" Cross tilted his head sideways and a speculative look came into his eyes. "So what happens to the reward now?"Stone shrugged again. "I'll put out th... word about this AJ fellow. If anybody runs across him, he'll get the money. If not, I guess it will sit there until some judge decides what to do with it. I suspicion it will just stay in the pot and end up being paid out for some other misfit."Cross sighed."Figured it would be something like that."Within a mile of striking off through thick. " Granddad said.Though Granddaddy said it jokingly we all knew he was very serious too. And the not so subtle, or small hint he was bluntly dropping had not gone unnoticed by any of us.As I wanted to get done with the Marcus situation I got done to the heart of the matter. "Help me here Marcus your partners made off with all your financial support, calmly telling you they will be back, and to hold down the fort. Is this correct?" I asked. "Yes that about sums it up they took most of the money. This led to an exchange of letters and ultimately to the head teachers severing the usual close ties of both schools.This meant that the school play would be badly affected with both schools now required to do their own independent productions. A request that some older girls be allowed to attend the boy's play and vice versa went on deaf ears at St Denis.At the next weekly staff meeting in mid November, Leila told the staff of her problems."You want me to produce the school play but there are. I knew that if the phone was here, it was upstairs. I could call it from the house phone, but better to just ask for it back.I closed the door behind me and crossed the lawn on a diagonal to get around the fence. When I opened the door, the conversation cut off and all heads turned to look at me. I looked back and I knew that I’d been the topic of conversation.“By all means,” I said, “please continue. What’s the morning’s topic of conversation? Last night’s party or my condition this.