"No, sir. It needs some work. Can you suggest a decent mechanic?" Well, lessee. We've got a Ford dealer in town or there's a couple of Vietnamese immi...rants that do that kind of thing. Or you can get my grandson. He's 'shadetree' but he's good. He holds some kind of a modified flathead V-8 record over in Utah on the salt flats." He sounds like just what I'm looking for. Could you call him and see if he'll come look?" Wendy was practically bouncing."Sure," he turned towards the office and. McKenzie was staring glumly at it when it began to ring and vibrate. She picked it back up and checked the caller ID. “Oh, Timmy,” the woman sighed. She considered not answering, but eventually did so. “Hello?” “Hiya, McKenzie. So, um, we haven’t talked or texted in about 4 hours, so I just wanted to say hello.” McKenzie wanted to tell him that she was busy, that he was calling her at a bad time, but despite herself, she replied, “Thank you, Timmy. I’m… I’m happy to hear your voice. . " Since that time the attitude of many of the people ... not all, mind you, but many ... is souring. Each time Edmee and the girls go into town more and more people are ... ahrr ... what is the word? Ah, yes! Each time they go into town more and more people shun them. Today the woman at the general store refused to order some cloth for Cecile and then began to berate her as a dirty foreigner unwilling to help the town. I think that soon they will attack us. They now blame us for all of their. They crawled out and attempted to sting his hands. He used his knife to clear the handholds of the insects.As sweat started to run down his face and into his eyes, he had to work more carefully. It was with an initial sense of relief that the handholds became larger. Then, as he reached for one of them, he heard the telltale rattle of a rattlesnake. He held the knife to his body to warm it. With considerable caution, he lifted the knife up. The snake struck at the knife. In striking at the.