Story The Truck the Witch and the Blacksmith

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Chapter Fourteen



In an undisclosed location a top secret meeting was going on. There was top CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) FBI (Federal Bureau-Investigation) GRU (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) Air Force Intelligence Army Intelligence United States Department of Commerce. The Office of Naval Intelligence – (Navy) was leading the investigation.



The General insisted. “You have no understanding of the depth of this. This Guy is nine feet tall dressed like a Viking Warrior and is a spirit or something. When he hits his Axe handle on the ground, it reverberates through the air and the ground shakes. His voice echoes like thunder, and he can make things materialize out of thin air. He hit his Axe on the ground and the roof blew off the building.”

The head of the CIA Department of Research and Analysis Wing spoke, “The Viking Warrior was probably a hologram. This whole thing was a trap. They most likely put explosives in the roof, and setup speakers with hologram emitters. Then they tested a new weapon on our troops to blind them. It appears to be a light admitting weapon. We’ve been working on a similar weapon ourselves.”

The General exclaimed, “That doesn’t explain the Bird and all the children disappearing with his soldiers.”

The Research and Analysis Director responded, “Didn’t you hear me this entire thing was a hologram.”

The General butted in. “Look when a nine foot Polar Bear looks you in the eyes, and makes a ball of bright flashing colored light. Then the Polar Bear pushes it into your body, and you see a black cloud in the shape of a hideous monster slipped from your body into the ground. Your entire life changes at that point.”

Then the head of The Office of Naval Intelligence stood and called, “Guards! Remove the General he’s clearly not in his right mind.”

The General ripped the stars from his shoulders and tossed them on the table as he yelled, “You’re idiots your opening Pandora’s Box, and you’re evilness is coming out.”

The Guards Dragged the General away kicking and screaming. Then they all went to work on a plan to get one of the Time Machines.



Suzy awoke to the sound of Victoria starting the fire. She rolled over and whispered, “I met you in a dream. Then I woke up in a daze and my heart was racing at the thought of you. If you wear that hat and I wear that dress. You can lead me out when the twilight hides the moonlight. Then when the silver moon's sparkling bright, and we know it’s night. Then you can take me home my love. I’m yours always and forever my Time Lord.”

Then she got dressed and went to help Victoria. Like every morning when the bread was in the oven they went to feed Suzy’s Bird. Sitting on the edge of the porch throwing bread to the Crow Suzy felt strange. Love was rushing through her, and she was feeling powerful. It started happening after the fight in the warehouse. On the way back in she pushed love into Victoria’s back. She got an immediate glow about her and seamed happier than ever. Suzy pulled the bread from the oven and went to Kathy’s room.

Suzy knocked on her door, and Kathy opened a window in the door. Seeing Suzy she announced, “Come in Suzan.”

Suzy came in and shut the door. Then she took Kathy’s hand and pulled her from the bed as little sparks bounced around her hand. Pulling Kathy close to her little sparks shot wildly from them in all directions. The room lit up with a pulsating light, and Suzy push love into Kathy. Then they started fading in and out. Kathy pushed Suzy away from her, and stepped back and confessed, “You feel super powerful. You’re over charging me, and it feels strange.”

Suzy replied, “I know I’ve been feeling it since we were at the warehouse.”

Kathy replied, “Maybe we should go to the playground and practice today.”

Suzy replied, “Good idea you can make us invisible, and we can fly there.”

Back in the kitchen Suzy started the pancake batter. Albert walked by pounding on Jim’s door calling out, “Time to get up sleepy head.”

Walking passed the Kitchen Albert announced, “Henry’s door was open when I walked by, and he was shaving. He’ll be down in a few.”

From the table Emily informed, “Jesse’s seed order is coming in today I was thinking James might want to take it to him.”

Suzy set a pancake in front of Emily as Albert replied, “I’ll talk to him about it.”

After breakfast Suzy informed, “Kathy and I are going out for a while.”

Victoria replied, “If you see any of the guys tell them I made potato soup for lunch.”

Kathy replied, “We will if we see them.”

Out on the porch Suzy insisted, “As soon as we get around the corner of the house. Shoot me and fade out. Then I’ll fly us there.”

Rounding the corner Kathy shot a little spark at Suzy. Suzy took Kathy’s hand and they were off. Flying over the town they were doing people watching. They flew to the swimming hole and watched the boys fishing and playing marbles. Kathy took her finger and helped one little boy knock out two marbles with one shot. The other boy said. “How did you do that?”

He replied, “I don’t know but I’m not giving it back.”

Then they flew to the playground.

Back in town Albert and Jim got horses from Henry and road out to the O’connors. They were Irish immigrants homesteading land out of town. Hank had told Albert he hadn’t seen them since the snow started falling, so Albert and Jim went to check on them.

On the playground Suzy and Kathy were trying things. That’s when Suzy got the idea to have Kathy throw a ball in the air so she could shoot it. Suzy made a ball of bright flashing colored light the size of a golf ball, and set it in Kathy’s hand. Kathy threw it in the air, and Suzy shot it with a lightning bolt. About a hundred little flashing stars rained down shooting little lightning bolts out of them. When they got to the ground they started little fires. They ran out trying to stomp them out, but there were little fires everywhere.



Riding up Jim could see a nice two room cabin and a three sided barn. There was a man chopping fire wood next to the cabin, and a lady hanging clothes on a line. They were in what looked like their early twenties, and both had red hair. The man looked up and said, “Welcome friend, “You wouldn’t have any salt by chance?”

Albert called out, “Truck on.”

Looking at Jim Albert complained, “Are you going to get him some salt?”

Jim replied, “Oh,” and blinked out.”



Back on the playground Suzy exclaimed, “Oh good they stopped time. I thought I was going to have to do it. Stomp faster Kathy.”

They went around stomping out the little frozen fires. Kathy suggested, “Maybe we should do that one over water or in the rain or snow.”

Suzy replied, “I knew our powers could join together, but never thought about something like that.”

Appearing behind the general store Jim walked around and saw that Emily was froze. He realized time was stopped, so he went behind the store and went back a little in time. Then he walked around and went in. Emily greeted Jim. “Hi James, what do you need?”

Jim replied, “Can I get two pounds of salt?”

Hank stepped from the back room and announced, “I’ll have the Wilson’s seed order in this afternoon.”

Jim replied, “He’s not ready for it yet. I was thinking next week.”

 

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Hank replied, “It’ll be here.”

Emily put a bag on the counter and requested, “That will be 20¢ James.”

Jim dropped four nickels on the counter and took the bag with a smile as he said, “Thanks Emily.”

Then he went out back and blinked back. With Jim sitting on his horse Albert called out, “Truck off.”

Albert replied, “My deputy is psychic that is the gift he has for you.”

Jim replied, “It’s just common sense you need Salt to preserve meat. If you’re going to hunt you need salt”

The Irish men revealed, “We lost one if our horses this winter. It was a real bad one you know? I can’t pull the wagon with one horse, and have just been putting off riding to town. I don’t have a saddle and dread the ride. The wife thinks I’m an eejit for running out of salt.”

Albert and Jim got down from their horses, and Jim took him the salt.

He went on. “Orality, come here dear. I Liam and this is my wife Orality or Orla to my friends and family. I’d offer you some coffee, but we have longed for it our self’s.”

Orla spoke up. “Thank you much, maybe now the eejit can get something besides Rabbets and Birds.”

Liam responded, “See what I have to endear, but I can’t make her take her place. Whatever comes into her head comes out her mouth.”

Orla snapped back. “You know I’m right here eejit.”

Albert knew he had to do something so he revealed, “I have some Coffee in my blanket roll, if you can calm her down long enough to make it.”

Orla revealed, “I’m as calm as one can be around an eejit, but I do know how to boil water. Just get the coffee.”

As Orla walked off with the coffee Albert whispered, “I thought Suzan was bad, but I’ll have to take back that firecracker thing I say about her.”

Liam apologized, “The first year wasn’t too bad, but this last winter took its toll on us. We ran out of firewood and I was out in the snow getting wood. She thinks that’s why we lost the horse. Evidently in her mind I over worked the horse dragging logs home in the snow and killed it.”



At the playground Suzy and Kathy stomped out the last of the little fires. Kathy insisted, “I’m exhausted. That completely wore me out.”

Suzy replied, “Me too. Take my hand and we’ll fly home.”



Sitting inside sipping a cup of coffee Liam question, “So Sheriff, what brings you out here? Is it the Indians? I saw two of them about a month ago on a hunting trip.”

Albert insisted, “We don’t have much Indian trouble around here. This is me checking what is going on and making sure all is well.”

Jim inquired, “Orla you mind if my wife pays you a visit? She always likes to welcome people, and talk them into going to Church.”

Orla replied, “I don’t have much to offer, as you can see we’re just getting started.”

Jim smiled, “Them I have her bring some tea.”

Orla smiled, “Maybe a tab bit of sugar.”

Jim chuckled, “And some Sugar. Sure.”

After talking Albert and Jim went for what they really wanted to do. Dig a hole in the creek big enough to hold the Shop Vacuum. They got to the spot they picked. Then they started digging the hole. The little shovel they had wasn’t working very well it was all rock and they needed a bar to pry up the rocks.

Jim blinked to the blacksmith shop, and got a bar. Then they were able to work the rocks loose. One was so big it was all they could do to roll it out, but it made the hole real big. Then they gathered loose rock, and piled them around the hole. They were sure they had enough to bury what Jim called the Ghostbuster Machine.

Jim looked at his watch and exclaimed, “It’s already past time to eat. I’ll tell you what; I’ll get us lunch at the Horseshoe when we get back.”

They took the horses back to the Livery, and walked over to the Horseshoe. They got the soup and bread. Then Josette refused to take the money, so Jim left the 30¢ on the table, Albert looked at the six nickels and questioned, “How come you use nickels so much Jim?”

I’ll tell you when we get to the Jail. In the Jail Jim revealed, “Before we left the future Suzy got me a big can of nickels for my shaving and hair cut money. I have a lot of them, so I use them.”

Albert questioned, “What happens when that nickel gets to the future and there are two of the same nickels?”

Jim shrugged his shoulders and mumbled, “I don’t know. I think as long as they don’t come in contact with each other it will be fine, but if they touch each other one will disappear or maybe they will explode. I never gave it much thought.”

Albert wondered about the coin shop, “What do you think about the guy at the coin shop.”

Jim insisted, “Suzy knows him well, she told me she would trust her life with him. Do you want to go there and see what he has found out about our coins?”

Albert replied, “Maybe after dinner when we can all go.”

Just then the Jail door flew open, and in came Morris Reigert the Forman for Earl Hanson. He yelled, “I need help. You all know Earl left two weeks ago driving 200 steers to Alazon, or Wells, Nevada 250 miles south. There was a buyer here last month. He offered him fifty a head for every steer he could get to the Rail Road there. It’s going to be a month before Earl gets back. He took six men and his son George with him. I’ve been staying in the house with Charles. This late afternoon I went to the henhouse to get the eggs. There was a note on the henhouse door asking for Five Thousand for Charles Hanson.

 

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Jim jumped up from his chair demanding, “What did it say?”

Morris went on, “It said if we ever wanted to see him again to put Five Thousand in the wood pile at the south line shack. I don’t have anything like that. All I have is a few hundred for operating expenses. What should I do?”

Albert insisted, “We’ll go to the Ranch and start there. Jim, get the horses from Henry and meet me at the store. Morris you’re with me.”

With his horse in hand Morris walked with Albert to the store. Coming in the door Albert yelled, “Hank!”

Hank stepped from the backroom, “What do you need Sheriff?”

Albert revealed, “Charles Hanson has been kidnaped. I need two cans of Beans, a box of Matches, some Coffee, Salt, and fifteen feet of rope.”

Emily started putting things on the counter as Albert called it out. Hank got the rope and asked, “You need me to put out the word for a posse?”

Albert replied, “Not yet, I need to see what I can find out first.”

Jim came in with Albert’s saddle blanket, and laid it on the counter. Albert put his stuff on it and rolled it up. Then they were off.



Out on the Hanson Ranch two men had Charles hands bound, and were guiding his horse through the herd to hide their tracks. Charles kicked his horse hard, and it reared up and bucked him off. This started a stampede, and Charles was trampled to death.

Albert had a strange feeling come over him, and watched Jim disappear before his eyes. He was wondering why Jim blinked out, as Morris questioned, “You ready Sheriff?”

Albert replied, “Just waiting on my Deputy.”

Morris asked, “You got a Deputy now?”

Shocked Albert called out, “Truck on.”

Nothing happened, and Morris replied, “Your Deputy’s name is Truck?”

Then time stopped and Morris froze. Albert rode off to the house.



Suzy was in the backyard feeding her Crow. Then she felt the shock wave flow through the time passages. She knew in an instant Jim was gone. She cried out, “Nooo!”

Her Crow flew to her head, and showed her Charles Hanson being trampled by cattle in a field.

Then she fell to her knees and prayed, “Why are you doing this? Haven’t I done all you asked of me? I fight your Demons and do your bidding. Why take him from me now?”

Then the ground shook and the sky turned dark. Njal appeared as a bright glowing light and spoke as thunder, “Your burning is an eternal flame. Your love is the same. I so want to ease your pain, but I’m forbidden. I have given you the power over this. You need to use the power I’ve given you to bring him back. Do you understand?”

Suzy whimpered, “My whole life is so lonely without him. I need him to ease the pain. I don't want to lose the feeling he gives me. I need him, but without a Time Lord I’m stranded. My power is useless.”

Njal spoke as thunder echoing in the air, “Oh my dear child I’ve given you all the power you need to overcome anything. If you speak the words the answer will appear before you. You command it all, as do all the Love Goddess and Time Lords. Just use what I’ve given you, and he’ll be at your side once more. Now go forth and bring back my Time Lord.”

Kathy came up behind Suzy and questioned, “Did you stop time?”

Suzy whimpered, “No, Njal did.”

Kathy asked, “Why didn’t he start it again?”

Suzy called out, “By the power of Njal I command James to appear.”

Nothing happened and Suzy whimpered, “Njal told me I had the power to bring him back, but he never existed. How can I call him back if he doesn’t exist?”

Kathy insisted, “He said you have the power to bring him back. He didn’t say you could bring him back. Maybe you should call for some help. Just think about you and me. I can do things and you can do things, but some things it takes both of us to do it. This might be like that, so who do you think we need?”

Suzy wiped her face and stood straight and strong as she called, “By the power of Njal I command Bird Man to appear.”

Bird Man appeared in front of Suzy questioning, “What happened? We felt the quake in the time passages.”

Suzy replied, “James has been wiped out of existents. His Great Grandfather was killed, so he was never born. He never built the truck so our Time Machine disappeared with him. Our team is broken. Can you help?”

Bird Man questioned, “Do you have your Crow?”

Suzy called out, “Bird!”

The Crow flew from the tree to Suzy’s shoulder. Suzy ordered, “Bird show him.”

The Crow flew to Bird Man’s head, and showed how Charles was kidnaped from the barn. Then the bird flew to the tree. Bird Man revealed, “This kind of thing is dangerous, it is easy to create a paradox. We have to think every step through. We can’t come in contact with our self, or even see our self-doing this.”

Albert rode up stopping his horse next to Bird Man as he announced, “James is gone and I lost my power over time.”

Suzy explained, “James’s Great Grandfather Charles is dead. Now everything James did is being undone. The truck has disappeared and everything he ever did is being undone. Right now the children are reappearing in the warehouse. Then it will be Jimmy and his mother Sabrina. It’s working its way back through time undoing everything he’s ever done. At some point it will be Kathy then Albert.”

Albert barked, “Suzan have your Crow show Bird Man the swimming hole. Bird Man I need you to take us there at sunrise today, so we can start our plan.”

 

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Suzy called out, “Bird show him.”

The Crow flew to Bird Man’s head. Then to Suzy’s shoulder. Albert squeezed his lags tight to his horse as they all held hands. Bird Man blinked them to the swimming hole at daybreak. Then Albert questioned, “Did anyone see how Charles was kidnapped?

Bird Man replied, “The Crow showed me. He was taken about this time from the barn as he milked the Cow.”

Suzy informed, “Now we’re back before the time Njil stopped time. Just so we all know.”

Albert ordered, “Kathy make us all invisible, Then you and Suzan fly there. I’ll have Bird man blink us into the barn. We’re going to catch these idiots. I need you to watch from the sky incase Bird Man and I are late.”

Kathy shot a little spark at everyone and took Suzy’s hand. Then they shot into the air.

Albert climbed down from the horse and took Bird Man’s hand. In a flash they were standing in the barn. One of the kidnappers was watching out the barn door, and the other had his bandana pulled through Charles mouth. He was dragging Charles back from the Cow as Albert grabbed his arm. Gripping it like a hammer Albert’s muscular arm threw him in the air like a ragdoll.

On the other side of the barn Bird Man slipped the other man’s gun from its holster. The man spun around watching his gun floating away in the air. Then fly to the back of the barn as Bird Man gave it a toss. The man yelled, “He’s a Witch or something.”

The other man was gathering his senses when Albert’s fist impacted the side of his head. With the man now lying lifeless on the ground, Albert took a lead rope hanging on a post and hogtied him. Charles ran from the barn screaming, as Suzy and Kathy came through the now open barn door.

Bird Man called out, “Bird on.”

Then time stopped as Suzy announced, “This one is Demon possessed.”

Making a ball of bright flashing colored light, Suzy leaped at him pushing pure Love into him yelling, “Back to hell with you Demon!”

The Demon came to life and Bird Man yelled, “Its Pure Evil!”

Then he leaped at it and blinked out. Reappearing a hundred feet in the air he pushed him away and blinked out. At that instant they heard the pounding sound of the helicopter. Rushing from the barn they saw Wind Walker dive from the helicopter with a noose in hand. Landing next to the man’s crumpled body on the ground Wind Walker slipped the noose around his neck.

The helicopter went up in the air hanging the Demon as Wind Walker raised his fist yelling, “Back to hell with you Demon!”

A dark black cloud in the shape of a hideous monster slipped from the lifeless body, and went into the ground.

Then Wind Walker yelled, “Reveal your self’s.”

With that Kathy faded back and shot Albert and Suzy with a little spark. Then Wind Walker walked to them and bragged, “That’s how we do it. I’d have you leave Bird man that way, but he’d be doing all kinds of things to me. Maybe you could shoot a spark up there, so I can see him.

