"May I be excused?", he asked his father. "Sure. But you two still need to talk some more! You are not done. You fit too well together and you still h...ave a lot to learn from each other.", set Ben fatherly. He got a pat on the back from Jesse as Jelmer left the house.Christopher sighed. "Was I too harsh on him?", he asked the family. "No, I thought you were very fair. Strict but fair.", told Frieda. Jesse agreed. "I knew you were punishing him when you told him 'it was his choice to make a fool. I introduced myself and told them that Marshal Jim Turner had told me to come here to collect my reward for the Wombles.The man behind the counter asked me to fill out some papers and paid me the $250 reward in cash. I asked if Marshal Turner was in town. I was told he was staying at the Palace Hotel. I also asked if he could direct me to the bank. He said it was right up the street.We left and went to the bank and asked for the president as the marshal directed me. The president introduced. I looked at Zoe who was shaking her head in disapproval. I hadn’t cleaned up the breakfast things. I was going to but the match started on TV and I didn’t want to miss it. “I just forgot Susie” I said, knowing what that meant. Nice tea or not, well I was going to be disciplined. Madge turned to Jeff and said “and you Jeff, the bedroom was in a mess. How come?” Jeff blushed, and said “I needed to watch the TV. The recorder is broken and if I missed it then I wouldn’t know what. Tomorrow too soon?" Nope. What time?"He shrugged. "Ten o'clock. Should be warm enough then."I nodded. "See you at ten," I said and headed back to my car.The message light on my phone was flashing when I got back to the apartment. It was Felicia and she had some news for me. If it had been urgent, she knew to call me on my cell, but since she left it on the home phone I assumed it wasn't critical. I would call her after I had washed up, fixed myself a Scotch and soda, and sat down for a few.