She was summer personified. I needn’t tell you that at 10:15 she was more than a welcome diversion from my usual morning idleness. She browsed aroun...d in the store for a few minutes, selected two pairs of shoes and seated herself in one of the try-on chairs with her back to the entrance. (Was that a halo around her head or just the lights from the mall?) Her voice was cheerful and her smile dazzling when she said ‘I would like to try these on please.’ I was lucky that I didn’t stumble and fall. "Red had learned to trust his young friend's instincts and hunches; he nodded in agreement.After the boys dressed in their new clothes they came out of the barber's and headed for the Sheriff's office. They caught Horton as he came out of his door."Got time for a little talk, Sheriff?" Josh asked. Horton nodded and motioned them into his office."You boys sure look spiffy, goin to church or something," he teased the young men. He knew very well why the boys had gotten cleaned up. "What's on your. I am fifty-six and could use some flattering photographs."Fifty-six? I thought. She really looked more like forty, though I was restricted to looking at her face. Her skin was smooth and silken-looking, her eyes almond-shaped and totally devoid of any wrinkles, just marble-smooth and unblemished, her cheekbones beautifully raised. Perhaps underneath her robe, there's a different story."So, how do you want to start? In the robe you have on? Something else?" This is traditional Japanese, yes, we. For you maybe. I'd still be back there trying to get everything lined up," she smiled, and turned to me. "Zeus, do you want to discuss the Spirit Advisor that's inside you?"Uh oh. I didn't think that would slide past the consulting detective living at 221B Camper Street – or was that Baker Street."No, I'm not ready to discuss that," I said. "It's complicated." Sure thing. Just say 'Good morning' to the Spirits for me." She knows," Martinez said in my and Io's 'input buffer.' "Not the details,.