Before she got very far it began to rain and a man stopped and asked her if she wanted a ride and get out of the rain. He looked very sweet so she agr...ed and got in his car. Just as she got in the doors locked and he grabbed her wrists and hand cuffed her to a hook in the roof of his car. He told her "I have been looking for a sweet girl and I bet you have nice titties and pussy. I am going to take you home for some fun with the boys." He then unbuttoned her shirt and took a knife and cut her. Then he sat with his right hand on his thigh, just in front of his holstered Colt."We want our money De La Vega," one of the men yelled across the 30 feet that separated the two groups. He was speaking Spanish but Jake understood him. Jake had learned "Mex", as they called it in Texas, over the three years he'd done business in east Texas."I owe you nothing Juan," De La Vega replied. "Nor you Neto and Carlos." We're due our wages for last month." The money you got from the cattle you stole was. We then went back to the main road, took the turn off for Camp Siegfried and pulled far off the road before the turn that led to the gate.We all piled out of the tin can and got changed. Sarah had been thinking ahead and wore her pants and shirt under her dress. That disappointed the home boys but made me feel better. Sarah and I took turns putting grease paint on each other's skin that showed. Sarah had her camera and extra film. I took a flashlight. I wanted to see what was in that second. The boat surged forward and made a hard turn to the right. The men on the ship shouted in victory, proud they had vanquished this English foe. The celebration was still going on when the rocket hit and blew the French ship out of the water.The Captains of the remaining ships immediately raised sail and turned away from land. Grant was sad they didn’t or couldn’t listen to reason, but within a couple of minutes the sea was littered with pieces of wood, bodies and a few survivors. He ordered the.