"She rummaged around and found a beat up old Strat and held it up."Come on, this is where the bullshit stops, you think ya can do betterthen come and ...ucking show us."I walked over taking the guitar from her outstretched hand, slingingit over my shoulder and getting a comfortable position, Mel handed mea tuner. I waved her away. "I don't need a tuner, just give me an E."She gave me an E as requested and as I tuned up, they all gave me asurprised look. I tried to get the feel for the guitar. I could see it was going to be a job."Looks like you'll do a good business today," I said, teasing."Silas won't know what to do when he gets back. He'll have to go right back and get more stock," she said."By the way, where does he buy his feed?" He gets that in Dallas too. That's one of the reasons he wants to buy a wagon of his own, so he won't have to pay to have it shipped in," she said."I'm afraid that isn't going to work out so well for him, I just sent Jed and Jethro and a few more of. ?He had spent hours describing his wife to her: the nagging and putdowns,the spending and need for luxuries.?Katrina had never met Sheila, but she couldn't wait to take the bitchapart, piece-by-piece. Sheila put on white thigh-high hose and a black silkmaternity dress. She topped it off with a pearl necklace.? She turned to Brad and said: "Mom and Iare going shopping.? She needs an outfitand shoes for the big fund raiser." Brad hated Sheila's mom even more than he despised hiswife.? Helen. Once he managed to connect a punch, it was over for Brogan.The punch struck his jaw, stunning him. The next punch hammered againsthis nose and sent him flying to ground. Onlookers moved in at thatpoint to restrain the blond guy. "Take it easy, Sam," someone said."You're gonna kill him, dude."This was my chance to get the ring. My heart thumping, I tried to weavethrough the tight knot of people to get to Brogan's prone form, but wasrepelled when someone unwittingly stepped in my way. I.