“What’s the use? Not likely to be worth a helluva lot anyway...” she said to herself and was about to toss it aside and check out the old musket...that lay nearby when she suddenly felt the lamp get warm. She looked down at it and it seemed to shine brighter as if the tarnish was disappearing. Strange, she thought. When it began to vibrate in her hands she dropped it and jumped backward falling onto a tarpaulin covered love seat. A cloud of dust was driven up from the surface of the drop-cloth.. He added, "There is something about the design that appeals to the engineer and to the man in me. It has a look of power without being ostentatious."Lisa and I chuckled. I had to admit. I enjoyed driving it much more than my old car.Friday was here and we rode over to meet with Robert and attend Pam's farewell party at the bank.Each of us gave Pam a hug and went in to Robert's office. After we were seated, he said, "I have two items for you to consider."First, James Hogan was in the bank. I didn’t know what to make of this new information. Frankly, I had never, at least to my knowledge, ever known a lesbian or anyone gay for that matter. I also had to confront my own feelings about it. We were living in very close quarters but she never made any physical move on me or indicated any desire to do anything. On the one hand, I was relieved, on the other I was remembering another thing Floyd had told me about sex: don’t be afraid to try new things. But, we lived our lives together. Have her do a five year indentured servitude to repay her part in this."I shook my head at the situation. "They probably used her until they had captives to take her place. I would say that her type is normally treated pretty bad all around." I stated, relaxing against the barn resting my eyes since she still stood directly in the sun's path. "I figure that that would give her a chance to redeem herself and have a hope for a decent life." I can't take her." Grandma Kira stated forlornly, "There.