Never mind” she said, all in a jiffy and realizing where she was getting as she spoke.I was relieved, certain that my secret was safe and that there...was scope, at least to try, but then again my insecurity crept in.Reeling in from my thoughts, “I knew it was not untraceable but I didn’t realize it was this evident” my mouth uttered involuntarily.“Ah, don’t worry. I know how these things are. I have been through this and a part of me misses it too but..”“But what?”“It’s a pretty long story.”“I. Jessie, Sundy, Cadalee and Adalee were all there with their husbands as the family ate their last meal together for what may be months to come.Fort Smith, Arkansas October 15, 1883Eli, Duncan, and Moses left early with the wagon to get Little Duck’s coffin loaded. They told the women to have the kids up and fed by the time they returned.With food cooked and packed in pots, pans, and baskets, the kids jumping and screaming and laughing, the women singing songs, the goats running and jumping and. Slowly, Shelia made her way down the steps, revealing her new wardrobe. Her leather bustier matched the short skirt, and her breasts practically spilled out the top of it. Diane’s heart seemed to skip a beat because Sheila was carrying a short leather riding crop to complete the ensemble. “Pledges!” Shelia said in a curt voice, “We will only accept the most loyal and determined of you. At any time if you cannot proceed, you will be escorted from the house and asked to never return. Do you. Thoroughly frightened now, Brian remainedstill. But he knew now that something was very wrong. For onething, the night clothes the man had torn off weren't his. Brianwore his underwear to bed, so he should have had on an undershirtand a tightie-whitey. But what the man had torn off seemed muchflimsier. Second, the man was searching cavities where Briancouldn't remember having cavities. And rolling around on the floor,Brian felt fat, like he had gained a lot of weight, giving himcavities.