Leanna's basket was overturned and the ground looked torn up as if a struggle had taken place.Moving to the front door, he listened but heard nothing....He slowly opened the door and looked into the front parlor. Empty. The house had that deserted feel to it. He was positive no one was in the house. Moving quickly, he went through the dining area to the kitchen.Once in the kitchen, he carefully looked out the windows towards the dairy barn. Even the cows were gone - in the pasture. The two horses. It included a cot, changing table, nappy pale, wardrobe, potty-chair, playpen and juvenile toys, mainly stuffed animals. The furniture was all white with juvenile motifs of cute animals on them. The walls were also white and adorned with similar motifs. The cot Emma slept in was old fashion, having bars and a looking lid. It looked a bit like a small cage. To add to that trapped and caged sense, she also slept with night restraints due to her tendency to remove her nappies when given the. M. this morning. Jim, I'm really sorry. Now, come on over to my place so we can have a beer and get you muddy. We don't want her to suspect something until you get your ducks in a row."You ever heard of crying in your beer? Well, I did it that day as I tried to decide what to do and how to do it. I wanted to hurt the bitch like she hurt me. I wanted to beat the living crap out of the two assholes she was fucking and I wanted to keep all the money and investments we had. We talked. I got the. With the rising violence directed at foreigners, they were worried about being accosted as they traveled to mining communities to sell their goods and then tried to return home with the money they made. Instead, they were happy to sell their extra goods to us, especially since we went to them, paid in gold, and paid a little more than they used to charge. They were making more money now than they had made before, so they were happy.We bought a small cabin just outside of Sonora from a miner.