“Them’s about the whistlin’est britches I ever heard, I sure hope mine don’t sound like that when I walk,” Cal said as they were all about t...o head out the door.“They do,” Tom told him.Mr. Beeson heard the clomping of the boots and stood at the bottom of the stairs waiting for them.“Good morning gentlemen, I trust you rested well in your beds last night.”“We sure did,” the three Hanks brothers chimed.“Follow me and we’ll get you seated and served this morning.”The dining room was bustling early,. "He's got something in mind." Don't generate fantasies."The phone rang again."Hi, daddy. No, we just finished lunch. Of course you can come this afternoon. The way you drive, you'll be here by four. Oh, she won't let you? Then you'll be here by five. OK. We'll have catfish for dinner. See you later." Well?" He went fishing this morning a caught four catfish — Mary say's they're cobblers. He's filletted them and Mary's put them in an ice chest. They'll be leaving soon, but Mary doesn't let him. Usually, she wore quite conservative clothes, like sweaters and cardigans. I hoped that was a hint of some sort.“Thanks for coming over,” she said.“No problem,” I replied, holding up my tool bag. “What do you need done?”“I’d like a shelf to be put up in my bedroom. I’d do it myself, but I don’t know how to install it, whether the walls are hollow or solid or if that matters.”“Yeah, you need to find the studs or make sure you got special rawlplugs.”“Umm…”I smiled. “I’ll get it done.”“There’s. We hear a slight sound the moment passes, she scooped up your clothes placing them on a chair, she then turn to me with two items, her chain and her thong, soaked as it is, she thrust it into my hands whispering; “a souvenir” I screw it up touched at the gesture, and pocket the tiny wisp. She gave me the chain and raised her chin again; I take the hint and clip the chain to the collar, a symbolic gesture, and ‘CLICK’ she is the masters once more. The master appears timed to perfection as.
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