Kathy and Suzy looked at each other and smiled. Then held hands as little sparkling stars surrounded their hands. Then they floated up to the helicopter and Kathy shot Bird Man with a little spark. Then they slowly drifted back to the ground. Wind Walker insisted, “Wait here until we return from disposing of the mess. Time is stopped now, so hang tight we don’t need a paradox. There is two of everyone right now except James.”

Suzy stepped next to Wind Walker and put her arms around him. Then she leaned her head to his chest, and flew him to the helicopter as she whispered, “Thank you my Love God.”

Then Suzy slowly drifted back to the ground as the helicopter blinked out.

Then as soon as Suzy’s feet hit the ground, Wind Walker and Bird Man appeared in front of them. Then bird man announced, “Now we need to reset time. I think we do it just like when we stop time. We all need to go to the place we were when time stopped. Then start time again. That means Albert needs to be on his horse in the same spot he was when time stopped. Kathy informed, “I was in the house when Rebecca froze.”

Suzy blurted, “Oh crap, I forgot Rebecca had a part of the Truck. She lost her power when the Truck disappeared.”

Albert insisted, “Take us to my horse. Then blink us to the house and we’ll take our place. We need to start time on this timeline before we go back to the other one. Do you want to do that now, or when we get my horse?”

Bird Man explained, “We can join hands and I’ll start time as I blink us out.”

They made a circle holding hands as Bird Man started time and blinked them to Albert’s horse. At the swimming hole they added Albert’s horse to the circle and blinked forward in time to the point they left. Now in the backyard at the house Albert mounted his horse, and headed back to the store. Kathy headed to the house, and Suzy pushed love into Bird Man as he blinked out with Wind Walker.

Then Suzy called out, “By the power of Njal I command time to start.”

Her Crow looked up at her and squawked then flew to the tree. Suzy ran to the road and looked down into town.

As time started Albert watched Morris and his horse fade away, Jim never reappeared. Albert looked all around as he saw Suzy coming down the board walk. Riding his horse to her he rode alongside her in the street. Albert disclosed, “Jim never reappeared.”

Suzy insisted, “He’s here somewhere I can feel him.”

She walked past the Store, Barber Shop, and the Horse Shoe Restaurant. Then to the Jail and opened the door. There sat Jim at the desk. Jim stood and she leaped at him wrapping her arms around him. She lip locked him with a kiss that made his eyes bulge.

Coming in the door Albert exclaimed, “Oops,” and headed back out the door.

Pushing her back Jim looked in her eyes as she pulled him back tight, and put her head on his shoulder and whispered, “I thank the highest power for bringing you back to me. I want to stand on a mountain with you. I want to be with you wherever you are. I want this to last forever, just you and me. With her eyes closed she didn’t see what was happening. She held Jim tight and felt what true Love was like.

Jim was dumb founded as they leaped to a mountain top watching the sunrise. Then they were at the sea watching the sun set over the water. Then back to the Jail. Then they heard Albert question, “You about done in there?”

Peeking past the door jamb, (Ha Ha got you! There’s a “b” on the end of jam.) Albert saw Suzy drop to her knees and gave praise, “Thank you for letting me feel love inside of me. I know love now, and understand sometimes it hurts.”

Albert stepped in the door and questioned, “Who’s in Jail?”

Jim replied, “Morris came in with him. He said the man tried to kidnap 12 year old Charles Hanson. He won’t give me his name.”

The man in the Cell stood and gripped the bars with both hands and insisted, “Witch is what that Boy is. He’s not right and can do things that aren’t normal.”

Suzy stood and shot a lightning bolt knocking him across the Cell. Talking as she walked to the Cell, “You’re lucky he was only 12! One more year and I’d cast the Demon out of you, but I’m forbidden!

With that she shot a lightning bolt at him in a continuous stream. He fell to the floor pulsating as she yelled, “That’s for trying to steal my love from me.”

Jim wrapped his arms around her holding her hands down and yelled, “Stop! You’re killing him!”

Suzy went limp in Jim’s arms, as the man quivered on the floor.

Albert insisted, “Jim you should take Suzan somewhere. I’ll watch the prisoner.”

Jim took Suzy’s hand and a rush of Love raced through her as Jim questioned, “How about we go get a bottle drink and sit in front of the store?”

 

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Suzy squeezed Jim’s hand and exclaimed, “I’ll do anything with you my Love.”

Sitting in front of the store Suzy revealed, “I did something today that is forbidden, and changed the timeline.”

Jim questioned, “Did Njil chastise you and fix it?”

Suzy replied, “No I think he told me to do it. He said, “I so want to ease your pain, but I’m forbidden. I have given you the power over this. You need to use the power I’ve given you to bring him back. Do you understand?”

Then Njal told me, “Oh my dear child I’ve given you all the power you need to overcome anything. If you speak the words the answer will appear before you. You command it all, as do all the Love Goddesses and Time Lords. Just use what I’ve given you, and he’ll be at your side once more.”

Jim looked dumb founded and questioned, “Who did you bring back?”

Suzy laid her head on Jim’s shoulder and whispered, “It was a boy my Love.”

Jim replied, “Things are a little different with children you know. Remember I brought Tommy back.”

A tear slipped down Suzy’s cheek as she whispered, “I know.”

Jim went on, “I had a dream this afternoon when Albert and I got back. I fell asleep in the Jail and dreamed about what time is. We all wonder about this, but what if there was no such thing as time. What if everything happened at once? What if in less than the wink of an eye the entire universe was here and gone. Where does this leave you on the timeline? What you think is a life time is less than a nanosecond in the big picture. This would mean everything that is to be has already happened, and everything that was is yet to be.

It is almost impossible for people to comprehend that time does not exist, and it is our thoughts that create it. You are who you are, and you are where you are, because you believe it to be true. It is the, “I am because I believe I am theory.” It is the same with time; it’s because you believe there’s time that there is time. If you think of time as a deck of cards, and everything that happened in your universe was on one card. You could move through time by moving to a different place on the card. You could also move to alternate universes by jumping from one card to another. Here you might find that a different president won the election, or Germany won the war.”

Suzy softly questioned, “Is that how it works for you my Time Lord?”

Jim replied, “Heck no, I just think about it and it happens. I have no idea how it works. That’s for the Bird or Overseers.”

Suzy Smiled and took a drink from her bottle.



Down in the jail the man was coming too. Albert announced, “Welcome back to the living.”

The man yelled, “What the hell was that?”

Albert replied, “I think you had a seizure. You fell on the floor and started shaking. I didn’t know what to do. Then you could have been faking it to escape, so I just let you be.”

The man complained, “Bull, some lady was shooting something at me.”

Albert replied, “Not only are you stupid, but as Lim would say you’re an Eejit.”

Just then Dustin came in the door, “Hay Sheriff I just saw your Deputy at the Store. He gave me a dollar to take his watch for the night.”

Albert questioned, “You got a shotgun Dustin?”

Dustin replied, “Sure, why?”

Albert replied, “Go get it, and here is twenty cents. Pick up something for the prisoner to eat at the Horse Shoe.”

Dustin replied, “I’m on it Sheriff.”

Back at the store Jim was telling Suzy about the Irish woman Orality and her husband Liam. Jim revealed, “I told Orla you would take her some tea and sugar tomorrow. I thought you could take Kathy with you. They lost one of their horses this winter, so they can’t use their wagon. The winter was bad and their about out of everything. I thought you could take the wagon and take her to get some supplies. Albert and I’ll most likely be taking the prisoner to Lambert tomorrow, so we’ll be gone all day anyway.

Then Henry showed up at the Jail, “I just thought I tell you I’m going home for Dinner. You want me to bring you something?”

Albert replied, “Just hang tight for a few. I’ve got a night watch coming.”

Just then Dustin came in and set a ten pale on the desk remarking, “The prisoner’s dinner.”

Then he leaned his Shotgun against the wall and exclaimed, “See yah in the morning.”

Albert acknowledged, “Lock the door and don’t let anyone in. If someone tries to get in shoot them. I don’t think anyone is going to try to break him out, but you never know.”

Dustin replied as Albert went out the door with Henry, “Got it.”

Albert and Henry met up with James and Suzan as Emily came out of the store. Crossing the street they met up with Mable. This was the first time they all walked home together.

The family flooded on to the back porch. Guns were hung on their pegs and the girls went in the house. The men stayed on the porch talking. Albert announced, “Jim and I need a wagon and team to take the prisoner to Lambert tomorrow.”

Henry questioned, “Why don’t you just use Jim’s wagon and team?”

Albert insisted, “Then you wouldn’t get the rental fee from the county. Suzan is using their team and wagon tomorrow anyway.”

Henry exclaimed, “Just don’t break anything. I know you’ll charge me to fix it you tricky Blacksmith.”

Jim chuckled and Henry insisted, “It’s true. You don’t know him like I do.”

They went in and washed up for dinner. After dinner the men went back out to the porch as Henry enjoyed his pipe. Then Henry turned in for the night, and Albert questioned, “We still on for tonight?

Stepping over and looking in his bedroom window. Jim saw Suzy and Kathy in his room, and replied, “Let’s do it.”

They went into Jim’s room and shut the door. Then Albert called out Truck on.”

Time stopped and Jim asked, “What did you do that for?”

Albert replied, “I don’t want anything happening when we’re gone.”

Jim shook his head and insisted, “I’ll bring us back right when we left. It will be as if nothing happened at all.”

Albert insisted, “You trust what you do, and I’ll trust what I do. All right?”

Suzy took Jim’s hand and Kathy’s with the other and announced, “I trust you my Time Lord.”

Jim mumbled as Albert took his hand, “You all think we go two weeks ahead at about closing time?”

Albert affirmed, “That works for me.”

Kathy insisted, “What are you waiting for?

Suzy just smiled as Jim blinked them out. Appearing in the Coin Shop Oliver jumped, “Oh crap! Don’t do that! That could give an old guy like me a heart attack. Are you trying to kill me or something?”

Suzy apologized, “Sorry Oliver, we just thought we would stop in and see how it was going?”

Oliver replied, “Oh it’s been crazy. Do you have any idea what you dumped on me? Those dollars are worth anywhere from $500 to $10,000 each. Heck, I just did a deal with a guy in New York for three 1862 Liberty Silver Dollars in fine condition for 12 ounces of gold. It cost me $1500 for a private carrier and insurance to make the exchange. That would be about $220 back then, but that was $24,000 transaction, “I’ve made about $38,000 and 23 ounces of gold so far, and I’m not even halfway through the coins.

 

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Now for the big oh crap moment, the government tracks all gold sales. I can loop hole the coin sales by being an agent and taking a percentage. Then I only have to pay the taxes on the percentage, but the gold is a little hard to do. If I buy it from a dealer they have to report it. So far I have just traded for the gold I’ve got, but I have to take it in the back side a little to get people to do it that way. Then we don’t get as much for the coins.”

Kathy elbowed Suzy and questioned, “What is he saying? Are we making money?”

Suzy smiled, “Sweetie you’re getting “Rich!” Not that you weren’t before, but you’re getting stink up the room rich. We’re doing good.”

Kathy questioned, “Can you pay for Mable’s Sewing Machine yet?”

Suzy gave Kathy a hug as little flickering stars surrounded them. The stars were exploding in the air with little flashes as Suzy whispered, “Yes dear you are going to get a house too.”

Oliver’s eyes opened wide as he exclaimed, “What the …”

Jim jumped in, “There just showing off for you with some fireworks. It sounds like you’re doing good Oliver. Just keep whatever you need for taxes and your commission. You know this money is useless to us where we’re going. Just get us as much gold as you can. Is there anything you need from us?”

Oliver replied. It would be nice if you could come up with a 1956 silver dollar in mint condition. I’ve always wanted one, but never found one I was willing to pay for. You see that is my birth year. Let me turn around the sign and lock the door. Then I’ll get you your gold.”

With the gold in Kathy’s pocket Jim blinked them home. In the room Albert started time and announced, “I guess our Time Lord is working fine.”

Jim replied, “Was there any doubt?”

Suzy squeezed Jim and announced, “Not from me my Time Lord.”

Kathy twirled her finger over her head as colors flowed from her finger. Making a spinning rainbow that filled the room. Then she followed Albert out of the room.

Suzy exclaimed, “I didn’t even know she could do that.”

Then time stopped and Njal appeared before Jim. “I bring you this.”

Then Njal handed Jim a little book of time. The book of time was very small, and would fit in a pocket. It was about the size of a match book. Jim set it on the bed and opened it, as the cover swung open little sparkling stars surrounded the book making it glow. Then it grew into a large book about a foot tall and two feet wide. The first page was like a three dimensional window into the universe of galactic wonders.

Jim stared at the book as Njal explained. “This book is a gate way to any place in the universe now think of a place.”

Jim pictured the Statue of Liberty in his mind, and the pages started turning in the book. The Statue of Liberty appeared on a page. The book closed and shrunk back down and jumped to his pocket. Then he was standing with Njal in front of the Statue of Liberty.”

Njal laughed, “My Time Lord I could not have picked a better place. This place pleases me much, “My Time Lord,” but remember, many have sacrificed all they had for what this stands for. Now as long as you have this book in your pocket it will take you to any place or time. You are not restricted by having to have been there to go there. Just think of the place and you are there just like before. Now use this power wisely.”

Then Njal faded away, and left Jim standing at the Statue of Liberty. Time started and people were moving all around him. Jim saw a ferry docking and went to it. Standing next to a man reading a newspaper Jim looked at it. September 26, 1956. Jim’s heart pounded as he thought, I know what I’m here for. It’s mid-day and I know what to do.

Jim boarded the ferry and went to Brooklyn, where he found Lou's Coin Shop on 7th Ave. he went in and inquired about a 1956 silver dollar in mint condition. The man insisted, “That will be $10.”

Jim inquired, “Would you trade it for a five dollar gold coin.”

The man’s eyed lit up and he questioned, “What?” Then he yelled, “Lew can you come over here?”

Jim realized he was offering way too much, but Wells Fargo paid him in all gold. There wasn’t much he could do.”

Lew came up and the man said, “This man wants to do a trade for new mint dollars.”

Lew requested, “Let me see the coin?”

Jim pulled the coin from his pocket and handed it to Lew. He looked it over and inquired, “Would you take five 1956 sealed mint coins for it?”

Jim nodded and Lew closed his hand around the coin and ordered, “Don’t just stand there get the man 5 sealed mint coins.”

He gave Jim the coins and Jim walked out. Thinking, I wonder how much he made on that deal?

Jim hid behind a delivery truck and blinked to the coin shop. Oliver was putting the trays of rings and diamond necklaces in the safe. Looking out the corner of his eye Oliver announced, “You know I have a 357 right here.”

Jim replied, “I know, the little lady tells me everything.”

Oliver turned around, “You forget something?”

Jim replied, “Yep I forgot to give you the coins.”

Jim pulled the plastic cases from his pocket and handed them to Oliver. Looking them over Oliver questioned, “How much were they?”

Jim replied, “$10 each in New York back in 1956. I traded a $5 gold peace for them.”

Oliver whined, “You gave him what was a $500 coin in 1956 for $50 in coins?”

Jim disclosed, “You know it’s not about the money with us. It’s about the Love. I can’t give you love like Suzy can, but I can give this kind of love.”

Oliver agreed, “I know, I tried to give that one girl diamonds and she wouldn’t take them.”

Jim smiled, “That’s Kathy.” Then he blinked out.

 

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Chapter Fifteen

Suzy awoke to the sound of Victoria starting the fire. She rolled over and whispered, “I love you with all my being and soul. I’ll do whatever you wish, and will stay with you to the end my love. There is nothing I won’t do for you. I’ll help this Irish woman for you. I’m yours always and forever my Time Lord. I’ll love you with every breath I take. You were made for me my love.”

Then she got dressed and went to help Victoria. Like every morning when the bread was in the oven they went to feed Suzy’s Bird. Sitting on the edge of the porch throwing bread to the Crow Suzy informed, “Kathy and I will be gone today Victoria. Jim wants us to help an immigrant. It’s an Irish woman out of town.”

Victoria insisted, “I’ll look forward to seeing her in church. I know you. You won’t give up until she comes. I bet she has fire red hair like yours too.”

Suzy replied, “I’m sure she does.”

Back in the kitchen Suzy started the pancake batter, and put on Miss Watson’s tea water. Victoria requested, “When you go to the store if you get some bacon we can make biscuits and gravy tomorrow.”

Suzy smiled, “James will like that. That is a good idea Victoria.”

Emily came in and stood at the entryway to the kitchen, “I think I’m staying at the store tonight, so you don’t have to set a plate for me tonight.”

Victoria questioned, “Is everything alright sweetie?”

Emily replied, “It couldn’t be better Victoria. It’s Suzan’s fault. I was watching her throw herself at James in front of the store yesterday. They looked so happy. It made me want that. Like Suzan says if you want something you just have to go for it.”

Suzy questioned, “When did I say that?”

Victoria replied, “Girl you live that. You just do what you want when you want. We all see it in you, and are a little jealous sometimes.”

Suzy replied, “Oh, well if you wait for someone else it might never happen. My Grandpa told me lots of things that made me this way.

Upstairs Albert pulled down Rebecca’s night shirt collar and looked at the necklace. The washer from the Truck was there. He gave her a kiss and slipped from the bed. Then he heard Rebecca ask, “Can I go to Lambert with you and James today?”

Albert informed, “Then you best get going. We’re leaving as soon as we get food in our bellies.”

Jim passed the kitchen and out the back door he went. Suzy watched him out the window going to the outhouse. Then Albert went out to hang his gun as Jim stopped and hung his on a peg. Then they came to the table. Setting pancakes in front of them Suzy whispered in Jim’s ear, “Biscuits and gravy tomorrow.”

Emily was spreading some jam on her pancake when Rebecca came in. Setting next to Emily she snatched a pancake and finished buttoning up her dress.

Emily questioned, “We in a hurry this morning?”

Rebecca replied, “I have to go to Lambert today. I was up late last night writing the story about the kidnaping attempt. I’m trying to get it in this week’s paper.”

After breakfast Jim and Albert walked to the Livery with Henry to get a wagon and team. Rebecca watched from the old loading dock in front of the Jail. Jim pulled the wagon up to the steps, and Albert went into the Jail to get the kidnapper. With the leg irons in hand, he ordered the man to stand by the door.

The man cursed at him and refused, as Albert yelled, “Get your ass over here!”

