" Where is Miss Donnell now? At the hospital?" Collins asked.Johnson grinned and shook his head. "No, sir. At the beauty salon over there. That's why ...she's here. She ran in, afraid she would lose her appointment."Collins looked at him strangely. Finally, he decided Johnson wasn't kidding. "Shall we have a talk with the intended victim?"They walked over to the beauty parlor and waited while the operator finished with Sandy. Finally she emerged from the shop. As they walked over, the female. Moses had a grin on his face when Joe looked around to see him.Joe looked over to see Pike with Cecily as they placed their bets at the window with her dad.“Moses, looks like you could get a daughter, or the Blasingames could get at least one son out of this deal,” Joe said and they laughed.“Joe, I was just standing here admiring my son. I reckon I’ve always just thought of him as still being a boy. Hell, he’s a man! Just look at the way he stands right there in front of that girl’s daddy and. " So, I trusted Janet and rang my mother-in-law's doorbell. She answered in her robe. "Oh, Doug, just got out of the shower, come in. Janet said you might come by." I went in and sat on the sofa, she came and sat next to me as we talked about general things of mutual interest. As she sat there, she shifted her stance and her robe fell open revealing one of her breasts. She talked on, then looked down and said, "Oh, my, I've given you a good look, haven't I? Sorry." "Don't be sorry, Jean, you. Peter offered his edgy employee a glass of water. He took a sip, and Peter could see his friend relax. Dylan placed the glass on the desk and he started to talk.Straightaway Peter also became concerned about the integrity of John Quade, the insurance company adjuster. He listened just long enough to know that Quade's actions didn't seem normal, and wondered if the adjuster might be doing a scam. He interrupted Dylan and with his friend's blessing contacted Sarah VanHousen, one of the company.