Francine was aware of this and was determined not to fail in her duty. She tried to forget her pain and concentrated all her mental forces on the task...in hand. Then the Lady Fortescue gave the horse a light tap of the whip and the animal started moving more quickly. Francine was forced to half run as she still tried to keep the parasol directly over her Mistress's head, shielding that delicate white skin from the effects of the sun.Her own skin was almost black by this time. It was Francine's. So I got right up in his face."Hey! Bonehead! Did you ever bother to read the inscription on this thing? Do I need to get you an owner's manual? Read it out loud to me." I pointed to the tag on my collar and I know he could read it, but he pretended that he couldn't.With a charming smile on his face he said, "Listen Bitch, the next time you want me to read something, make sure it's right side up. Now are you planning on standing on your head or are you going to put it on properly."Ohmigod I was. I can’t understand Americans; instead of just tossing something at you they feel they have to go through a baseball wind up almost every time. While they get ready to throw I shuffle a bit left while I say goodbye, so I’m now between Williams and the two getting ready to throw. They adjust aim. When they release I move off.My timing’s perfect! I’m only a pace away when I hear two splats. I turn around to see Williams’ chest covered by a purple fluid, and his clothes are ruined. I say, “Shit,. They posted it with government ‘no trespassing’ signs, put government padlocks on the house, and took the livestock to the auction yard. Those poor folks. They tried to rent a room at the Winthrop motel to stay while they work things out, and they found their checking and savings accounts have been seized. If they hadn’t been driving back from the lawyer’s office in Okanogan, they’d have lost their car, too.”Mike swore softly under his breath.“Tell them they’re not alone in this. Of course,.