Dustin grabbed the broom and poked it at him through the bars. This sent the man into a rage cussing up a storm. Albert growled, “Get your ass over here, or I get my Deputy to get his wife. You know that read head Witch. She’ll get your ass over here.”

The man stopped and stared at Albert as he yelled, “Jim get in here!”

Outside Jim pulled the break and wrapped the rains around the break handle. Then jumped from the wagon and headed in the Jail. Inside the man saw Jim coming through the door, and moved over by the cell door. Jim stood next to Albert as he put the leg irons around one ankle. The man shot his hand through the bars to grab Albert’s hair, but Jim saw it and slowed time. Jim grabbed the man’s wrist and pushed the man’s forearm against the bars hard. He let out a scream as Albert snapped the other ring around his ankle.

Jim apologized, “I should have warned you he was a wild thing. He was hogtied when Morris brought him in.”

Albert insisted, “No need to apologize for evil Jim. I should have known the way the side of his head was black and blue. They had to knock him out to tie him up.”

Dustin picked up the rope that the man came in with and acknowledged, “I think we’ll have to hogtie him to get him in the wagon.”

Jim took the rope and made a noose on one end. Then Jim requested that Dustin check on Rebecca. With Dustin in the doorway looking out the door Jim blinked into the cell behind the man. Then he jerked the rope over the man’s head, and pulled the noose tight as he handed the end through the bars. Albert grabbed the rope and jerked the man’s head to the bars, as Jim blinked back.

Dustin turned around and announced, “She’s just sitting on the wagon. Oh crap how did you do that?”

Albert put his foot on the cell bars and pulled the rope. Then demanded, “Now you can put your hands behind your back, or I can hang you right here with these bars.”

The man put his hands behind his back and Albert gave the rope some slack as he ordered, “Now turn around!”

Jim took the loose end of the rope and tied his hands as Dustin exclaimed, “Hell I never saw anything like that in my life. Remind me not to break the law around here.”

Jim laughed, “That’s nothing you should see what he does to kids for stealing candy.”

Albert barked, “Jim knock it off and get the key.”

Jim got the key from the peg by the desk, and unlocked the cell door. Dustin came and grabbed one arm and Jim got the other, as Albert held the rope from his neck to his hands. Then Albert demanded, “Get walking, or I’ll put you on the floor and drag you out by your neck.”

Finely they had him in the wagon, and said their good buy’s to Dustin. Turning the wagon around they saw Kathy and Suzy coming from the Livery. Suzy had Charlie and Kathy had Patty as they waved at Jim and Albert. Albert and Jim waved back as they went out of town.

At the O’connors Farm Suzy saw Liam drawing water from the well. Hearing the wagon Orla came from the cabin and went to Liam’s side saying, “Oh look Liam she’s got fire red hair.”

Liam acknowledged, “I should have known that deputy would go for an Irish woman.”

Orla smiled insisting, “Come inside and sit. Liam take care of their horses, and make sure they get water.”

Liam replied, “Just as soon as I take this water inside, you ladies can’t make tea without water.”

In the cabin was a small square table just large enough for four people, but only two chairs. There was no stove to Suzy’s surprise, as she looked around. What they had was very simple and the bear minim it would take to survive. Orla insisted, “Sit.” Suzy set the brown paper wrapped package with the string around it on the table. Then she had a seat, as Orla got a pan and put water in it. Then she went to the fire place and pulled some coals out on the fireplace hearth. Setting the pot on the coals she announced, “There we’ll have hot water soon.”

Taking a three-legged stool from against the wall she pulled it to the table. Then she had a seat explaining, “We haven’t had any visitors so Liam only made two chairs.”

Suzy pushed the package to Orla and revealed, “The Sugar and tea.”

 

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Orla put her hand on the package and bubbled, “Oh the sweet taste of sugar, and how I’ve longed for it. This is a blessing indeed and I’m thankful for it. You’re a lucky woman, but I know not your name.”

Suzy replied, “Oh how shameful of me. I’m Suzan and this is Kathy.”

Orla got three tin cups and put them on the table as she smiled, “It’s such a joy to have you in my home.”

Suzan asserted, “James told me you might need a ride to the store.”

Orla went to the shelf over the fireplace and got a little box. At the table she took out about two dollars and put the box back. Smiling she informed, “That should do it for what I need.”

Then she carefully unwrapped the package, and folded up the paper wrapper. Then she poured the sugar in a container and put the tea in a tin can. Then she asked, “Do many women dress like men out here?”

Suzy replied, “Oh no. I do it because it makes people respect me, or maybe they’re afraid of me. Either way it helps me get respect.”

Kathy opened up, “I do it because I want what Suzan has, and it works. I never have anyone mess with me, and men treat me as an equal.”

Orla replied, “Oh I see. I’ll have to talk to the Eejit about it.”

Suzy snapped back, “Orla!”

Orla explained, “Oh no worry he knows I love him and mean nothing by it.”

After having their tea they headed to town.

In Lambert Jim pulled the wagon up to the Jail, and Albert went inside. Rebecca crossed the street and headed to the Lambert Times.

After leaving the prisoner with Bill they went to the Hotel for lunch. Then Rebecca met them at the restaurant. She was telling them about her story when Jim saw a boy in the Hotel Lobby. He was sitting on a bench seat by the stairs and wheezing. Jim announced, “That boy is having trouble breathing. I think he has Asthma. I need you to block me so I can help him.”

They all went to the boy, and Jim stood in front of him with Albert and Rebecca behind him. Then they blinked out. Rebecca questioned, “Where do you think Jim took him?”

Walking back to the table Albert revealed, “I’m not sure, but I know he knows what he’s doing.”

In the Doctor’s office Jim appeared in the treatment room with the boy. Jim yelled, “Patrick we need help!”

Patrick came in and saw Jim then looked at the boy on the treatment table and exclaimed, “My word!”

Then the Doctor went to the glass doored cabinet and retrieved a bottle and cloth. He poured some of the liquid on the cloth and put it over the boy’s face. Soon the boy went limp and Patrick laid the boy back on the table. The boy was out cold, but seemed to be breathing fine. Jim questioned, “Asthma?”

Patrick affirmed, “Without a doubt.”

Patrick pulled a book from the shelf of books, “Here let me show you something from the book. “The Principles and Practice of Medicine,” William Osler reported that asthma was a swelling of the bronchial membranes accompanied by spasm of the bronchial tubes, closely related to hay fever, often pediatric, and familial in nature.

He recognized nervous stimulation as a cause of an asthma attack. His research led to the idea that asthma was a psychosomatic disease. His choice of treatment approaches reflected his understanding of the nervous system triggers of asthma.”

Patrick closed the book and continued, “I don’t agree with all of that. Because things like hay fever trigger it, and I see a lot more of this in the spring. I also know things like a smoke filled room can set it off. I think the psychosomatic part of it is brought on by the Asthma making the person panic and not the cause of it.”

Jim questioned, “What did you use to stop it?”

Patrick replied, “That was Chloroform. It has been used to treat Asthma for years, but it’s dangerous. It can cause death if not used properly. This makes it controversial to use, but a good Doctor should have no problem with it. I can’t send him home with it, but what I can do is give him a pipe and some thorn apple leaves. The thorn apple leaves work well if smoked in a pipe or cigarette. I’ll send him home with a pipe and thorn apple.”

Jim pulled a five dollar gold peace from his pocket and handed it to Patrick. Turning his back to Jim Patrick put the Chloroform away as he informed, “I can’t take that James. I might need your help one day, and we both know you can’t put a price on that. Buy the way what is LOVE going for these days?”

Jim smiled, “I don’t know myself Patrick. Whatever it is I can’t afford it either. I just have to wait for someone to give it to me.”

Patrick turned back around and revealed, “I don’t know this boy and need to find a parent.”

Jim questioned, “How much longer is he going to be out.”

Patrick explained, “I would think about five or ten more minutes, but he might wake up shivering with some nausea, and he might vomit. Then he will most likely have a headache. That is the worst case because I didn’t give him that much. The more you use and the longer you keep them out with it the worse it is.”

Slowly the boy opened his eyes. Then he moaned, “Oh my head hurts.”

Patrick looked at Jim and noted, “The headache.”

Then he pulled a pan from under the treatment table, and stood ready. The Boy whined, “I think I’m going to puke.”

Patrick rolled the boy on his side as he started to shake a little, then the boy dry heaved a few times. Patrick rubbed his back and whispered, “I know that hurts, but it’s going away right now.”

Then Patrick rolled the boy back on his back, and slipped the pan back under the table. Looking at Jim Patrick affirmed, “He’s still confused from being out, but he’s coming around.”

Back in Dention Suzy pulled the wagon to the loading dock at the General Store. Then she walked around and went in the front door. Orla walked to the counter and told Emily, “I have two Dollars and need some flour, sugar, baking powder, and coffee.

Emily was watching Suzy behind her waving her hand and shaking her head no. Emily looked over Orla’s shoulder and questioned, “What do you need Suzan?”

Suzy replied, “I need a repeat of the Wilsons order, twenty five pounds of flour, five pounds of sugar, and two cans of baking powder, twenty five pounds of beans, and some salt pork, coffee, tea, and a can of lard.”

Emily yelled, “Hank!”

Hank stepped from the back room, “What do you need?”

Emily replied, “I need that Deputy special you have made up in the back loaded on his Wagon.”

Suzan looked at Emily, “You mean Hank keeps that order made up for James?”

Emily assured, “Of cores, Jim has done that order a few times. Jim and Hank have some kind of special deal on that order.”

Suzy mumbled, “Why that sneaky little…”

Orla questioned, “How much is the Flour am I getting?

Emily replied, “25lbs at 4¢ a pound is one dollar.”

Orla insisted, “No that’s too much I need sugar, baking powder, and coffee too. Maybe ten pounds I get, that would be 40¢.”

Emily divulged, “Didn’t you hear Suzan make your order. She is getting the stuff for you.”

Orla spun around and insisted, “Oh no, you no can do that. That’s too much.”

Suzy smiled, “Look at me. I have a gun on my hip. Like a man I do whatever I want.”

Emily insisted, “Orla just take the stuff. She won’t take no for an answer. I know her, and she’ll just take the stuff out there. Then throw it in front of your door if she has too.”

 

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Orla just stood there looking at Suzan then Emily then Suzan again. Then Emily announced, “I think hank has you all loaded, so you can go now.”

Kathy insisted, “Now we go see Henry.”

Suzy parked the wagon in front of the Livery. Kathy insisted, “I got this,” as she jumped from the wagon. She walked in with her hand resting on her Peace Maker. In the door she yelled, “I need a Horse!”

Henry came from the back of the barn and questioned, “You want me to saddle up a horse for you Kathy?”

Kathy took a step closer to Henry and looked up into his eyes as she explained, “It’s for the Irish people. One of their horses died this winter, and I’m giving it to them. They can’t use their wagon with one horse.”

Henry agreed, “No they can’t. I have the horses that came from the Jenkins. When Kathleen and Herman were killed I brought them here. I think they would love to know one of their horses helped a family. Let’s go pick one out.”

Henry took Kathy to a corral out back to look the horses over. Kathy had no idea what to look for on a horse. She wrapped her arm around his bicep then pulled him close and whispered, “You know horses you pick a good one.”

Henry questioned, “What are you doing?”

Kathy replied, “I’m getting a horse, and stinking the place up.”

Henry pushed Kathy back and blurted, “What!”

Kathy replied, “I just want to be like everyone else and spread love around.”

Henry scratched his head and replied, “The gray one with the white spots is a good three year old horse. I paid nothing for the horses, so that is how much it cost for you. You just have to give me Five Dollars for the harness and lead rope.”

Then Henry put out his hand, and Kathy shook it as Henry insisted, “Don’t try that “Wilds of a woman thing,” you’re not good at it.”

Kathy cane out leading the Gray and white spotted horse behind her. Suzy Jumped from the Wagon to help Kathy tether the horse to the wagon asking, “How much did it cost you?”

Kathy replied, “I went in there stinking the place up. Then Henry told me I wasn’t good at the “Wilds of a woman thing,” and I shouldn’t use it. Then he gave me the horse for free.”

Suzy busted up laughing and revealed, “Wish I could have seen that. Let’s go.”

They got on the wagon as Suzy made a ball of love and pushed it into Orla’s back. Then they were off.

Back in Lambert Albert, Rebecca, and Jim were heading back. When Jim insisted, “I want to try to jump the wagon and us.”

Albert questioned, “Don’t we need Suzan to do that?”

Jim insisted, “Stop the wagon. I’ll try just a little ways first. Everything is connected together, and I think it might work. Rebecca grab my and Albert’s arm.”

Jim gave it a try it and the Wagon and all appeared about fifty feet ahead of where they were.”

Jim blurted, “I wonder how powerful I am? Do you think I could jump an entire building?”

Albert insisted, “Let’s see if we can master the Ghostbuster machine first. The building thing sounds dangerous.”

Jim questioned, “Have you noticed that Suzan is being real clingy and more affectionate than normal.”

Albert cleared his throat, “I think it was the journey she was on yesterday. Kathy and I were there with her, but she was on this journey with Bird Man. Then Wind Walker showed up at one point, but you were never there. Suzy had to depend on Bird Man for her Time Lord. I think that journey made her miss you a lot.”

Jim replied, “Bird Man is a good Time Lord. I don’t know what the problem would be.”

Albert revealed, “That man we took to Bill to lock up is Demon possessed.”

Jim replied, “So I knew that.”

Albert continued, “Kathy made us all invisible when we tied him up. He has a hooded Demon standing over him.”

Jim became angry and shouted, “And you didn’t tell me?”

Then Jim blinked out.

Jim Appeared in the alley and walked to the Marshal’s office. Coming in the door Bill jumped up from his desk and insisted, “I thought you left.”

Jim replied, “We’re leaving now. I just want to see the prisoner before I leave.”

Bill picked up a pair of handcuffs and handed them to Jim revealing, “The prisoner escaped when we tried to untie the rope. I have my Deputy and some men out looking for him right now. Tell Albert to quit using rope and use handcuffs.”

Jim swore, “Son of a bitch!”

Then he went out the door. In the alley Jim blinked back to the Wagon.

Albert questioned, “Where did you go?”

Jim mumbled, “Hay I’m getting good about jumping to moving things.”

Then holding up the handcuffs Jim announced, “Bill bitched me out about using rope, and said to tell you to use handcuffs. Oh, and the prisoner escaped when they untied him.”

It got quiet and no one spoke the rest of the way home.

At the O’connors homestead Suzy pulled the Wagon next to the cabin as she pushed another ball of love into Orla. Liam came out the door announcing, “I just started the fire for dinner.”

Orla questioned, “What did you tell that Deputy? He sent this Wagon full of stuff for us. Well don’t just stand there Eejit. Get to unloading the stuff.”

Then Kathy insisted, “You need to put your horse away too.”

Liam insisted, “No can take horse. That too much.”



Kathy replied, “The horse was free. I got it given to me, so I give it to you.”

Liam shook his head, “I no believe horse free.”

Kathy revealed, “Your right, it cost me some love and the, Wilds of a Woman.”

Liam asked, “What is this Wilds of a woman?”

Orla slapped him on the butt and barked, “You know this thing! Now get to work or I no cook tonight.”

Suzy smiled as she pushed love into Liam as he went through the door. After helping Orla put things away, Suzy and Kathy headed home. On the way Kathy asked, “Do you feel it?”

Suzy answered, “Every time I do it. That’s the only way to get that kind of love.”

Kathy revealed, “It does feel good to do something like that. This is what we were made for. That’s your love flowing through me. I think Cry Baby is going to cry.”

Suzy made a ball of love and pushed it into Kathy as she called, “Bird.”

The Crow materialized in front of them and landed on Suzy’s leg. Petting the bird Suzy whispered, “Jack is gone Kathy, and with your power no one can ever do something like that to you again.”

Then the Bird jumped to Kathy’s shoulder and wiped her tears with its head. Kathy petted the bird and whispered, “You know everything Bird.

Suzy parked the wagon next to the Livery and announced, “Let’s put Charlie and Patty away and go home Kathy.”

Suzy was walking Charlie into the Livery with Kathy behind her with Patty. When Jim came from the Jail demanding, “Why didn’t you tell me about your journey, and that it involved the man I had in Jail? You didn’t even tell me about the Hooded Demon.”

 

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Suzy dropped the rains of Charlie and ran out the back of the Livery. Then she flew off. Kathy grabbed Jim shirt and gave him a mean look, “Everything is not about you. You know. You need to think about who you are. We all have powers, but without you there useless. Yesterday we found that out. We were jumping around through time and from place to place. Just so we could save your Great Grandfather. If he didn’t exist you don’t exist. If you don’t exist then there is no Time Machine. With no Time Machine Albert has no powers, and he could never have saved me. Then I would not exist. Need I go on! All that we are is dependent on you. That was the lesson of the journey. Now you know.

How do you think Suzan felt when she had to depend on another Time Lord for your very existent’s. Oh by the way that other Time Lord saved your Love Goddess from a Pure Evil Demon. The Indian and Bird Man hung him from their Flying Machine. It is all about you, but not the way you think.”

Kathy let go of Jim’s shirt, and picked up the rains to Charlie and walked the team in the Livery. Jim Just stood there staring off in space. Then he went to the Jail. Inside he told Albert it’s about time to go home. I hurt Suzan asking her about her journey, and she flew off. Now I don’t know what to do.

Albert suggested, “Maybe you should take her on one of those moon light rides in the truck tonight. She loves that Truck you know. You gave her a part of her Grandpa through that truck.”

Jim insisted, “Let’s Go.”

Locking the jail door Albert saw Kathy coming from the Livery, so he yelled, “Get Henry.”

Jim and Albert walked over to the livery to meet Kathy and Henry. Then they walked down the boardwalk to the Dress Shop. Kathy stuck her head in the door and said, “Let’s go Mable. We’re waiting for you.”

Mable cane and locked the door and walked with them to the house. They found Suzy sitting on the edge of the porch talking to her Bird. Jim went and sat beside her, and everyone continued into the house.

Jim whispered, “Once beneath the stars the universe was ours, and Love was all we knew. I wondered if you knew all I wanted was you. I remember times reflected in your eyes, and it brings me joy. It all seems to be left behind, and I can’t remember what you said. I’m forbid to go back and hear it again. You will have to remind me time after time. We’ll just have to let time unwind. Then we can find it time after time. I not only have the time. I can make the time, move the time and stop it. I do all this for you my Love Goddess. I’m truly sorry I hurt you.”



