Then one night it all went to hell. The plan was to arrest Mendoza, Angelique and his trusted lieutenants on charges of drug trafficking, racketeerin... and other assorted felonies. I was wired, as usual, and when everyone had arrived I would give the word to close in. As luck would have it one of his lieutenants brought an associate with him who I had arrested a couple of years ago. He recognized me, shouted a warning and everyone pulled out their guns and started shooting. Mendoza and. There were a couple of bridles in the barn. Taking one of them and a rope, he managed to get the mare in tow (the stallion almost trampled him so he gave up on him) and got the bridle on her. Elaine and I watched as he vaulted onto her back. We were still watching when she ran around bucking. I was impressed that he managed to keep his seat until she stopped bucking. She was still unhappy having him on top of her, however. Riding bareback he had to hold on with his legs and feet. But he made. Even though his father had agreed with Niomi's plan to rid her son of Miori, Hyota did not seem to hold Arora responsible. Partly perhaps because men in their society bonded so closely and also because they were now often drinking together and, no doubt, in their alcoholic haze blaming Niomi for the entire misfortune.Niomi was not totally surprised when Arora, unannounced, brought home a guest for dinner relating that Hyota would be dining in the village. Her husband would sometimes bring a. He's a simple man. For him, a first right of refusal will feel like a con of some sort." Dammit, I don't have the money right now to buy both properties, pay cash for the house and outbuildings that will be built on the land, purchase the horses that will form the base for a profitable horse ranch, furnish the house, and buy the equipment and accessories ... you get the picture. I do have enough money to buy the seven acres, construct the house and outbuildings and buy the horses right now. I.