She had guessed I was not poor, but she obviously had no idea just how wealthy I was."You can let me off at the nearest bus stop and I will make my ow... way home from there," she stated."I will do no such thing," I told her. "Your mother will still be at work and you are still shaking from what those two guys threatened to do to you. You are coming home with me and then when I think you have recovered enough, I will drive you home."I expected an argument, but she must have recognized that she. We were starting to wonder where you were. It's good to see you."You're Nate?" The man nodded. "It's good to see you, too. I guess you guys heard John's rifle?"Nate said, "Yes, we figured it had to be you but Ted sent us ahead to be sure."John said, "What were you going to do? Throw rocks at us?" He chuckled.Frank said, "Nate has his bow and arrows. I still have my hands and my short spear. They work pretty well."John said, "So, how have all of you been doing?"Frank answered, "Actually, we've. " I laid it all out for her, referring her to the business card in my confiscated wallet that Lieutenant Burr had given me so we could stay in touch. She continued wildly on her yellow pad, and then asked, "Where were you about two o'clock this afternoon?"I thought for a moment then responded, "I was just leaving Tensas River Wildlife Preserve up north of here. I wanted to get a campsite near Alexandria before dark, and then announce my presence in town to my buddy. Instead, as you probably. That washardly the worst thing I was going to have to put up with over the nextfour weeks."Anyway," she continued, "you don't have an over-masculine face orfeatures, but with hair and makeup appropriate for a housemaid, you'llstill look middle-aged. How old are you anyway?" Thirty-four." Well, you might get away with early forties, I suppose; thirty-nine,maybe. Being older will help with your voice too. It's not too deep,so as long as you speak softly it will easily pass for that of.