When everything was warmed up, I called Paul. “Mountain Man, calling Elk City, come in Elk City. Talk to me, Paul.”Paul came back immediately, not... a good sign. “Matt, finally. Where you been, boy? I’ve been trying to get you all morning.”“Sorry, Paul, I had chores and then lunch. What’s got your bustle in a bunch?”“Matt, we’ve got a serious problem going on. There’s a hiking group up in your area that has activated their EPIRB. It looks like they have gotten cut off because of the weather.”“Ok. I’ll be right down.’ I got up. ‘Okay, let’s go tell them.’ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ‘This was our doing.’ said Mrs. Veasley, leading the defense. ‘We proudly volunteered to help your mother and Captain Ross watch for mischief in our Town.’ There was a chorus of agreement. ‘Yes, and you’ve done a very good job, all of you.’ I said. ‘I very muchappreciate the work you have done all these months helping us. But it should be obvious that your cover is blown, and our Enemy knows what you are. Yeh silsila roz chalne laga aur humne ek doosre ke bare main bohat kuch batain ki jismain usne ek baat yeh bataiyee thi ke uski shadi hochuki hai aur uska husband out of country main kaam kerta hai. Aur yeh ghar main bor hoti hai isiliye job ker rahi hai.Waqt guzarta gaya aur hum ek doosre ke saath khulke baatain kernel age tabhi usne bataya yake uske apne pati ke saath saririk sambandh sahi nahi hain… main usse poocha ke kya problem hai to usne kaha ke shadi ke baad who log ghumne gaye kai. And it's onlyright that you'd find work in Paris, I mean, that's where it all began,right?" Heh, yeah," Abbey chuckled. "So you- you don't mind, you know, beingalone...?" Alone?" Abbey's mother scoffed. "The way your brothers go throughgirlfriends I'll probably be neck deep in grandchildren by this time nextyear!" Heh," Abbey giggled, hugging her mother one more time and not wanting tolet go, knowing that it would be one of their last hugs for a long time.The following day, Abbey's mother went.