Will decided to fell a few trees and drag them in. That way, Frank would have a way to test the completed contraption. His two wives both insisted on ...oing with him. He wasn't about to argue, since he appreciated the company. Will knew he had no chance of winning an argument, even if he wanted to.Figuring to 'kill two buzzards with one rock', they started clearing a road. It had been a royal bitch to get the wagons back home. Will didn't even consider not using a chainsaw. He figured the most. When I got out here, I was ready to change and I have." I guess you have. You took on my father when I didn't think you had one chance in ten of him letting Sharon go out with you." I might get a call to go up to his office yet, or he may send me out of town by Friday." He better not. I'll tell Mom and she has the power." Pam went into gales of laughter again.Hamilton Burdock never did speak to me about my dating Sharon. Pam indicated that her mother, Celia, and he had words, but to me he never. I was twenty five then and brother Austin fifteen. My late Mom was almost as keen a fisherman as me and one day it had dawned cloudy and cool she suggested we try the small stream that ran just below the house called Mill Creek. I let her use my old hip waders as the steam could be waded in places and wore rubber boots myself. The water was still fairly high as it can get low in late summer due to evaporation and careless irrigation which happened a lot back then when the water ran crystal. " Personally, I think it was that pickle you had earlier." He jibed witha grin while recalling the full pickled cucumber she had insisted he buyfor her."But it was sooo good," She insisted with another little burp frombehind her dainty hand and a half hidden grin of her own. "I should haveknown better, I never have been able to eat cucumbers without the mostunladylike problems coming up." Which is why you like them so much," He returned with a laugh. "Femaleperversity at its most revealing.".