I heard later he sold them to a passerby, got a good price. He bought a horse soon after so he could ride to his ma’s to visit me and to town for mo...e whiskey. I took care of Grandma, she just lay in the bed. I fed her like the twins. I used their old bottles. I dusted the shelves. I cleaned the corners. I even worked the small fields near Grandma’s house but Pa and Sam still came almost every night to beat me and do the other thing. One day I notice my belly beginning to swell. Grandma said I. ‘I’m glad you didn’t beat the hell out of him, even though he probably deserved it. It’d be tough to explain that to the town council.’ Late Sunday evening Dillon was making his rounds, inspecting the town to make sure everything was okay. He heard a shot and then three more coming from near the church. As he rounded the corner of the last building he saw three cow hands facing the people who’d been at the evening services. One of the men had his gun pointed at Pastor Jennings. The other two. And I'd been worried that the Health authority would line up a load of little kids for me."So, why don't I have to worry?" You've heard the story about the eleven-year-old and her stepfather? And the boy next door?" Yes. She was one of the ones I was worried about." She's cured. Turns out that the boy has his own 'magic beanstalk'. So, the authorities have hired him to cure all the underage victims they can find." Hired him?" Oh, yes! They're paying him quite a lot of money, and he's making. Shit!" Karen said under her breath, looking down at her magnificent breasts, completely strangled by the rope.Laura realized that Karen's knees were weakening. They had never done this standing up before. But somehow standing was exciting, as if they had more maneuverability."Do the clips," Karen panted."Don't you want to sit down?" Yes." Here, on the edge of the bed." Yes."Laura took the nipple clamps in her hands. She opened one and again was astonished at how hard it was to open, how.