the. Caldwell had to retire, for his poor handling of the affair, and if you had been here, you could have been sure of a major's commission. You were promoted to brevet-major in absentia, for your courageous leadership at Balaclava, and they would love for you to accept the insignia should you ever find your way back home.Your saviour, Lance Sergeant Malone, was awarded the Victoria Cross after the war. This new medal was chartered to honour the bravest of our soldiers for unselfish acts of valour.. In a few minutes, we were well away from the people frolicking near the edge, and Jacko told me to take one of the bottles of wine from the bag and open it.Stella looked a bit surprised at this but, once I had the bottle open, she took a small drink from it. She made a face but, after Jacko and I had both had a swig, she took another, longer one, then stretched out on the wooden seat and turned her face up to the sun.Jacko grinned at me and nodded meaningfully in the direction of Stella's. Lara was not just my secretary, but also my granddaughter, though she looked to be in her mid-twenties while I still looked like eighteen or nineteen. She was dressed like a slutty secretary from some cheap porno, much like I hoped would be enforced by law as soon as I could get my ideas past parliament."Ah, that's very good, dear", I answered. "Send him in, and make sure that while he is here I am not to be disturbed by anything less than a national emergency." Very good. And if the rest of.