32 pistol and belly holster from her father's stock and I showed her how to wear it. She was very pleased with herself and looked at her father as if ...daring him to complain.The next few saloons didn't produce much useful information, though I did win a little more than usual at poker. I guess that kept the time from being totally wasted. I wasn't getting rich with poker, but my winnings seemed to keep up with my daily expenses, so I was not unhappy.The saloon I was in at this time was a little. I realized she had put some sexy clothes on and that I had enjoyed watching her paint her toenails. I also told her that I had spotted her anklet, which I found very sexy and which hadn't been on her foot earlier. I asked Jane if she realized what an anklet signifies in some cultures. She replied by kissing me hard and telling me that she hoped I'd spot it and that wearing it on her right ankle meant she was available even though she had a partner.She continued by telling me that David had. Crystal worked out well for us last fall, and she seems to think highly of you, so we're taking a chance on you, considering you have the same sort of experience she has. I hope it works out well for you and you work out well for us." I'll do my damndest," Scooter nodded. "If I can't hack it, don't try to carry me, tell me up front, OK?" That's an attitude I like to hear," Louise grinned. "We get guys in here who are all full of shit and testosterone, think they know everything, and don't know. However, he did, for a while anyway, gain a teaching post at some university or other. There wasn't a great deal of interest in his subject, he had very few students. Somehow, he kept the post for some years, perhaps almost forgotten by the faculty.Then one day, fate caught up, and he was made redundant. No one wanted him, he had nowhere to go, completely lost outside his small academic field, he was completely shattered.Then, his father died, and it was his mother who came to the rescue. She.