Iknocked on the door and a voice inside bade us enter. We were soon inthe presence of the illustrious army officer."I say, chaps! How do I look?" Lt. ...Lawrence said. Sherman and I stoodthere aghast at what we saw."You look lovely," I finally ventured to say. "Are you on your way to acostume ball?" Standing in front of a full length mirror, Lt. Lawrencewas attired in an Egyptian belly dancer costume. It looked really quitefetching on him."Well, no," Lt. Lawrence replied. "The higher-ups want me. We were pretty happy with our friend situation. About 5 years ago my wife got a new co-worked Amy. Amy was married to Kevin around our age and no k**s. We invited them over got to know them a little better over dinner. Kevin and I talked about sports, cars, and work. We had a great evening. Just as we were finishing the night Kevin wanted to show me his companies web site. He put his thumb drive into my computer and a few seconds later we were looking at his company and their information. "I'm Kinta, thanks for helping me and killing the bear." I come from the boundless sea with silver buckles on my knees," Cindy gave a toothy grin and showed her yellow-stained teeth in the process. Quite quirky. "I'm Cindy Silver Buckle - local fighter and ranch hand. You should hear what the captain calls me." Wait," Kinta removed her totem necklace from around her neck. "This charm wards off bad spirits, it is now yours to keep."Kinta popped this enchanting necklace around Cindy's collar;. " Why's that?" Oh, just someone who's getting up my nose a little in the office. If they're going to be there I think I'll give it a miss."I didn't bite and kept my mouth firmly closed, but to say this news was music to my ears would have been an understatement. I had to assume that the someone in question was John Ryan.But then I got to thinking, cynical bugger that I am. What if you've just been dealt a ringer, my son. Was your loving wife getting suspicious that you were responsible for.