Suzy leaned her head on Jim and whispered, “I tried to take out a Pure Evil Demon to save you. It was as bad as your grandmother, and it came at me. I thought I was a goner. You weren’t there to stab your knife in it, and Albert had no bullets with Truck metal. I was afraid I lost you and myself. Then Bird Man saved me. I saw everything we ever did flash before me.”



From the kitchen window Kathy called out, “She’s leaning on him.”



Victoria scolded, “Kathy get away from there. Their love is strong. One little bout will never hurt them. They were meant for each other.”



After dinner Jim and Suzy went to their room.



In their room Jim revealed, “This is a book Njil gave me. With it I can go anywhere. I don’t have to have been there, or see it from the Bird. All I have to do is just tell the book to take me there. Let me show you.”

Jim set the book on the bed and opened it, as the cover swung open little sparkling stars surrounded the book making it glow. Then it grew into a large book about a foot tall and two feet wide. The first page was like a three dimensional window to the universe of galactic wonders.

Jim announced, “Show me nearby universes. “The book turned a few pages and revealed, “Restriction universe, Multiverse universe, Freedom universe.”

Jim explained, “The Freedom universe is the one we’re in. Show me nearby Dimensions in the Freedom universe.”

Some pages turned and they saw, “Fantasy Dimension, Fascism Dimension,

Famine Dimension, Factor Dimension, Faith Dimension, Family Dimension.

Jim exclaimed, “Faith Dimension is the one we’re in now. Do you want to check out the Fantasy Dimension?”

Suzy questioned, “Have you been there?”

Jim replied, “No, I’ve never left the Faith Dimension. This will be the first time. If it’s too scary I’ll just blink us back. I do think we should take the truck though. Just in case something happens you know.”

Suzy insisted, “The Bird too. We have to take the bird.”

Jim smiled, “The Bird for sure. You put on that yellow dress and I’ll ware that hat. You know, just in case we can kiss in the moon light.”

Suzy smiled, “Deal.”

Jim closed the Book and it shrunk back down, and Jim put it in his pocket. Suzy put on the Yellow Dress, and Jim got his Gangster Hat

Then he took Suzy’s hand and blinked then to the Truck. Then Suzy put out her hand and called out, “Bird.”

The bird appeared on Suzy’s arm and they got in the truck. Jim revealed, “I’ve never done this before, so I have no idea where we’ll land or what year it will be.”

Then Jim put his hand on the book and said, “Fantasy Dimension.”

The book came from his pocket and floated in the air as it opened in front of him. Some pages turned and he saw a world map on the two pages. Jim exclaimed, “Look there is the Sparkling Forest. You want to try that one?”

Suzy knotted and Jim touched it on the map. The page zoomed in on the Sparkling Forest., and Jim could see roads going through it. Jim touched a road and a timeline came up on the page. Suzy insisted, “Just pick the middle of it somewhere.”

Jim touched the middle of the timeline, and in an instant the book shot to Jim’s pocket. Then they were on an old stone road in a dense old growth forest. The sun beams where shooting through gaps of the trees illuminating everything. The ground was covered with all kinds of plants and ferns sparkling from the light. Then a tiny green person about five or six inches tall with pink wings landed on the hood.

Suzy bubbled, “Look Jim it’s a fairy!”

Then a blue one with yellow wings landed next to it, and they started making a squeaking sound like a bird chirping. Then a red one came with white wings. The Crow jumped to the gear shift to watch them. Then they saw a giant black and white striped caterpillar about three feet high and eight feet long crossed the road. It humped up in the middle like an inchworm as it moved. It turned and looked at them. They saw it had a round face almost human looking. Then a strange orange lizard looking thing with wings like a bat flew by.

Suzy exclaimed, “Did you see that?”

Jim replied, “Oh yah, I saw that little dragon. I’ve been watching the caterpillar too.

Suzy exclaimed, “Jim look over here. There’s a butterfly as big as a dinner plate.”

They watched the ferns sparkling like diamonds with red, blue, and green flashes. Jim looked at Suzy and informed, “I’m going to try to start the truck.”

Jim started the truck and time stopped. Looking at Suzy Jim questioned, “You want to get out?”

Suzy replied, “I don’t think so, this place could be dangerous.”

Jim opened his door and right there next to the road was a giant flower. There was a giant blue and red striped bee on the flower with a stinger the size of a pencil.

Jim exclaimed, “I don’t know about this there is a bee over here with a stinger the size of a harpoon.”

Jim pulled the door shut and turned the truck off. Then he informed, “I think watching from here is good enough.”

They sat and watched the forest as they hugged each other for about an hour. The fairy’s had left and the caterpillar was gone, So Jim and Suzy went back home.

 

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Lying in bed Jim insisted, “The next time I see a hooded Demon I’m taking it out. If you see one stop time and get me.”

Suzy replied, “Jim you know Kathy is the only one that can see them. The only way we saw the last one was she had to make us all invisible. I’m sure Bird Man saw it too. He was in the barn with Albert he blinked them there. Kathy and I saw it when Charles came running out of the barn.”

Jim questioned, “Did you buy a horse from Henry for the O’connors?”

Suzy explained, “No, Henry gave one of the horses he got from Kathleen and Herman Jenkins place.”

Jim mumbled, “Oh, well Henry didn’t pay for them anyway.”

Jim slipped into dream land. Then about three in the morning Jim awoke. He had to go, so he headed out in his bare feet. Opening the back door he saw there was a low hanging fog on the ground about a foot or so thick. He could see snake like things with human heads swimming around in the fog. Jim freaked out and blinked to the outhouse. Then to his room and looked out the window.

He woke Suzy and insisted, “Something strange is going on outside. Come look out the window.”

Suzy confessed, “It looks like a moon lit night to me.”

Jim took another look and it was all gone. Stomping his foot he growled, “There was a strange fog out there.”

Suzy tugged Jim’s arm, “Come on let’s go back to bed Jim.”

Suzy cuddled to Jim as he kept his head turned looking out the window. Then Jim drifted off.

 

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This is like an insight to the chapter I’m writing now. It explains why a lot of things that happen as they do. Not only was it like this for Irish women but the same for woman right here in this country. I Introduced the Irish family in the last chapter, and now I’m going to bring them to the next one. I feel women are still suppressed today, but we’ve come a long way.

When Married Women in Ireland Had No Rights

Family Law in Ireland

Men made all the laws for Ireland in the 19th century and the 1900s. This included family law so the women and children suffered. Women had no rights at all at this time

Until a woman got married she was dependent on her father for lodgings, food and money. Once the woman did marry she legally became the property of her husband. Any money or property she inherited from her parents if they were wealthy also became the property of the husband. The woman had no rights to her children. They were at the mercy of their father.

Children Were at the Mercy of the Men

Any children born in the marriage also became the legal property of the husband and father. If the woman divorced the husband she was destitute as nothing she brought in to the marriage was now her property. He could do what he liked with the children. If he so wished he could put them in a residential school or have them adopted. The mother and children had no say in the matter.

Not Allowed to Work

Many women stayed in the marriage because of these Laws. Middle and Upper class women were not allowed to work if they wanted to stay respectable and therefore suitable for marriage. Those who didn't marry usually became the unpaid carers of their parents. They and the parent were ‘pitied’ for their situation. When the parents died the daughter did not inherit the house or money belonging to the parents even though she may have looked after them for years.

No Entitlement in the Will

The property was always left to the sons. Women were not entitled to any inheritance except at the discretion of the father. If an unmarried middle class woman was left destitute with nowhere to live and no money she usually had to become a live in governess. Therefore swapping one carers role for another, she was in effect a servant in someone else’s home again.

Trapped in the Marriage

The only way the young women were able to escape from this fate was to get married. Once a woman was married she became the property of her husband. This was the law. It was known as the 'Coverture System' Any children she had did not belong to her. They only had one parent under the Law, the father.

No Freedom

She had no right to even see them. She had no rights at all. The house and any money were his. She had to find work to survive. There was no freedom for the married woman in Ireland. The women of the lower classes did work, but this was accepted as a necessity and not frowned upon. They became servants, worked in factories, pubs and as prostitutes.

The jobs we see most women working in today, which were only done by men then, were secretaries, sales assistants, civil servants, etc. This was because it was felt that women were either too stupid or delicate to do these jobs. There were exceptions but very few.

Sole Custody of the Children

If a woman left the marriage and was separated or divorced it was deemed her fault. It didn't matter if he had a hundred affairs or beat her black and blue. The husband had sole custody of the children. He could put the children in an orphanage or send them away to God knows where, she had no rights to see them.

No Money

This was the same for any property she may have inherited from her parents. He got to keep it all. Not only that but when and if she did get a job after the divorce all her earnings were his by law. The husband could take all her earnings from her so she would become destitute and at his mercy.

She was trapped into a dull and unfulfilling life if she did not marry. If she did and the marriage was a bad one she was trapped in a violent and unhappy life. If she was lucky enough to marry and find love then she still by law was worthless and the ‘property’ of her husband.

 

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Chapter Sixteen

Two weeks had gone by and Suzy had been pumping love into Jim every night. She would do it well he was asleep, and when she awoke in the morning. This did not stop the nightmares Jim was having. It followed him day and night it was always there. Jim tried to ignore it, but the black cloud was everywhere he went. Jim was consumed by its persistence, and tried everything to get away from it. He blinked everywhere trying to lose it, but it was right there with him.

Jim would lie in bed at night and there it would be up by the ceiling in the corner of the room. He would ask Suzy, “Do you see it its right up there in the corner?”

Suzy would just hug him tight and push love into him and whisper, “I can’t see it my love, but I believe you. Kathy sees things we don’t. You must be seeing something we can’t see. Stop looking at it and hold me. Then you will only feel and see me.”

Jim hugged Suzy tight and she pushed love into him. Suzy immediately felt her whole body tingle, as a powerful surge of love rushed through her. She felt euphoric and warm all over; she could feel it inside of her. It was taking over her entire being. In a trance like state all Jim’s thoughts disappeared, and he fell into a deep sleep. Suzy made another ball of bright flashing colored light, and pushed it into Jim’s back. It put her in a trance like state as she whispered, “Dream of love my Time Lord.”

The next morning Suzy found herself still embracing Jim and pushed love into him, before leaving the bed.

In the kitchen Victoria questioned, “How is James doing?”

A tear slipped down Suzy’s face as she embraced Victoria, “He still thinks something is trying to get him, and is still locked up in his shell.”

Victoria squeezed Suzy as she shared, “I really thought spending time with the kids would help. I was sure Tommy would help him for Shure.”

Suzy whimpered, “Me too, but the kids thought it was a game. The youngest Helen said she could see it, and even pointed to it. Jim asked her to try to touch it, but she was too short to reach it. I think it just made it worse to see the kids.”

Victoria slipped away from Suzy and put her hands on her shoulders. Looking into her eyes Victoria advised, “Maybe you should take him out to the O’connors place. Get him doing some work cutting wood or something. That might help clear his head. Sitting around in the Jail or Blacksmith shop all day can’t be good. The O’connors have been coming to church, and seem like good young people.”

Then Victoria wiped Suzy’s face with her apron and insisted, “Let’s go feed your bird.”

Tossing bread to the Crow Suzy informed, “I think I’ll take Kathy with me. She wanted Orla to teach her to make Soda Bread.”

Victoria replied, “I could do that, but it is better she learns from an Irish woman. You have to have Buttermilk to make soda bread. It reacts with the soda to make the bread rise. You’ve have helped me make Buttermilk sweetie. Buttermilk is the liquid left behind after churning the butter. It has to be cultured to turn into Buttermilk. I just put it on the bun warmer over the stove to do this. We don’t have time to make this, so you might want to stop and see if you can get some from Josette. I’m sure she makes it for the Restaurant. You’ll need to get some baking soda from the store just in case. Maybe some raisins if Hanks has any. Cranberries are the tradition, but this is America and I like raisins.”

Suzy chuckled, “Me too.”

Victoria advised, “Time to go back in sweetie.”

Coming in they saw Mable sitting at the table. Suzy exclaimed, “You’re up early Miss Watson. We haven’t even started your tea water yet.”

Mable responded, “Its Mable Suzy. Benjamin would get all formal on me. We’re at home and you don’t go around calling people by their sir name. I couldn’t sleep I had a bad dream. I dreamed that my new sewing machine fell off the train and busted into pieces.”

Pumping water in the pot Suzy exclaimed, “I’m putting the water on the stove now.”

Then Suzy yelled “Yes!”

Victoria questioned, “What was that all about.”

Suzy Smiled, “I just had a great idea. I know what Jim is doing today.”





At the store Suzy talked to Hank, “Do you have a cook stove in the back room?”

Hank replied, “I have to, if I didn’t people will go to Lambert to get one. It takes me weeks to get one in. I have two of them. One is a little four-plate with an oven, and the other is a big six-plate.”

Suzy asked, “How much is the four-plate?”

Hank replied, “The four-plate Cook Stove is $25.”

Suzy added, “And the pipe to get it through the roof?”

Hank responded, “$5 that would make it $30 for the entire package.”

Suzy yelled, “Jim, help Hank load the stove I just bought.”

Emily was adding up Kathy’s order, “That’s 10 pounds of flour for 40¢, 1 pound dried apples for 10¢, 1 pound of raisins for 40¢, 2 pounds of sugar for 20¢, and one can of baking soda for 5¢. That brings your total to $1.15.”

Jim questioned, “What are you getting a stove for?”

Suzy replied, “Why do you think I wanted you to go with us today. You’re putting in a stove with Liam.”

Jim asked, “Dose Liam know he’s putting in a stove?”

Suzy replied, “He will when we get there. Now get going and help Hank with that stove.”

Jim mumbled, “Great,” as he walked off.

Emily gave Kathy her change and informed, “Just leave the stuff here I’ll have Hank put it in the wagon for you.”

Suzy was driving the wagon with Jim on one side, and Kathy next her on the other. Their next stop was the Horse Shoe to see Josette. Kathy went in and came back out with a small jar. Suzy questioned, “How much did she charge you?”

Kathy replied, “She said to tell James she put it on his bill.”

Jim barked, “Damn her. I don’t have a bill. She just won’t take money from me every since I helped her get the Restaurant going again. That’s just her sneaky way of making us even. She paid me back all the money. I don’t know why she keeps doing things like that?”

Kathy said, “I know.”

Jim insisted, “Then tell me.”

Kathy replied, “Tell him Suzan.”

Suzy revealed, “Love James. It’s just love. Everyone sees it but you.”

Jim was quiet as he kept looking back at the black cloud following him. Kathy kept bumping into Suzy sending little sparks shooting wildly from them in all directions. Suzy chastised, “Kathy don’t do that.”

Kathy replied, “Then quit going over bumps.”

Pulling in Suzy saw Liam carrying in an armload of wood. Then Oral came out the door leaving it open for Liam. Liam came out and stood next to Oral. Suzy pulled the wagon in front of the door, and Liam announced, “Good we see you friend.”

Kathy blurted, “I got stuff to make Soda Bread. You’ll teach me?”

Oral bubbled, “You I teach friend.”

Liam spoke up, “The law man come to see me.”

Jim Advised, “It’s against the law for an American to not have a stove in their house.”

Liam laughed, “Look Oral law man try to trick me.”

Jim replied, “Yes, but this is a good trick. To make you work.”

Liam replied, “Everything in country is work, work, work. No one go fishing.”

Jim laughed, “It does seem that way. Are you going to let me help put in the stove?”

 

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Liam looked to Oral and asked, “What do you think Oral? He wants stove in your house.”

Suzy looked at Orla and smiled, “I can just throw it out here.”

Orla agreed, “In house be fine.”

Liam declared, “The boss lady say in house.”

Jim informed, “We need to pick out a spot, and clear a path to it.”

Liam confirmed, “I know this. We do this now.”

Soon all four of them were fighting the stove into the cabin. After stopping a few time to rest they got the stove in place. Liam flopped in a chair and remarked, “Now rest.”

Liam looked to Jim, “Wagon boss have wagon with stove on it. Cooking man make soup every night.”

Oral confessed, “Wagon trip very hard. Many people and animals die. Very dangers for us, Liam say no more and we stop here. Money almost gone now. No work here and must live off land. This very hard life.”

Suzy got an idea, but men were possessive and opposed to the personal independence of women in this time. She had to find out if it would even be possible. She questioned Liam, “How do you feel about Oral working outside of your home to make money?”

Liam questioned, “Not mans no?”

Suzy inquired, “Do you think cooking is man’s work?”

Liam answered, “Sometimes, but I never asked Oral to work. This is for man to provide.”

Suzy insisted, “You talk about it and I’ll look around and see what I can find. Not every day, but just a day or two a week. You understand?”

Liam agreed, “We talk of this. You look.”

Jim insisted, “Time to go back to work, and put in the stove pipe.”

By the afternoon they were putting wood in the stove. Liam lit the fire and exclaimed, “We do good work. Now I make something for you.”

Jim said, “Oh no, Liam a nice smile is all I need.”

Liam insisted, “You come again. I have for you.”

Oral announced, “Now I cook for you a good Coddle and Soda Bread thank you Miss Kathy.”

Liam took Jim to his smoke house back in the woods. Lim opened it and there hung a hog. He cut off some for dinner. Looking at Jim Liam revealed, “You bring me salt. Now I take.”

Jim Gasped, “Dang, there is wild boar out here. They must have been all hunted out by my time.”

Liam replied, “No, more I see them.”

They headed back to the house with the meet. Oral took the meat and exclaimed, “Yes this make a nice Coddle.”

Oral showed Kathy and Suzy how to make Soda Bread and Coddle. The Soda Bread was sweet like raisin bread with the texture of sourdough bread. The Coddle was like a pork stew with potatoes and onions cut in big chunks. After enjoying dinner they went outside to talk.

Suzy Kathy and Oral stood by the Wagon, as Jim and Liam hooked up the team. Liam insisted, “You come again no.”

Jim smiled, “Sure.”

They said there goodbye’s and headed out. Jim sat in the middle and drove this time. Every time Kathy would bump Jim she would see a flash out the corner of her eye. At the road Suzy threw a ball of bright flashing colored light in the air, and shot it with a lightning bolt. Then thousands of little flashing stars rained down on them as Jim blinked them out.

Appearing just outside of town Kathy leaned against Jim and turned her head looking behind Jim’s head. Then she grabbed Jim’s arm blurting, “Jim! I see it!”

