He took to marshaling right off, and soon became the head man on the night shift. He and Abner worked the 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM shift, while Bob and Omar...took the day shift.Bob had been Marshal at Eagle Pass for nine years when his luck finally ran out, or seemed to. There was a bank robbery in broad daylight, something we hadn't seen in Eagle Pass in years. Five robbers hit the largest bank in town and stole $17,000 dollars in gold, silver, and paper. Nobody could really figure out why they took. ”“How much does it pay?”“Five fifty an hour,” replied Jerry without looking at Abe. He wondered if the kid was going to take the job.Abe stood where he was thinking about what he could do with fifty-five dollars a week. It sounded like a lot of money for a kid that was fifteen. Shrugging his shoulders, he said, “I guess so.”“Guess so, what?” asked Jerry.“I’ll take the job.”“I didn’t say I was offering it to you,” replied Jerry.“Why not? ‘Cause I’m black?” asked Abe getting angrier by the. He's made it abundantly clear what his choice is. None of this should have happened, but it did. You need to accept it and just live with it, and you need to start doing so right now." There was steel in Mama's words, and for the first time, I think Brenda realized there weren't going to be any further chances, at least none with me. "Georgia, I'm telling you exactly the same thing. You've spent too many years now, playing one side off against the other. Patch things up with Walt, or divorce. No sooner had she left the room than she was back coming back in. Come here, you have to see this she said to me in an urgent whisper. Whats up? I replied Quick come and see she said So I slipped on a shirt and folowed her out of the room, she stood outside her mothers bedroom, the door open just enough for us to see in. I stood behind her and looking over Michelles shoulder Iwe watched her mother lying on the bed, naked massaging her breasts, eyes closed and moaning with desire. She must have.