Isolation was a major part of the problem. There were no rancher's sons of the proper age near by and Julesburg was too far away for casual contact. B...ll, Sam's son, already had a girlfriend he was serious about, so Mr. Woodruff and I were the only male companions Sarah had on a regular basis. Sarah may have been setting too high a standard for her potential boyfriends, since most of the young men she knew came from the many books she read. I was afraid that she was romanticizing the male image. I'm 53 years old. I'm sure you can get someone younger.' I was slightly flattered. He was nice looking and polite. Suddenly the boys room smell wasn't so bad.I could feel a flutter in my stomach and my brain started working overtime. In my head I was thinking. 'I should walk out of here now and forget this.' I thought. Then another part of my brain said 'You've got about 2 hours until his mother gets back. You could make his fantasies come true right here right now and no-one would find out.. Allow me to buy you a new gun, it is your birthday.There's no reason you shouldn't have competitive equipment." No thanks, Mr. Hobbes. The use of the range is more than enough. Ireally can't accept anything more. My Mom wouldn't approve." This is a perfectly decent beginners' marker, Mr. Hobbes" said themanager. "I just need to check a couple of settings on it, to make sureit's safe, and she should be fine. Could you come to the back room withme, Miss?" Okay."He walks behind the counter and. The woman was very beautiful. If she had not been married, I would have courted her myself. Instead, I got my parents help, and had them accepted into Canada as immigrants. Later when I returned home, they sent me a picture of their daughter. It still sits in my wallet, as one of my prize possessions.In another village close by, I fell in love with Tuyen. After her death, I went crazy with my grief. The men under my command, made a very impressive body count, but I was not satisfied. I would go.