Jim pulled the wagon to a stop as the cloud moved in front of him. Pointing at the cloud about ten feet in front of them Kathy exclaimed, “Right there. Do you see it?”

Jim replied, “I always see it. You’re pointing right at it. Thank you I thought I was going crazy.”

Kathy pointed and shot a little spark at it, and it just went right through it. Then Suzy exclaimed, “I want to see it.”

Kathy insisted, “Give me your hand.”

Suzy put her hand out past Jim and Kathy gripped her wrist. Little sparks bounced around Kathy’s hand as she asked, “Do you see it now.”

Suzy replied, “No, I don’t see anything.”

Kathy insisted, “It must be because I’m the Spectrum Goddess and can see all light. I’m going to make it so your vision is like mine.”

Then Kathy let go of Suzy’s hand and shot her with a little spark.

Suzy insisted, “I still don’t see anything.”

Then Kathy gripped Suzy’s wrist and she gasped, “What the hell! I see it now. What is that? I have to know! Njal!”

Then time stopped and they were all standing on the ground with Albert, as the nine foot giant Njal stood over them. He laughed, “Oh dear child you can’t hide from me I see you. You are a special Love Goddess indeed. Why do you summon me child?”

Suzy answered, “It’s are Time Lord Njal. He has a cloud following him around.”

Njal explained, “Oh yes the marker. This was put there by an Angel to track him. It was believed that he would pass and need a guide to the land of the Crow. The marker is like a beacon to call a guide Angel. Fear not my children this warning signal will fade over time.”

Then Njal looked at Albert and scolded, “I have given you a great power. Yet you use it not. Must I show you.”

Then Njal flicked the blade of his axe and a high pitched tone rang out. Then Albert turned into a bloodhound. Hitting his axe handle on the ground he disappeared, and they were back in their places and the Wagon. Jim cleared his throat.

Then Kathy said, “Oh,” and shot a little spark at Suzy.



Jim guided the team to the Livery and stopped the Wagon. Then Suzy jumped down and ran across the street to the Horse Shoe Restaurant. Opening the door Suzy saw Josette wiping down the tables. Without even looking up Josette announced, “We’re closed.”

Suzy blurted, “Even for me?”

Josette looked up, “I’m never closed for you. What do you need?”

Suzy sat at a table and Josette came and sat across from her. Suzy asked, “Can you use someone part time? I know an Irish gal that needs part time work.”

Josette questioned, “The Irish couple that started coming to church?”

Suzy said, “That’s the one.”

Josette replied, “Martin and I have talked about it. We discussed three days a week. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday then one week they could cook two days and waitress one. Then the next week they would waitress two days and cook one. Can she cook? Please say yes I need the day off. Just having Sunday’s off isn’t doing it for me.”

Suzy replied, “I don’t know how good she is, but if you want Irish food. She can cook up a storm, and she makes a Soda Bread to die for.”

Josette promised, “I’ll talk to Martin about it. I’m sure he’ll want to have her work in the kitchen with him first to see how she does.”

Then Josette yelled, “Martin.”

Martin stood in the doorway to the kitchen. “What do you need?”

Josette insisted, “Come and sit with us.”

Martin took a seat between them and asked, “What are we talking about?”

Suzy said, “A cook and a day off for you.”

Martin blurted, “You’re hired! What day do I get off?”

Suzy laughed as Josette informed. “It’s an Irish woman.”

Martin explained, “This will be temporary you know. We had to shut down for a few months this winter. Business is good right now, but that can change. Let me work with her for a day and I’ll know how much training she’ll need. Who knows we might put an Irish night on the menu.”

 

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Just then the door opened and Jim announced, “Let’s go it’s getting late.”

Suzy stood and requested, “Think about it.”

Martin insisted, “Think nothing just send her in.”

Going out the door Jim questioned, “How did it go?”

Walking down the boardwalk Suzy replied, “Oral has the job if she can do it, and her husband well let her.”

Jim replied, “I think Liam will let her. He loves her and knows he almost has no chose. It’s just going to be if Oral wants it.”

At home they came on the porch and there was Albert and Henry talking. Albert announced, “Glad you came back. Henry thought he was getting your room.”

Jim joked, “Don’t worry Henry. You wouldn’t want it anyway. Victoria starts banging around in the kitchen at four every morning.”

Suzy and Kathy went in as Jim divulged, “I didn’t know we had wild boar in the woods.”

Albert laughed, “That’s the Army for yah. They brought them up here for the Indians on the reservation. They were teaching them to farm to make them like us. The Indians let the pig’s loos in the woods. Now we have wild boars running around.”

Jim smiled, “Is that how they got there.”

Henry replied, “Yep, them there is government pig’s. Benjamin shot one when he first got here. Boy was that good meat. That’s why Victoria was always asking him to hunt. She hoped he’d get another one.”

Albert asked, “Did you see one?”

Jim replied, “Yep, it was hanging in a smoke house.”

Albert and Henry laughed as Henry bellowed, “Lucky SOB.”

Henry announced, “My pipe’s out and some of us have to go to work tomorrow.”

Then Henry turned in for the night. Alone with Jim Albert questioned, “What did Njal come for? Just to pick on me?”

Jim revealed, “No Suzy called him. She was worried about the cloud following me around. Kathy and Suzy saw it for the first time today. It freaked them out and Suzy called Njal to help, but it is nothing and will go away.”

Albert went on, “I’ll tell you this. When he turned me into the Bloodhound I could smell that Soda Bread Kathy made. It smelled wonderful. Then I was back to myself like nothing happened.”

Jim insisted, “Must be time to go. Suzy is watching me from our room, and Rebecca is watching you from the kitchen window.”

Heading for the door Albert mumbled, “That’s the clue.”



The next morning Suzy awoke and pushed love into Jim, before leaving the bed.

In the kitchen Victoria questioned, “How did it go at the O’connors did Kathy make her Soda Bread?

Suzy replied, “Oh yes, and it turned out wonderful. Oral made us Coddle for dinner. It was like a pork stew with potatoes and onions cut in big chunks. We all enjoyed the dinner. Oral and Kathy made two loaf’s of Soda Bread. Kathy brought what was left of hers home. We tried both of them and they were both the same.”

Then Victoria wiped her face with her apron and insisted, “Let’s go feed your bird.”

Tossing bread to the Crow Suzy informed, “I think I’m going to Orla’s today. I might have a job for her at the Horse Shoe.”

Victoria replied, “The Irish aren’t much different than American men. They like to control their wife’s just like men here. If he feels it will give her too much independence he won’t go for it.”

Suzy insisted, “That’s not always true. Look at me and James. I can do whatever I want.”

Victoria almost fell out of her Chair laughing, “Sweetie there isn’t anyone like you. You’re one of a kind, but you still can’t own land. I don’t even own the Boarding House my father dose. He just endowed it to me. I have a brother out there somewhere that can take it and sale it if my father dies.”

Suzy snapped back. “He better not. I could do things to a man no woman would ever think of. That isn’t going to happen as long as I live here.”

Victoria dropped her head, “You know you’re doomed to the same fate if something happens to James.”

Suzy moaned, “I know.”

Victoria advised, “Time to go back in sweetie.”

In the kitchen Suzy put on the tea water and thought, Start the fire in the stove, make the bread, start the tea water, make the coffee, make the pancakes. How can Victoria do this day after day, year after year without a day off? She’s like a slave to this place.

Suzy shook her head to clear the thoughts. Then she started the pancakes, and Mable’s toast.

Suzy turned the pancake as Victoria looked out the window. Then Victoria questioned, “Why do you think that guy stands out there looking at us?”

Suzy looked out the window and sure enough there he was. Suzy ran to Kathy’s room yelling through the door, “He’s out back.”

Kathy came out with her pants and shirt on but no shoes. Suzy grabbed her arm and dragged her to the kitchen with little sparkling stars surrounding her hand. Victoria was still looking out the window when Suzy saw the Hooded Demon. She instantly called out, “By the power of Njal I command time to stop. Get Albert Kathy!”

Then she ran to her room. Jim was still fast asleep, as Suzy yelled, “James get up the Hooded Demon is out there. Jim jumped up in bed questioning, “Is time stopped?”

Suzy replied, “I did it, and Kathy’s getting Albert.”

Jim got into his pants and slipped on his boots. Then he blinked out returning with the Shop-Vac. Then Jim took off the cap and plug putting them in his pocket. Then Albert appeared buttoning his shirt with Kathy behind him. Jim barked, “Kathy make us invisible. Albert take the Ghostbuster Machine and grab my arm. We’re going to do this just like we practiced,”

Albert insisted, “Let’s do it.”

They blinked out and Suzy and Kathy rushed to the kitchen. They watched out the window next to Victoria frozen in time. They saw Jim stab his knife in the Hooded Demon’s eye, and Albert dropping to one knee with the Ghostbuster Machine. Then they blinked out.

Suzy looked at Kathy as Rebecca walked up, “Now all we can do is wait, and hope this works.”

At the creek the Ghostbuster Machine was shaking and jumping all around. The Demon wanted out, but Albert and Jim pushed the Shop-Vac in the hole. They pilled rocks on it and rolled the big rock on it the best they could. Then Jim blinked them to the back porch, and Kathy saw them and announced, “There back.”

The girls came out and Kathy shot Jim and Albert with a little spark. Then Suzy asked, “How did it go?”

Albert replied, “The thing went wild. It was shaking and jerking the Ghostbuster Machine all over the place.”

Jim added, “We got it in the hole and covered it, but as you can see we’re soaked.”

Rebecca announced, “I’ll get you some dry clothes Albert.”

Suzy followed Rebecca calling out, “Do you need under clothes Jim?”

Jim hollered, “Yes.”

Jim and Albert went to the bathhouse to change. Albert insisted, “Now we need to get another Ghostbuster Machine for the next Demon. I want to go with you when you go to the future. Kathy has been there a lot, and I only got to go that one time then to the coin shop.”

Jim replied, “I’ll take you anytime. Just tell me when and where.”

Albert replied, “I always wanted to ride on one of the Steam boats like Kathy. The stuff in the future scares me. I worried that Flying Machine was going to fall out of the sky. You know the Iron Horse scared me at first too, but I learned to enjoy it. Heck, now all I use it for is hanging Demon’s.”

Jim insisted. “You should do like I do, and take Rebecca for a night ride.”

Jim and Albert hung up their clothes, and got dressed. Then everyone went to their place and Albert started time.

After time started Victoria announced, “He’s looking around like he’s looking for someone.”

 

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Suzy started another pancake as Kathy stepped next to Victoria commenting, “I just think he’s a weirdo.”

Victoria replied, “He creeps me out. It’s like there’s something evil about him.”

Kathy put her hand on Victoria’s arm, “Don’t worry about it Victoria the Sheriff and Deputy live here. You’re protected more than you know. There are more people wearing guns in this house that any other in town I’m sure. Anyone that tried something here is a fool.”

Victoria replied, “I’m sure you’re right dear, but that doesn’t stop this creepy feeling I get.”

Jim, Rebecca, and Albert appeared all at once. Victoria commented, “Aren’t we all getting up early. You beat Mable to the table. Is something happening today?”

Albert joked, “The sun came up, and I have to pound out some hinges and cut some nails. Mr. Gobson is putting up a barn.”

Kathy revealed, “I’m renting a couple horses, and Suzy and I’m going riding.”

Henry came to the table saying, “That will be a dollar.”

Kathy retrieved a silver dollar from her pocket, and handed it to Henry. Setting a plate of pancakes on the table Suzy insisted, “No high spirited thing for Kathy Henry.”

Henry replied, “I know just the horse for her.”

Suzy was walking back to the kitchen as Mable came in, so Suzy announced, “I’m dropping your toast in the pan now Mable.”

Mable commented, “I must be late. I lost my quiet time this morning.”

Albert replied, “Maybe you should try having nightmares like me. Then you’ll be getting up early at all hours.

Mable replied, “I don’t need nightmares. My South and West windows light up my room like daytime every full Moon. Try sleeping through that.”

Albert exclaimed, “I thought you made curtains for that.”

Mable snickered, “I did.”

Albert and Jim left for the Blacksmith shop as Emily came to the table.

Victoria noted, “Well we almost had a full table this morning.”

Henry finished the last of his pancake and announced, “I have to go get some horses saddled up.”

Then Rebecca informed, “I think I’ll go down to the Horse Shoe and watch Jim and Albert from the window.”

Then she went out the back door. Soon all that was left was Victoria, Suzy and Kathy. Looking out the window Victoria informed, “The creepy guy is gone.”

Kathy was clearing the table as Victoria and Suzy washed and dried the dishes. Putting the last plait on the shelf Suzy heard Kathy call out, “He’s back with the Hooded Guy.”

Victoria looked out the window and exclaimed, “He’s waiving his arm around in the air.”

Then thousands of Spiders started falling from the sky and trees. The Crow started squawking and Suzy ran outside.

Outside Suzy saw the entire house, the trees, and Bathhouse where covered with Spiders and she called, “Artemis come to me.”

In a flash of light Artemis appeared saying, “What a mess. Give me a target my child.”

Artemis pulled an arrow from her quiver and stretched back her bow and Suzy threw a ball of bright flashing colored light in the air.”

The ball flew high. Then Artemis shot the arrow at the tiny speck in the sky. Millions of tiny little flickering stars rained down, and turned in to Reptiles as they hit. The Geckos, Chameleons, and Lizards started eating the Spiders.

Then Artemis insisted, “Again!”

Then Artemis pulled another arrow from her quiver and stretched back her bow and Suzy threw a ball of bright flashing colored light in the air.”

The ball flew high. Then Artemis shot the arrow at the tiny speck in the sky. Millions of tiny little flickering stars rained down turning into birds. The little stars turned into Wrens, Bluebirds, and Jackdaws. The house, trees and air was filled with Birds.

Artemis faded away as Victoria watched the entire thing from the window. Turning around Suzy saw Victoria watching her from the window. In the panic Suzy realized she didn’t stop time. Suzy shot into the air flying off. She landed behind the Jail and ran to the Blacksmith shop.

In the house Victoria turned around and looked at Kathy questioning, “Who is she? Did you see that?”

Kathy acted like she hadn’t seen it and replied, “You mean all the birds?”

Victoria insisted, “No, Suzan. Did you see what she did?”

The birds chirped and cheeped wildly, and the Jackdaws being a type of Crow were squawking nonstop. This could be heard through the town, and people were going to see what was going on. More Spiders were falling from the sky, and spider webs were covering the ground and hanging from everything. Soon there was a crowd in front of the boarding house. People were watching the Lizards and Birds eating the Spiders. Little Billy ran through town yelling for everyone to come see.

Suzy stood in the entrance of the Blacksmith shop and explained, “The hooded Demon is back and made a Spider attack at the house.”

Jim blinked out to the creek, and found the Shop-Vac had been dug up. It was lying next to the creek all busted up. He blinked back to find Suzy and Albert standing in the street. They were watching people rush to the front of the Boardinghouse.

Suzy revealed, “I forgot to stop time when I called Artemis and Victoria saw the whole thing.”

Jim insisted, “Albert we have to go to the house.”

Albert assured, “Let’s go. The fire will hold.”

They walked up the street to the crowd of about ten people. Joining the crowd Albert bellowed, “Wow, looks like a massive Spider hatch started a feeding frenzy.”

That got about half of the people to start leaving. Then Jim, Albert, and Suzy went to the porch as Suzy insisted, “Don’t step on the Lizards.”

Jim replied, “I see them.”

They worked their way around the house to the back door. Then they went into the house. Victoria stepped back as Suzy came in the door demanding, “Who are you? Or what should I ask what are you?”

Jim insisted, “Tell her Suzan.”

Albert agreed, “You have to tell her. You know you can’t lie.”

Suzy revealed, “I’m a Love Goddess. You should know that you live with me.”

Then Suzy made a ball of bright flashing colored light and pushed it into Albert. Then stepping next to Jim she did the same. Then she stepped towards Victoria and she step back saying, “Stay away from me!”

Albert mumbled, “This isn’t working, Truck on.”

Time stopped and Suzy stepped next to Victoria pushing love into her bringing her to life. Then she did it again saying, “Kathy can you do that rainbow thing again. Jim and Albert I need you to blink out. Kathy and I have it from here.

Kathy did the rainbow thing as Albert started time. Then Jim and Albert blinked out, and Suzy pushed more love into Victoria. This made Victoria week in the knees, and Suzy helped her to the table. Pushing love in Victoria again Kathy made it pitch black with no light at all. Then Kathy whispered, “I think she’s coming too.”

Slowly it got lighter like someone was turning a dimmer switch, as Suzy whispered, “Victoria you all right love.”

Suzy pushed love in her once more. Victoria was in a daze and things were spinning around. Then Suzy told Kathy, “Go to the pump and wet a rag.”

Kathy came with a wet rag, and put it on Victoria’s head. The sound of the birds went away as they flew off, and a crack of thunder echoed in the air. Then the sound of pounding hail filled the air, as the windows lit up from a flash of lightning. The hail beat all the Spider webs from the trees and house.

Victoria fought to get up, as Suzy and Kathy insisted, “Victoria you just passed out. You should rest a little.”

Victoria kept going insisting, “I have to see out the window.”

She staggered to the window, and looked at the ground covered with hail. It looked like it had snowed, and Suzy took one arm and Kathy took the other. Then they led her back to the chair.

 

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Victoria exclaimed, “I swear I saw Suzan throw a ball of something in the air, and a woman shoot it with an arrow.”

Suzy comforted Victoria, “If I could do that. I would do it to protect you my dear.”

Victoria gripped Suzy’s arm and acknowledged, “I know you would sweetie.”

Suzy let out a sigh as Kathy winked at her.



At the Blacksmiths Shop Jim grabbed Albert's arm and blinked them to the Creek. He showed Albert the broke up Shop-vac. Then Jim blinked them to his shop Suzy built for him. Jim went and opened the man door. Then he stood in the doorway, as he talked to Albert. “We’re waiting for my worker to come to work. We need to build something to stop the Hooded Demon. Here he comes now.”

Albert was checking out the drill press when he heard the truck pull in. Then he heard Steve say, “Jim you came back.”

Jim replied, “I need to build something, and I need you to get me a sheet of quarter inch plate steel. Bing it back and use the Crain to unload it on to sawhorses. Then lock everything up.”

Jim step back as Steve came in the shop and Jim shut the door. Steve saw Albert then looked back at Jim and commented, “Damn a Sheriff and a Deputy. You guys look like you just stepped out of a western movie.”

