" So, if we waded through the stream and over the field we would leave thefarm?" asked his friend wiping his made up eyes with the back of his softhan...s."Well yeah, there's a bit of a fence, but yeah," replied Dale.In a rustle of petticoats his friend suddenly stood up."Let's go then, let's get out of this crazy place," said Ashley in themost manly determined voice he could muster.Dale stood up now. His face showed his surprise at his friend's suddenchange of tone."What you mean, run away?". Jimmy blushed and desperately wanted to bolt from the room, but the women took no notice of him and carried on applying the theatrical paint to their faces or adjusted their costumes as if he wasn’t there. Did they have no shame? He thought to himself as his eyes took in the scene of chaos, darting here and there. They were almost naked and seemingly nonplussed by a strange man in their midst? “I’ll just get some clothes on.” Stella whispered in his ear and then yelled… “Look after him girls.”. "Still, Jacob and Marnie would spend the days figuring out ways to grow the ranch. There was land around them that could be purchased for expansion and they discussed whether it would be worthwhile to make an offer.Susan and Ann were spending more time together. Susan was learning horsemanship and Ann was a willing tutor. During the afternoons when the heat was almost unbearable the girls would work in the barn or around the house.In return Susan was teaching Ann to read and to write. She was. She took a couple of test shots and adjusted the lighting. When we got started, she knew exactly what she wanted. I listened carefully, and we worked well together.Kim, Kendal and Mr. Hill went through each set of photos when we were done. To her credit, Kim pointed out a couple by Mr. Hill's assistant that she said were better, but overall she had a much better eye. There were no shadows in her pictures. Mr. Hill could have gotten away with just using the first set, but he was happy we took.