”“Am I going to have to testify in court?” Bob asked.“Most likely not, since you didn’t actually see the crime. At most you might have to co...me back and give a deposition. One of my officers found these guys’ car and are just waiting for the crime scene investigators to get here. I’m sure there’ll be more than enough evidence in there to make sure this guy gets a death sentence. This is the second place in Illinois that these guys struck and they killed the store clerk in Southern Illinois.. ”“You think so?”“Oh, yeah. Look at me. Not yet 35 an’ married twice.”So Richard shaved it (very carefully). None of the hands gave him a hard time.November was quite wet. Janey had a boy, named Frank, after George Francis Nicklin, the Premier of Queensland. He was happy not to be in the shack.December was wet, too. Mr. Miller said that Emerald had had floods in ‘56 and that the railroad bridge in Alpha had been washed out around Christmas that year. But nothing bad since then. From the radio,. What’s your name kid?’ ‘Maria Romano, and thanks for the shirt, it smells really nice.’ *********** I remember that day as if it were yesterday, and that was over five years ago. That damn man has had my heart clenched in his big strong hands for six years now, and I really hoped he wouldn’t give it back. Looking back it seems so obvious that we were perfect for each other. I mean, he loves to eat and with my Italian heritage, I sure can cook! Sitting at his bedside now is draining, it takes a. Taking a bath towel from her closet I spread it on the bed. With some matches from her nightstand I lit a pillar candle and turned off the lights.I sat on her sofa. Shortly I heard the toilet flush. Lize emerged from the bathroom with a lock of her hair wet with perspiration and stuck to her forehead. She approached me, lips pursed and fists clenched. "You look like you had a workout," I remarked."This was not funny!" she exclaimed. "Why didn't you tell me it would be like this?" I tried to," I.