Jim insisted, “Don’t ask. This is Albert, he’s a Blacksmith.”

Steve insisted, “You shouldn’t be here the government has been here looking for you.”

Jim replied, “I know were in a bit of a pickle. Are the bank accounts working, so you can get paid?”

Steve insisted, “Just fine. The bank makes me a check every week just like Suzy setup. I left my profit share in the account. I wanted to make sure there was enough to hire a truck and driver come harvest time.”

Jim replied, “If you need anything just leave me a note on the work bench. Is the Tractor working alright and did the seed order get put in.”

Albert cursed, “Son of Bitch you are a farmer.”

Steve laughed, “Not no more. I’m the farmer, he’s the boss.”

Jim added, “Oh and pick up some wire for the wire feed welder.”

Steve Assured, “Don’t worry Jim I’ll take care of everything just like we agreed. You want me to get that stuff today?”

Jim replied, “Today or tomorrow is fine when you can.”

Steve affirmed, “I’ll take your truck home tonight and pick up the stuff in the morning on my way in.”

Jim agreed, “That works.”

Steve looked at Albert and revealed, “Best boss ever Albert. Well I got to go grease the tractor. Daylight is a burning.”

Steve went out the door and Jim locked it behind him. Then Jim and Albert blinked back to the Blacksmith Shop. Steve finished greasing the tractor, and checked the shop before starting his day. The door was locked, so he used his key and went in. Then he looked around calling out, “Where did you go?”

Dumbfounded Steve went to work.

Back at the Boarding house Suzy insisted, “Kathy you should stay here with Victoria so she’s not alone.”

Victoria insisted, “No, she should go with you like you planned. I got Amos if I need something.”

The sun was coming out as Suzy and Kathy went to get horses from Henry. They stopped first at the Blacksmith Shop to tell Jim and Albert about Victoria. Jim insisted they would check on her at noon when they went to eat. Suzy and Kathy got the horses and rode to the O’connor.

They tied their horses to the rail by the door. Oral stood in the door way waiting to greet them. Then she cried out, “Come in, come in. Have a sit we talk.”

Suzy and Kathy sat in the chairs and Oral pulled up the stool. Suzy explained, “I talked to Josette at the Horse Shoe Restaurant about you. She would like you to come and talk to her. She would like you to cook some days, and take food to the tables other days. This is just a part time job. Did you talk to Liam about it?”

Oral insisted, “He say yes but must see work first. He no want I do man’s work. He say people work I men a men tet.”

Suzy said, “Immigrant,”

Oral says, “Yes, Immigrant work too hard for too little.”

Suzy insisted, “Josette is a good woman, and won’t do that. I’m sure she’ll be fair.”

Oral replied, “Good. She be like you.”

Suzy agreed, ‘Yes.”

Then Liam came in and Oral blurted, “Lady at Restaurant want to talk with I. You take?”

Liam looked at Suzy and insisted, “No man’s work. No ware pants. ”

Suzy insisted, “No, I promise.”

Liam replied, “I see first.”

Oral question, “You get Wagon?”

Liam assured, “I get team and Wagon.”

Oral insisted, ‘We go.”

Then she put the stool against the wall, and they all left the cabin. Suzy and Kathy mounted their horses, and Oral climbed up on the wagon and waited. Liam hitched the team and they were off.

Riding to town Suzy and Kathy followed behind Liam and Oral. Kathy questioned, “You think she can read and write?”

Suzy replied, “Nope, but I bet she can do the job.”

In town Liam parked the wagon in front of the Horse Shoe, and helped Oral down. Suzy and Kathy hitched their horses to the hitching post next to the wagon. Inside they met Josette and Suzy introduced Liam and Oral. Then they went to the Blacksmith Shop.

Liam insisted he see this job. Josette explained about taking orders and telling the cook. Then Josette took him to the kitchen to see Martin.

Liam saw Martin and insisted, “This man’s job.”

Josette insisted, “No he just dose it. We have to have a man to skin and butcher meat, to cut wood and lift heavy stuff. Martin show him what she would do.

Oral stood next to Liam as he watched.

Martin lifted a towel and pulled out a stake a put it in a pan. Then he took an egg from a bowl and cracked it in a pan. Taking another egg he cracked it next to the other one. Then he took the spatula and broke the yoke. Then he got another egg and broke it in a bowl. Then he turned over the stake, the two eggs, and beat the egg in the bowl with a fork. Martin looked at Liam as he got a plate. Then he put the eggs and stake on the plate, and dumped the beaten egg in the pan. He scrambled it with the spatula, and scooped it on the plate. Martin set the plate on the table next to the stove.

Then he held out the spatula to Oral and insisted, “You do it.”

Oral did the same as Martin and set her plate next to his. Martin held out the two plates and insisted, “Go eat and talk about it.”

Josette set them at a table with some silverware. Then she went in the kitchen to talk to Martin. Josette questioned, “What do you think?”

Martin replied, “Well she can cook eggs. I would bet she can’t read and write, but I have no problem with her broken English. I understand her just fine. I can tell she’ll be easy to train, but can she handle money and make change?”

Josette replied, “I’ll find out right now.”

She grabbed the cash box and went to the table. Josette sat next to Oral and opened the box. Then Josette pulled out a fifty cent peace and questioned, “Someone comes in and gets a sandwich and soup for 15¢ what do you give them back.”

Oral dug around in the box and took out a quarter two dimes and a nickel. She pulled out a dime and a nickel, and pushed the quarter and a dime to the fifty cent peace saying, “This.”

Josette replied, “That’s all I needed to see.”

Then she put the money back in the box and took it back to the kitchen. Martin questioned, “Well, what did you find?”

Josette replied, “She knows money.”

Martin insisted, “Then I say we give them a try.”

Josette replied, “Me too.”

Across the street at the Blacksmith Shop Albert was pounding steel on the anvil, as Suzy was talking to him, “The horse they had has no shoes. I’ll pay you to shoe it. Oral needs it to get back and forth to work.”

Albert stopped and looked at Suzy, “I can’t charge you for that. You have Liam bring it in and I’ll have him help do it.”

Then he went back to pounding on the hinge.

 

[2T2-Crash]

Awesome chapters, Thankyou

 

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Awesome chapters, Thankyou

I’m so glad you enjoyed it. That means more to me than you will ever know. This is a dream come true for me.

One nail was 1¢ in 1870’ؚ that would be about 25¢ today 4 hinges were $1 a pair. This means 4 hinges would be $2 it took about 10 nails for each hinge at a penny each it cost 40¢ to hang a set of barn doors and $2 for the hinges. That $2.40 in 1870 this is equivalent in purchasing power to about $56.00 today, an increase of $53.60.

The 15¢ for a bowl of soup and sandwich would be $3.50 today. I ran these numbers through the CPI Inflation Calculator but I know it’s about $10 for a bowl of soup and sandwich now so I don’t know how accurate that is.

There is so much I don’t put into the story. Just thought I would give you a peek behind the walls.

(Pair Pare Pear) This one took me some time to figure out for this post.



(((Thank you Crash))) Joe

 

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Chapter Seventeen

It was about midday when Edwin’s son little seven year old Michael was playing in the creek. He was behind the County Clerk office throwing rocks in the creek, as the Crow circled over the Dress Shop squawking. The Crow swooped down and landed on the boy’s head. The boy saw a man looking through the Dress Shop window at Mable. Then he went inside and talked to the Dress Lady. Then Michael screamed when he saw the man grab the Dress Lady’s throat and start dragging her.

Michael ran as fast as his little legs would take him. Busting through the Jail door Little Michael screamed, “A man is hurting the Dress Lady!”

Albert jumped from his chair and ran to the door with the boy behind him. Jim blinked out as Albert saw the Crow circling over the Dress Shop squawking. Albert yelled, “Truck on.”

Then Albert slowed to a fast walk, as Jim appeared in the dress shop. Jim looked around and no Mable to be found. Then he went into the back room of the Dress Shop, and there she was half hanging out the back door. A mam had a grip on her throat. His thumb was pushing on her windpipe, and his fingers were clamped on the back of her neck. With a grip from hell he was dragging her by the neck with her hills dragging on the floor. Jim wanted to do something, but he couldn’t get to the man without stepping on Mable. He would have to blink outside, so that’s what he did as he heard Albert call out. “James.”

Jim replied, “Back here. He’s got her by the throat.”

Albert stepped into the back room and insisted, “Don’t touch a thing. I want Suzy to see this just like it is. Now go get her.”

Jim replied, “But Albert.”

Albert demanded, “Deputy do it.”

Jim blinked out to the house. Kathy Rebecca and Suzy were alone at the Dining Room table. Jim insisted, “Suzan we need you at the Dress Shop.”

The stress in Jim’s voice made Rebecca gasped, “If it’s Mable I’m going!”

Kathy jumped up and took ahold of Suzy’s arm as little sparks shot wildly from them in all directions exploding. Rebecca ran to Jim’s arm, and he blinked them out appearing behind Albert. Suzy shouted, “Nooo!”

Albert spun around, “Don’t anyone do anything. I have to explain what we have here. Then we all decide what we do. This is an assault at this point, and as we all know women have almost no rights. These things most times go unpunished. Even if we can get this before a Judge he has to accept the complaint first. Until that happens I can’t even lock him up. This is what I know about this. Rebecca helped me learn the law from books when I became Sheriff. She will agree with this so here it goes.

Women have to lay a complaint of assault, rather than relying on the law to prosecute. Once a woman has complained, the assaulter will be summoned to appear before the court. At a hearing the case will be decided, and if convicted, the man will be required to keep the peace, fined or imprisoned. Few assault charges are referred on to the Supreme Court, and those deemed ‘trivial’ are dismissed.

Some women have successfully prosecuted their abusers. However, the cost of taking proceedings is the possibility the case would be discharged, and a light sentence like three month’s imprisonment is typical. This discourages many Women from laying charges. Fear of ongoing violence is another deterrent. Women were sometimes assaulted by the assaulter after a summons is issued.

There are other reasons for staying silent. Many women want to avoid the public shame of appearing in court and having the details published in the newspaper. Women do have some alternatives to legal action. One is to stay and tolerate the abuse. Witch happens all too often.

Now at this point all I can do by the law is pull him off her. Then she has to go to Lambert and file a complaint. Witch the Judge will most likely dismiss.”

Suzy went ballistic on Albert, “What do you mean you can’t arrest him! He has his hand locked around her neck!”

Albert replied, “And the victim and every witness here are from the same house. All I have here is an assault on a woman, so I ask you what do we do. I can’t let this Evil demon walk away from this. What do you say Rebecca?

Rebecca replied, “I know what happens here. He will claim she was flaunting herself at him, and the Judge will dismiss the charges. This is a man’s law. A woman can’t even sit on a jury. How can she get any justice?”

Jim insisted, “Right now none of us exist. Whatever happens when time is stopped is just between us and whoever we touch. We are not restricted by the laws of the world, but we have to abide by the laws of the universe. What can we do? We can’t murder, so that’s out.”

Suzy screamed, “I can’t stand the look on her face, and her eyes make her look so terrified. I say we have James blink him somewhere, and let the Supreme Being decide his fate. Like the middle of a desert or a sinking ship.”

Jim revealed, “I know a place that’s real nice. How about the Sparkling Forest in the Fantasy Dimension.”

Suzy’s jaw dropped open, “You sure about this?”

Jim replied, “Sure, he’d never hurt anyone here again. What do you all think?”

Kathy asked, “What is this place”

Rebecca inquired, “You sure he can’t get back here?”

Albert revealed, “James you told me that it’s dangerous. It had giant bees with stingers as big as a pencil.”

Jim insisted, “I said it was nice, and it is. The place sparkles like diamonds and everything is beautiful. Just ask Suzan she saw it. The best part is there is no way he can get back from there.”

Kathy divulged, “I’m for it.”

Rebecca insisted, “If I can kick him first.”

Albert added, “I’m just Iron Man. He doesn’t have red eyes, so I can’t hang him. This is something for a Time lord and Love Goddess to decide.”

Suzy insisted, “We have to get him off her first. As soon as we touch him she will come to life too, because he has a grip on her neck. I don’t want Mable to stay froze, but this looks difficult.”

Rebecca hypothesized, “What if I have James blink me outside and he helps me take off my neckless. Then I hold it in my hand. Then I slide under her then drop my neckless. Then I would be under her when you take him off her. That way she won’t just fall to the ground. Albert is the strongest, so I say he pull’s him off by the neck. All agree?”

Suzy replied, “I’m in.”

Jim replied, “Do it.”

Albert questioned, “One hand like he’s got her or two?”

Rebecca insisted, “Use both hands and jerk him around like a rag doll.”

With that Jim blinked Albert and Rebecca outside. Albert took off Rebecca’s neckless and she froze. Then he kissed her on the cheek as he pushed the neckless into her hand and whispered, “Thank you love.”

Rebecca laid on her back on the ground. Then she squirmed her way under Mable. Then she looked at Albert as the neckless slipped to the ground. Albert looked at Jim and explained, “I want you to take Mable to the Doctor in Lambert before you take the guy to the Sparkling place. I need something to cover her eyes so you can do that.”

Kathy grabbed a piece of fabric from Mable’s cutting table, and handed it out the door. Albert laid it over her face then exclaimed, “Here we go.

Then he put both hands around his neck and jerked with all he had. The veins in his arms bulged as the man flew through the air. Then the veins in Albert's neck bulged as he shook the man like a rag doll. Jim yelled, “Albert stop you’re killing him!”

Albert threw his lifeless body to the ground. Jim pushed Albert back and put his fingers on the man’s neck making him come to life. There was a pulse and Jim cried out, “Thank God he’s still alive.”

Albert apologized, “I’m sorry I just lost it for a moment. Thanks for stopping me James.”

 

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Kathy assured, “You could have waited a few more shakes to stop him Jim. It would have been fine with me.”

Albert insisted, “Jim blink to the Jail and get the handcuffs and shackles.”

Jim blinked out and back dropping the cuffs and shackles on the ground. Then he blinked to Suzy and whispered, “One of us has to touch her. We have to see if there is life in her.”

Kathy made a cloud, and blew it through the doorway to the man’s head. Suzy informed. “Time is stopped I say Albert waits here with sicko. Well James takes the rest of us to the doctor’s office. Now take us outside. Kathy took one arm and Suzy took the other. Outside the door Suzy knelled down on one knee and picked up Rebecca’s neckless. Then she cried out, “Now,” as she touched Mable. In an instant they were in the treatment room in the doctor’s office.

Jim looked around, but the doctor was not there. Suzy yelled, “It’s lunch time, he might be out eating.”

Jim replied, “I’m on it.”

Then he blinked out. Appearing in the Restaurant at the Hotel Jim looked around. Then he spotted Patrick at a table with his wife. Jim went and touched him and blinked out as he came to life. Appearing in the treatment room Patrick started to fall on his butt as Jim pulled him up. Shaking his head Patrick blurted, “Crap that is the most shocking thing that ever happened to me. You know how to get my attention for sure. What do we have?”

Jim insisted, “The gal on top is the patient.”

Suzy stepped to Patrick and slipped the neckless over his head. Suzy smiled, we have time stopped.”

Patrick replied, “I kind of thought that. Can I touch her?”

Cathy reached down and removed the fabric from Mable’s face, and Patrick gasped, “Oh hell! Is she alive? I can see the finger marks on her neck.”

Patrick reached down and touched her. Mable’s mouth opened wide as her entire body jerked. Patrick pulled his hand away fast. Then he stepped back and looked at each one of them. Then pointing at Suzy he asked, “What are you?

Suzy replied, “I’m a Love Goddess.”

Then he pointed to Kathy and she replied, “I’m a Spectrum Goddess”

Then he pointed at Jim and he replied, “I’m a Time Lord”

Then he pointed at Rebecca informing, “We all know Rebecca she’s a News Reporter.”

Patrick pointed at Mable and asked, “What is she?”

Suzy replied, “She’s a Seamstress.”

Patrick revealed, “No she’s dead. She has trauma affecting the trachea and bronchia that I can’t fix. I don’t have the knowledge to fix this. I’ve heard of Doctors cutting a hole in the throat to open the trachea, but I wouldn’t even know where to start.”

Suzy insisted, “A tracheostomy. How about we kidnap a doctor from the future? We can’t do it in our time, so I say the 90’s. Medicine was good then.”

Jim replied, “Good idea. Sorry about this, but this might take some time. I need you to give me the neckless. I will give it back when I come with a doctor to teach you.”

Patrick slipped the neckless from his neck, and handed it to Jim.”

Jim took it and Patrick froze. The he informed, “I’m getting Albert. I’ll be right back.”

Jim blinked out appearing behind the Dress Shop. There stood a dog with its lag lifted over the cloud around the man’s head. Jim thought, Albert must have started time. Then the dog turned into Albert and Jim exclaimed, “Albert!”

Albert replied, “I know but I had to go. I just couldn’t pass it up. Is Mable alright?

Jim questioned, “Time still stopped?”

Albert replied, “Yes, what about Mable?”

Jim insisted, “We have to go take care of this.”

Then he stepped next to Albert grabbing his arm, and blinked them out.

Appearing in the Doctor’s office Jim insisted, “Get over here we’re going to Portland. The “Oregon Health & Science University” is there. We should have no problem finding a doctor there. Even an Intern would most likely work.”

They all huddled together with Suzy grabbing Jim’s arm. Jim put his hand on the little book in his pocket and said, take me to surgery department of the Oregon Health & Science University.”

They all turned into a million little stars and disappeared. They reappeared in a waiting room at the University. Jim called out, “By the power of Njal I command time to stop. Now let’s find a doctor.”

Suzy looked around then announced, “You know we all look like we just stepped out of the Wild West, or off a movie set. If I touch someone they will freak.”

Jim replied, “Let them, you’ll just have to push some of that love stuff in them. That stuff is like Heroin you know. Let’s try this hall. The sign says Doctors and staff only.”

Jim blinked them to the other side of the double doors. The hall was filled with people wearing White. Suzy made a ball of bright flashing colored light then pushed it into a woman and questioned, “Can you point out a surgeon.”

The woman demanded, “Who are you and how did you get in here.”

Suzy made another ball of bright flashing colored light as Kathy pointed to a man in a white coat and shot a little spark at him saying, “Is that him?”

Then she pointed at another person and shot another little spark saying, “How about that one.”

