My girls are working and not looking to swim or play with you or your buddies."It sounded so benign that Desmond ordered the others up to the vantage ...oint and they silently filed up closer to see what was going on in the basin at the bottom of the stream. Jimbo was the least silent of the band because he made noise just hauling his 300 pounds around in rough terrain. Desmond told him to stay put and watch their back trail. He and the other seven Looters crawled up close to the source of the. Barnard walk back into her office followed by a man. The man turned to look at her and she was shocked to find that it was the stranger from the park. Dana was frozen, couldn't speak, and couldn't move. Seemingly from a distant tunnel she heard Mr. Barnard say, "Dana Gallagher, let me introduce you to your new co-worker, Malcolm Keagan."Dana finally broke through her paralysis and walked over to them. She put her hand out."Nice to meet you Mr. Keagan." said Dana with a slight quiver in her. She'd never love him. She wanted more than he could give her. She wanted some excitement in her life, if not with Clint Wilson, then with another man."All right, I understand," Paul said. "I'll attend the dean's party alone, make some excuses for you, and..." I don't want you to make any excuses for me, Paul," she said, suddenly flushed with anger, anger that was evident in her voice. She took a deep breath and calmed down."All right, I won't make any excuses, but let's get together Saturday.. They were big, healthy girls, bigger than their father I think. Their long blonde curls hung over their shoulders and their blue eyes sparkled as they shaded their faces from the bright light. They wore plain, country clothes and practical aprons."We've been down in that root cellar all day," one said. They were so much alike that I do not believe I ever would have been able to separate them correctly."Is Pa all right?" the other one asked.I nodded as they looked around. "That was pretty.