Suzy pushed the love into her and she exclaimed, “Jeffery the tall man by the door.”

Suzy pulled her hand away and Kathy shot another little spark at them making them visible again. Jim stood on one side of the man and Albert on the other. Then Jim touched him asking, “Jeffery, are you a surgeon?”

Jeffery looked at Albert thin back at Jim responding, “I feel intimidated. Who are you?”

Jim was blunt, “I’m a Time Lord, and we need your help. Look around I’ve stopped time.”

Looking up and down the hall seeing everyone froze in time he insisted, “What kind of trick is this?”

Jim insisted, “The hell with it! Everyone link up.”

They all made a circle around Jeffery and Jim blinked them to the Doctor’s office. Where Jim explained, “We’re in 1875 and time is stopped here too. That’s your patient on top of that other woman, but don’t touch her or she’ll come to life and die. We’re going to wake up the Doctor of this time to fill you in.”

Suzy touched Patrick and he came to life as she explained, “We have a Doctor here from the future. We need you to explain this to him.”

Patrick explained, “She has trauma affecting the trachea and bronchia. The windpipe is completely blocked. This is beyond my knowledge to save her.”

Jeffery insisted, “I need to know what’s going on here?”

Patrick insisted, “I was reluctant at first too. You’re a Doctor and you have a patient. Are you going to watch her die, or do what we’re doing and try to save her.”

Jeffery bent down and touched Mable. She came to life and Rebecca moved her eyes. Jeffery jumped back breaking away from Jim and froze. Patrick looked at Jim, “It’s all right James he just got startled. It’s hard to accept what you are at first. We’re not like you.”

Jim touched Jeffery again and Jeffery came to life in panic mode, “What do you think Doctor? Esophageal tracheal airway or tracheostomy?”

 

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Jim whispered, “This is 1875 and he has no idea what you’re talking about.”

Albert insisted, “We have time. We control time. Just tell us what you need and we’ll get it for you.”

Jeffery explained, “I’m a surgeon you should have gone to the ER and got a Trauma doctor, but we can do this.”

Then he looked at Patrick and said, “Sedative.”

Patrick replied, “Chloroform.”

Jeffery continued, “That will never work. It’s too dangerous. I need an Esophageal airway, some kind of Sedative, Syringes. Oh hell, just take me to the ER and I’ll get what I need.”

Jim insisted, “Patrick we’ll need your bag. Empty it out.”

Patrick retrieved his bag from the stand by the door, and started emptying it.”

Watching Jeffery mumbled, “Wow what I would give to have that bag with those instruments.”

Patrick handed Jeffery his bag and insisted, “You hold the life of everyone within fifty miles of here in your hands. Treat it with respect.”

Holding it tight to him Jeffery insisted, “I will.”

Jim ordered, “Albert give Patrick the little bolt. Suzy put Rebecca’s neckless on Jeffery. I’ll be back in about ten seconds.

Jim put his hand on the little book in his pocket and announced, “The Emergence Room at the Health & Science University Hospital.”

In an instant they were standing in the ER. Jeffery looked around and said, “It has been a few years since I’ve been in here. Seeing a trauma cart he went to it. He pulled open a few drawers and started taking things and putting them in the bag. He looked at Jim and questioned, “How much time do we have?”

Jim smiled, “I don’t want to try to explain it to you, but we exist outside of time. We just interact with it. I just put you in the place between time and the other side.”

Jeffery stared at Jim and remarked, “You mean…”

Jim replied, “Yes this is the gap between life and death.”

Jeffery questioned, “Have you thought about what you are going to do if the airway works. It will have to be in for a few days, and she can’t eat or drink during that time. This is usually done with an IV. I know that doesn’t exist in that time. Dehydration will set in long before it’s time for the airway to come out.”

Jim explained, “Last time we brought someone from the past for treatment. The Police and the FBI got involved, and we almost had a Paradox. It turned out bad, and we don’t want to go through something like that.”

Jeffery explained, “That’s because you don’t know the system. What you should do is have me stabilize her, and drop her off at an accident scene. Then the Paramedics will bring her to the Hospital. With no ID she will go down as a Jane Doe. Then you just bring her back when it’s over with. I’ll help you do it, but I want something in return.”

Jim thought, Oh here it comes. “What”

Jeffery replied, “I want a doctors bag with all the instruments just like the Doctor’s. Heck I’d even tell them she’s my sister for that?”

Jim replied, “So now we just have to find an accident.”

Jeffery replied, “Let me see if I can find us one.”

He went to the workstation and pulled out a metal clipboard and called out, “I’m checking the Paramedics log, myocardial infarction. No a heart attack won’t work. Here we go this morning at 9:45 a rollover accident, neck and leg injury.”

Jim insisted, Get over here, and I’ll take us to that time.”

Jeffery came to Jim explaining, “The transport came from Station 04. It took about five minutes to get to the accident, and another seven to ten minutes on the seine. Then five minutes to get to the Hospital. I’d guess twenty minutes. You need to take us to Station 04 at 9:25”

Jim put one hand on the little book and Jeffery’s arm with the other and called out, “In front of Portland Oregon Fire Station number 04 on May 10 at 9:25.”

In an instant they were standing in front of the fire station. Jeffery asked, “How come were outside the Fire station.”

Jim replied, “Because I’m going to start time. We’re going to follow them to the accident. By the power of Njal I command time to start.”

The back ground noise of the city roared to life and cars went by. Then the street light changed and a bay door was going up. They could see the feet of the Fire Men moving around the Engine. Then the siren started blaring, and the Engine pulled out and went down the street. Jim watched the Engine then he blinked them to the corner about a block from it. Jim did this until the Engine stopped at the upside-down car. Then Jim announced, “Hold my arm tight we’re going up.”

Then Jim blinked them up a few hundred feet in the air. Then he blinked around to different places to get a differed view of the accident. Then he blinked them back to 1875 in the doctor’s office.

Kathy inquired, “How did it go?”

Jim replied, “Great, and our genius Doctor here knew how to save her. We’re going to have to take her to the future to save her though, but don’t worry we have a way to make it so no one will even know. That way we won’t have the problems we had last time.”

Jeffery explained, “This might be tough, because she is such a small woman with a tiny neck. If I can get the Doctor to assist me by holding her head back, so her upper lip lines up with her throat. That would be great, as I need as strait a shot as possible down the throat.

Then Jeffery pulled the Esophageal airway from the doctors bag, and set it on the table. Then he pulled a Syringe and a veil of Midazolam from the bag. He pulled open the package for the Syringe and measured out the Midazolam from the Veil. Then he put the cap back on the Syringe and set it on the table. Then he tore open the package with the airway. It had two big Syringes hanging from it hooked by tubes.

Jeffery looked at the Doctor and asked, “Patrick right?”

Patrick nodded and Jeffery held up the Esophageal airway and continued, “This is the tube I’m putting down her throat. It has two doughnuts that blow up in the throat to hold it in place. You do this one and I’ll do the other one. Now I’m going to give her this sedative. Then you’re going to hold her head well I insert the air way. When it’s in you will hear the air sucking through the tube. Then we push the stuff in the two Syringes in to hold it in place.”

Jeffery took a deep breath and said, “Let’s do it.”

Jeffery gave Mable the shot without bringing her to life. Then Patrick knelled at her head with Jeffery next to him. Patrick took Mable’s head and tipped it back as Mable jerked and fought to breathe. Jeffery pushed the tube down Mable’s throat. Then there was a whistling sound as Mable sucked in air. Then she went limp, as Rebecca asked, “Can I move yet?”

Patrick and Jeffery pushed the stuff in the Syringes in, and pulled away from Mable. Then Mable and Rebecca froze again. Jeffery stood up and Patrick fell on his butt taking a deep breath saying, “Now that was intense.”

Looking at Jim Jeffery revealed, “I saw our patient and myself at the accident, but you weren’t there.”

Jim revealed, “I was there. In fact we all were there. You just couldn’t see us. If you meat yourself in time it will make a paradox. That is why I just viewed the accident from the air, and didn’t go to the scene. I also know this is what we would do, because I saw you and Mable there.”

Jim turned to Patrick and insisted, “I need the little bolt back Patrick. I have to take you back to your wife.”

Patrick took the little bolt from his pocket and handed it to Albert. Then Jim insisted, “Sorry Jeffery but I need the neckless back. You won’t need it when we get back I started time there already. You can give it to Albert, and he’ll put it back where it belongs.”

 

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Suzy insisted, “Let’s get Rebecca out from under Mable first. If you an Albert lift Mable, Jeffery and I will pull out Rebecca.”

Then that’s what they did Albert and Jim lifted Mable and you could hear the air going in and out the tube. Suzy and Jeffery pulled out Rebecca. Then Jim an Albert let Mable down easy, and Jim touched Patrick and blinked out. Albert got the neckless From Jeffery and gave it back to Rebecca. Then Jim appeared requesting, “Kathy make every one invisible but Jeffery and Mable.

With that Kathy started shooting little sparks at everyone. They all disappeared as Jim revealed, “This is why you didn’t see us at the accident. Now let’s all gather around Rebecca, and Jeffery you at her head. With Suzy holding his arm Jeffery moved then he felt Albert grab his other arm, as Suzy asked. “Do you want to move closer so you can put your hand on it?”

Jim replied, “I don’t need it. I know just where we’re going on May 10, 1998 at 9:30. I just need you to knell down with me so we can hold hands and touch Mable. They knelled and as soon as they touched Mable Jim blinked them out. They appeared on the grass next to the passenger side of the car. They could hear the sirens getting louder and Jim barked, “Help me try to get that car door open.”

They ran the ten feet to the car and pulled on the door, but it was jammed with the car on its top. Jim yelled, “Pull!” Albert let out a grunt as he jerked hard and the door came open. Then the Fire Engine stopped in the street on the other side of the car, and the firemen were scrambling around.

Jeffery yelled, “I have an ejection over here and she’s having trouble breathing!”

Two paramedic-firemen were getting cases from a ben on the truck. As Jeffery whispered, “If you can hear me I have to pull this out before they get here. You’ll need to make it so they can’t see it.”

Suzy replied, “We’re all right here with you Jeffery. We got your back.”

The firemen came caring orange cases, so Jeffery pulled out the Esophageal airway. Then Jeffery stepped back and dropped it on the ground, as Kathy shot it with a little spark.

Mable was fighting to breathe as Jeffery explained, “I’m a doctor I think you should use an Esophageal airway. Pulling one from his case the firemen said, “I’m on it doc. You know anything else about her?”

Jeffery replied, “Just that her eyes are dilated if their responsive then she might be on something.”

The other paramedic spoke, “Equal and responsive BP 140 over 98.”

Then he questioned, “Did you see the accident?”

Jeffery replied, “No, she was lying on the ground when I got here.”

Then the police showed up and Jim whispered in Kathy’s ear shoot him.”

Then Suzy shot Jeffery with a little spark, and Jim blinked them all out. They appeared standing in the waiting room at the ER. Jim whispered in Jeffery’s ear, “Where do you want me to take you?”

Jeffery mumbled under his breath, “I have no surgeries today, and I just finished my rounds when you snatched me. Just make me visible here and we’re fine.”

Jim whispered in Kathy’s ear, “Take him around the corner in the hall and make him visible.”

Kathy took a hold of Jeffery’s arm and took him down the hall around the corner. Then Kathy said bye as she shot him with a little spark. Jeffery watched Kathy disappear as he became visible. He immediately went into the ER. Looking up a Doctor announced, “Doctor Johnson I see you have no students with you. What honors us with your presence today?”

Jeffery informed, “On my way in today I witnessed a rollover accident. A woman was ejected from the car, and I stayed with her and help the paramedics. They put in an Esophageal airway. I think we might need an MRI. I would like my students to follow this case for possible surgery.”

Then the double glass doors opened, and the paramedics were pushing in a gurney as Jeffery informed, “Here is your patient now. Call me Richard.”

Then Jeffery walked off.

In the waiting room Jim revealed, “Albert and I have to go back and take care of that man. Who’s staying with Mable?”

Rebecca exclaimed, “I’m chasing a story. Even though I can’t write this part for the paper I’d like to stay, but I should follow the story I can write. Then again the future is so exciting.”

Kathy revealed, “Either I make you and Albert visible now, or I have to go back with you. Then there’s that Cloud I left on his head.”

Suzy reasoned, “I guess you’re with me Rebecca, because Kathy has to go with James and Albert.”

Jim held hands with Rebecca and Suzy and announced, “Just follow her and give everyone lots of room, even though you’re invisible they can still bump into you.”

Then Jim blinked them in the ER and blinked out. Then putting his hands on Kathy and Albert Jim blinked them to the back of the Dress Shop.

Kathy shot a little spark at Jim and Albert then the Cloud. Then she faded back asking, “Now what?

Jim insisted, “We need a cover story for were Suzan, Rebeca, and Mable are.”

Albert explained, “We get the wagon and team and James blinks them to Lambert. Then we say Suzy and Rebecca took Mable to the Doctor in Lambert.”

Jim exclaimed, “That works. Albert start time and Kathy and I will get Charlie and Patty hooked to the Wagon. Then we’ll meet you back here.”

Back in the future in the ER treatment room the Doctor exclaimed, “Good we have an IV started, let’s get this dress off of her.”

The Nurse talked softly, “Sorry dear but I have to cut it off. It looks so nice it hurts me too.”

The Nurse thought as she cut it down the arm to the IV, What a beautiful dress. Then cutting down the middle and other sleeve she saw the hand stitching and thought, This is a handmade dress it must be worth about five hundred.

Standing outside Kathy wined, “Oh no there cutting off her dress.”

Suzy turned her back because she couldn’t bear to see it. Then she thought, How we value simple things in our time. People here don’t even respect cutting off a dress like that. They have no idea how much time and effort went into making the dress.

They watched as they put a gown on her and hung another IV bag. Then they trickled out of the room, and it was down to one Nurse. Rebecca whispered, “What are those strings hooked to her?”

Suzy whispered, “They go to that box that’s beeping, so they can see what her heart is doing”

Back in Dention Jim and Kathy had returned from Lambert, and they rejoined with Albert. Jim questioned. “What are we going to do with him now?”

Albert opened up, “Well this is a mess. He is a murderer or should be a murderer. He would be a murderer if we didn’t love Mable so much. In this time she would be dead. You heard the doctor. Suzy told him she was a Seamstress and he said, “No, she’s dead.” But if she lives then we can’t charge him with murder. We’re back to the assault charge that I can’t even put him in Jail for.”

Jim responded, “We have another problem she will be in the Hospital five days to a week in the future. It only takes a few days and the word will leak out she’s gone. Then what are we going to do?”

Kathy suggested, “Maybe we could leave time stopped here and go somewhere for a week. I have money, and I could rent us a hotel room. Then we could eat in a restaurant, and James could take us to see Mable every day.”

Jim replied, “That’s a great idea Kathy. When I was up in the air at the accident I saw a Motel 6, and the sign said $59 a night. I’ll go to my room and get a few five dollar gold pieces. Oliver told me the last one was worth over ten thousand in his time.”

Albert insisted, “Jim you’re still here.”

Jim explained, “I know. I went to my room and came back to the same moment I left.”

 

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Albert disclosed, “Jim you scare me sometimes.”

Jim replied, “I’ll go to the Coin Shop about ten minutes after our last visit. That way I won’t muddy up the timeline to much.”

Then Jim blinked them to the Coin Shop, and Oliver questioned, “Did you forget something?”

Jim replied, “Another request Oliver. I need enough to rent two Motel rooms and eat on for a week in 1998, so it has to be pre 1998 money.”

Oliver mumbled, “Damn time travelers. How is a guy to make any money? I’m spending all my time doing strange transactions like this.”

Jim replied, “I got a few five dollar gold pieces to trade for it.”

Oliver looked Jim in the eye and explained, “Depending on the condition of the coin it’s worth $700 to $17,000. You need like $2,000 or so. I’m converting your money to gold now and the exchange rate from your time to now, is one ounce of gold or a one ounce twenty dollar gold piece is $2000 gold weight. That is 100 to 1 or gold cost a Hundred times more now.”

Jim replied, “What are you saying Oliver?”

Oliver replied, “I’m trying to tell you to keep your money, and have me convert a couple thousand of the cash we got from the Silver dollars. Then you would come out ahead on the deal.”

Jim replied, “That’s Kathy’s money not mine.”

Kathy butted in, “Jim I said I would pay for it. Suzy told me I’m stinking rich. Let’s stink up the place. What do you think Oliver?”

Oliver insisted, “Any woman that would turn down Diamonds. Doesn’t have it in her to stink the place up. I would say you’re respectably rich, and that far surpasses filthy and stinking.”

Jim questioned, “How long will it take Oliver?”

Oliver requested, “Give me a week and I’ll see what I can do.”

Jim announced, “One week from today at the same time.”

Then Jim blinked them out, and they were standing in the same spot. Except it was a week later. Oliver exclaimed, “It freaks me out every time you just pop in here without a warning. Now, I got a mix of ones, fives, tens, twenties, and fifty’s. I got you $2,200, and some two dollar bills I’m not counting. That should keep you for a week, as long as you don’t let it burn a hole in your pocket.”

Oliver pulled open the safe door and handed Jim the money. Jim just pushed Oliver’s hand over to Kathy, and she took the money. Then Jim blinked them to the Jail. Where they put on their clothes from the future, and got Suzy’s yellow dress. Then it was back to 1998 to rent a room.

At the motel 6 they rented two adjoining rooms for a week. Witch came at a discount of $99 a day. With tax and fees it came to $734 for the week. After going to the room and checking it out. Jim had Kathy make him invisible, and they went to look for Suzy and Kathy. He found them in the waiting room outside the ICU waiting room. Kathy opened up a hole in the wall for them to watch into the ICU.

Jim sat next to them and Suzy revealed, “Mable is in that second room on the left. It’s the one at the corner. This seemed to be the best way to keep track of her. Did you take care of things back home?”

Jim replied, “Nope. We just left time stopped there and came back here. We went and got some cash from Oliver. Then came here and rented a Motel room for us. We got two adjoining rooms with two bed’s each. I thought we could take turns watching Mable at night. Kathy volunteered if I take her to get something to eat. She’ll take the first watch and stay here tonight. Oh I have your yellow dress at the Motel room.”

Suzy replied, “Rebecca and I are hungry too, so take Kathy to eat and come get us.”

Jim revealed, “I think I’ll take her to Denny’s. There’s one just down the street from the Motel.”

Kathy claimed, “I hope Denny is a good cook.”

Suzy smiled, “You’ll like it Kathy.”

Jim took Kathy’s hand and blinked them out. Appearing in the Motel room Albert was lying on the bed watching the TV. Kathy saw this and insisted, “Don’t worry Albert if you get the TV Demon. I’ll have Suzan cast it out of you.”

Jim insisted, “Kathy make us visible so we can walk to Denny’s. How about you Albert? Do you want to go get something or are you going to wait to eat with Rebecca?”

Albert replied, “I’m watching these two brothers from our time. They meet up after fighting on opposite sides of the Civil War. They came home and are trying to rescue relatives who have been kidnapped by a gang. If they can’t find them, maybe we could go help them.”

Jim Revealed, “That’s not real Albert. That’s a movie on HBO.”

Albert insisted, “I can see it right through the window in the box. I’ve watch them travel home.”

Jim went to the door and directed, “Let’s go Kathy.”

At Denny’s Kathy was looking at the menu pictures of the food. Then she insisted, “I want to get some of the potato sticks.”

Jim acknowledged, “I know you like Hamburger’s and it comes with Fries. How about we get the Bacon Swiss Burger for $4.95?”

Kathy agreed so they ate and went back to the Motel. Kathy made them invisible and they went to Suzy and Rebecca. In the hospital Jim had Kathy make then all Visible, and Jim blinked out with Suzy and Rebecca. They went to the Motel. Suzy changed, and they went to dinner. Albert told about the two brothers killing everyone in the gang.

Jim and Suzy slept in one room, and Albert and Rebecca slept in the other. When the night shift came on, Kathy moved into the ICU to be next to Mable. She stood by the bed and held her hand, as a Nurse came in to check on Mable. She was checking the IV when she looked at Kathy and said, “You do know I can see you. Are you a sister, mother, or grandmother?”

Kathy was stunned she could see her and questioned, “You can see me?”

The nurse exclaimed, “Wow, I can here you! That’s a first. Most spirits just put the thought in my head, and I hear them that way. I hear you like you’re talking to me.”

Kathy insisted, “Mable isn’t waking up.”

The nurse whispered, “We’re giving her medicine to keep her asleep.”

Then she turned and walked out. Kathy didn’t understand how she could see her.

The next morning Jim took Rebecca to watch Mable, and Kathy shot her with a little spark. The window Kathy made in the wall was still there, so Rebecca just watched from the waiting room. Jim took the evening shift, and Suzy did the night shift. The same Nurse came on that night. Suzy was in Mable’s room pushing Love into her. When the Nurse came in the room Suzy made a ball of bright flashing colored light, and pushed it into her.

The Nurse exclaimed, “Well aren’t we a powerful one.”

Injecting some medicine in Mable’s IV tube the Nurse whispered, “You must be someone important to have so many spirits watching over you. Well Jane Doe whoever you are? You have a lot of Love around you.”

At the Nurse’s station Tom came to Crystal, “I see you’re still talking to your patients,”

Crystal replied, “They can hear us you know.”

Tom replied, “That’s what they say. That’s why I don’t talk to them.”

Suzy went to the monitoring station and listened to Crystal and Tom. Crystal revealed, “I think I’m going to lose Miss Beckman in Unit 2.”

Suzy looked and Unit 2 was next to Mable’s room, so Suzy went to Miss Beckman’s room. She looked around, but didn’t see anything. Then she touched the woman and saw the dark spot in the corner of the room. Suzy gasped, “Oh no it’s a death marker.”

 

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Suzy filled with sadness and made a ball of bright flashing colored light, and pushed it into her. Thinking, If you’re going, you’re doing it with love. Then she pushed more love into her, and the dark spot started to fade.

At the monitoring station Crystal saw her vital signs were getting better. Then they went to normal.

In the room Suzy pushed more love into Miss Beckman, and the dark spot disappeared. Then a bright light filled the room and a Light Being appeared on the other side of the bed asking, “You know this woman?”

Suzy replied, “No, I’ve never seen her before. I just knew she needed love, so I gave it to her.”

The Light Being responded, “Then the love was unconditional. For this there are no consequences, and her time has been reset.”

Then the bright light faded away, as Crystal watched from her station in amazement. Suzy went back to Mable as Crystal went to Miss Beckman. Her eyes were open and she was looking around. Crystal explained, “The surgery went well. I’ll let the doctor know you’re awake. Now you just need to rest.”

Then the nurse went into Mable’s room and questioned, “What are you? I’ve seen spirits since I was a child, and I have never seen any like you.”

Suzy replied, “Now you’ve seen a Love Goddess.”

Crystal continued, “Was that an angel in there with you?”

Suzy proclaimed, “You saw it. You tell me. I just know it is over me, and I have to obey what it orders.”

The rest of the night was quiet and Albert and Rebecca took over for Suzy in the morning. Albert insisted, “You should get the Grand Slam.”

At lunch time they swapped again, and it was Kathy again.

Back at the Motel Suzy was coming to life. Jim was reading and looked at Suzy and questioned, “Did you sleep good?”

Suzy barked, “Oh no, this bed is hard as a rock. The floor is probably softer. What time is it?”

Jim replied, “It’s about five. I’m taking the night shift tonight.”

Suzy informed, “If Crystal is on tonight she can see us when we’re invisible. She’s psychic like Malinda. She thinks we’re spirits, and treats us that way. Oh yah, I had a strange thing happen last night. I think I saw an Angel last night. This lady has a marker in her room, so I filled her up with Love. Then the marker disappeared and a Light Being appeared and said, “The love was unconditional. For this there are no consequences, and her time has been reset.”

Jim replied, “Wow wish I could have seen it.”

Suzy asked, “Albert and Rebecca?”

Jim replied, “They’re in the other room. They have the TV Demon.”

 

[steamroller]

Great story, loving it

 

[gonewacky]

Great story, loving it

It brings me great joy to see this. Thank you so much…

Joe

 

[gonewacky]

Been having some writers block, but I’m getting close to finishing another Chapter.

Joe

 

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Chapter Eighteen

Jim sat in the waiting room watching through the hole Kathy made in the wall. Back in the Motel Albert and Rebecca were up late watching TV. The Demon box had completely taken them over. In the next room Suzy and Kathy were making plans to go shopping.

Jim couldn’t stop thinking about the man that did this thing to Mable. Who was he? Why did he do it? What should they do with him? Jim thought about the things he could do to him. With the man shackled and cuffed. He could blink him on to the tracks in front of a speeding train. Then stop time at the last moment, and blink him out. Jim thought about blinking hem up a thousand feet in the air, and letting him fall. Then he could stop time when he was about ten feet from the ground. Then he could touch him and jerk his hand away, so he only fell a few inches at a time. Then blink him out at the last moment.

Jim thought about what he could do if he had Kathy make him invisible. Then he could push him down every time he tried to get up. Then slap his face. Then he saw Nurses rushing to Mable’s room. Jim blinked to the door as he heard one nurse say “How could you let this happen?”

Mable was jerking around pulling off the wires, and trying to pull out the tube in her throat. Jim freaked and called out, “By the power of Njal I command time to stop.”

Then he blinked to the Motel. Suzy was in one bed, and Kathy was in the other. As soon as Jim appeared Suzy sat up in bed questioning, “What’s wrong?”

Taking a deep breath Jim informed, “I’ve stopped time. We have a problem and I need you.”

Suzy threw the covers off and explained, “I was just lying thinking anyway. What’s going on?”

Jim replied, “Mable woke up and is trying to rip everything out.”

Suzy advised, “Just let me put my dress on and we’ll go.

Suzy slipped her dress over her head and Jim blinked her out in her bare feet. Appearing in Intensive care Suzy touched a Nurse.

The woman turned her head and demanded, “How did you get in here?”

Suzy asked, “What’s happening?”

The woman insisted, “You need to leave now!”

Suzy insisted, “Look at your patient and coworkers.”

She turned her head as Jim took Suzy’s arm, and blinked them out. They appeared on the center span of the Hawthorne Bridge. Overlooking the river Suzy pushed Love into her. Then Jim urged, “Relax and enjoy the view. Take it all in, because this will never happen again. No sound, nothing moving, even the lights aren’t flickering. Look at the light reflection on the water. Not one ripple is moving. The world has come to a stop just for you.”

Suzy pushed another ball of love into her and whispered; “Now you know this isn’t possible so tell me what happened. In a moment all hell is going to break loose again.”

The woman took a deep breath and mumbled, “Ronda missed the 1:00 injection, and the sedative wore off, and she woke up.”

Jim put his hand on her shoulder and whispered, “Are you ready to go back, or do you need a moment?”

The woman asked, “Can’t we just stay here?”

Jim replied, “I’ve wished that myself, but life must go on.”

Then Jim blinked them back to the Intensive care unit outside the door. Jim and Suzy moved away and she froze. Jim explained, “I’ll have to move her back to the room.”

Suzy questioned, “You think you should get Kathy to make us invisible? I’ll have to push Love in her at least three times, and with the two Nurses touching her. They will come to life each time I do it, and they will see me standing there doing it.”

Jim replied, “I don’t think it matters. They will only see you for a flash each time. When I start time I think none of them would admit to seeing you.”

Then Jim touched the Nurse and blinked her back to her place in the room, and pulled his hand away. Then he came back out to Suzy and insisted, “Your turn, I’ll wait out here until you’re done.”

Suzy went in the room and stood by the Nurse on the far side of the bed. Then she made a ball of bright flashing colored light, and pushed it into Mable. She jerked a little. Then Suzy did it again, and again. Then she went out with Jim taking his arm, as Jim called out, “By the power of Njal I command time to start.”

They stood there watching, as the Nurse holding the arm with the IV barked, “Get over here with that sedative Kim.”

The Nurse they took to the Bridge rushed to her side and injected the sedative in the IV tube. The other Nurse insisted, “Help me hook the leads back up.”

Jim blinked Suzy back to the waiting room, and they watched through the hole Kathy made. Soon one by one the Nurses left the room. Then everything went back to normal. Then Suzy gave Jim a hug and pushed love into his back, and whispered, “Thank you my Time Lord. I Love you more than you will ever know. How lucky we are to be able to help people for a job.”

Jim mumbled, “It comes at a price though.”

Suzy whispered, “What’s that?”

Jim mumbled. “Demons dear, we have to fight evil.”

Suzy squeezed Jim tight, “That’s why we have a Hangman my Love. I’ll just stay here with you until you go get Albert in the morning.”

Suzy sat next to Jim and leaned her head on his arm, and drifted off to sleep. The rest of the night was quiet. Jim read his book until time to go get Albert. Then he kissed Suzy on the head and whispered, “It’s time. You need to wake.”

Slowly Suzy came to life, and Jim insisted, “I’ll be right back. I’m getting Albert.”

After leaving Rebecca and Albert at the Hospital, Jim went to breakfast with Suzy and Kathy. Then they went shopping and to the water front. Kathy leaned against the waterfront wall rail and revealed, “This is so different than when I came here with Hawkins. Nothing is the same as it was then. It doesn’t even look like the same river.”

Suzy wiped a tear from Kathy’s cheek as little stars sparkled and the tear turned into a rainbow and faded away. Jim put one arm around Suzy and the other around Kathy, as they looked at the river.

Looking out at the river Jim confessed, “You know we don’t even know anything about Mable.”

Kathy revealed, “I know how she got the Dress Shop. She came to Dention in 1867 when she was 19. She would sit in front of the General Store offering to sew patches on people’s clothes. Hanks wife Johan took a liking to her and paid Victoria to put her up in the Boardinghouse. Johan would tell her customers things like it will take weeks to get that from San Francisco, or it will take mounts to get that from New York. Mable can make it in a few weeks. Then they would buy the fabric, thread, and what it took to make it.

Then when Mable would come to sit in front of the store Johan would bring her in the store and show what they wanted. It was a win for the store making money on the goods, and Mable making money making the garments. Johan loved Mable as the daughter she never had, and talked Hank into building the Dress Shop. You see the Dress Shop is Hanks, but he charges Mable nothing. To him it keeps the love of Johan alive. That’s all I know about her. How she got here, and where she came from she never told me.”

Suzy disclosed, “Wow, she never told me any of that stuff.”

Kathy replied, “I would have thought Victoria would have told you. I traded Mable my Cry Baby story for that one when I first got here.”

Jim spoke up, “We need to take Albert and Rebecca lunch. They said hamburgers and fries were fine. I think we’ll go to Burger King this time. ‎I think we’ll just get everyone a Whopper, Fries, and chocolate milkshake. What do you think about that?”

 

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Suzy and Kathy agreed and they were off to Burger King. They got their food and went to the bathroom and huddled together. Suzy made a ball of bright flashing colored light, and Kathy shot it with a little spark. The ball exploded into a million little flashing stars, and they all turned invisible. Then Jim blinked them to Albert and Rebecca at the Hospital.

When it was clear Kathy made them all visible, and they passed out the food and ate. As they ate there food and talked. Suzy told about what Kathy told them about Mable.

That’s when Rebecca revealed, “It was the year before Albert’s wife died that Mable came to Dention. Albert’s wife Adeline would bring her things to eat, as she was barely making enough to feed herself. Everyone in town knew she was living in the shed behind the Feed and Seed. That lasted about two weeks. Then Johan moved her to the Boardinghouse. When Adeline passed away I moved to Dention to keep my promise to her. Albert couldn’t go back into their house, because everything reminded him of Adeline. That’s when we both got rooms at the boarding house.

That’s when I found that Mable had been married to Lucas Quinn. He never worked and drank every day. He would beat Mable every chance he got. He ran up a large bill at the local pub, and traded Mable’s services for the bill. When she refused he beat her until she couldn’t walk. A few days later her friend Isabella found Mable on the floor in her blood stained dress unresponsive. She went and got her husband Martin. Together they took her home and got a doctor.

It took a week for her to get well enough to walk. Then Martin took her to the stage line, and gave her twenty five dollars. Then told her to go as far as the money would take her, and he told her to change her name. She married him at 15, and it took her four years to escape him. I’m sure you know about her life when she came to the Boardinghouse.

Suzy replied, “We do now.”

Kathy was watching through the hole she made in the wall and announced, “The doctor just went into Mable’s room.”

Jim jumped up and insisted, “Shoot me Kathy I’m going in.”

With that Kathy shot Jim with a little spark, and he blinked out. Standing at the doorway Jim listened to the doctor. “It looks like the swelling is staying down nicely. The bruising doesn’t look like an accident to me. I’d swear it’s a large hand print, but everything is looking good. I say we take the airway out tomorrow, and see how she dose. If it goes good we can wake her up, and she should be in a room the day after tomorrow.”

Jim blinked out and had Kathy make him visible again. Then he let everyone know the worst was almost over.

Kathy Jim and Suzy went back to the Motel and Jim questioned, “Suzy, you want to see your birth mother? I can take you there with the book.”

Suzy looked stunned and stared at Jim. Then she queried, “We can do that?”

Jim replied, “Sure, I’ll just have to tell the book to take me to your birth.”

Suzy stepped next to Jim shaking as she took his hand and said, “Take me.”

Jim looked to Kathy and insisted, “Make us invisible.”

Kathy replied, “Only if I get to go.”

Suzy held out her hand. Then Kathy shot them and took her hand. Jim put his hand on the book and called out, “Take me to the birth of Suzan Ann White.”

In an instant they were standing in a Hospital room in 1990. There was a teenage girl giving birth, with her mother holding her hand saying, “Push Molly!”

The baby came out crying and the doctor announced, “It’s a girl at 9:15 March 16, 1990. Do you have a name?

Molly cried, “Suzan Eda Williams.”

Then they took the baby away, and Molly cried uncontrollably as the mother assured, “We talked about this Molly. The baby is going to a good home. You’re just too young to raise a child.”

Suzy tugged Jim’s arm and ordered, “Get me out of here.”

Jim blinked them back to the Motel as a tear slipped down Suzy’s cheek. Kathy hugged her tight as the room filled with little flickering stars. The stars surrounded Kathy and Suzy as they exploded in the air with little flashes. Jim felt bad that he took Suzy and put her through that.

Jim whispered, “Your mother loved you Suzan, and didn’t give you up. You were taken from her.”

Suzy sniffled, “I know, but it was so sad. That should be a happy time. I got to go back and find out who she is.”

Jim replied, “If you want I’ll go. I’ll get a pad and write it all down.”

Suzy argued, “No not yet. I spent years trying to find her, and I need time to accept what I saw.”

Things seamed normal. Then the next day came and it was time to take out the breathing tube. Two Nurses and the Doctor stood over Mable, as the doctor removed the tube. Invisibly Jim, Kathy, and Suzy watched from the door way, as Mable took her first breath on her own, and the Doctor informed, “She seems to be doing well. Keep a close eye on her, and if she does well. We’ll wake her up and move her to a room tomorrow.”

Jim blinked them to the waiting room with Albert and Rebeca. Then they shared what they heard, and talked about taking Mable home.

Jim insisted, “We need to leave her in Lambert for a few days. Have the doctor there watch her. One of us will have to stay there to stop time if things go south, and call me. Albert has to decide what we’re going to do with the sicko. That leaves Suzy or Kathy to do it.”

Rebecca interrupted, “I’ve been thinking about this guy, and why he picked Mable. You think it could be her Husband? It just took Lucas Quinn eight years to find her.”

Albert stomped his foot and growled, “We can’t believe that! If it’s true we can’t do a thing to him by the law. Jim and I can’t know that. We took an oath, so don’t tell us if you find that out.”

Jim smiled, “I’ve been thinking about that. There is nothing in the law about scaring someone to death. We know he is Demon possessed. That gives us the right to fight the demon inside of him. I’m sure Suzan can try to chase out the Demon with little lightning bolts. She doesn’t have to use Love to do it.”

Kathy added, “Suzan could hand me a little ball of bright flashing colored light, and I could hold it over his head. Then Suzan could shoot it, and little stars would rain down on him.”

Albert questioned, “What good would that do?”

Suzy replied, “If I give a ball of bright flashing colored light to Kathy. Then I shoot it the stars shoot out little lightning bolts. I would guess it is like getting electrocuted. He would get an electric shock treatment.”

Kathy went on, “I could put a Cloud over his head and we could take turns pushing him down. When we’re done having fun with him. I say we take him to that place Jim told us about.”

Suzy revealed, “In our time they have a thing called. “Don’t ask. Don’t tell.” It is a way around the law. If you don’t ask and don’t tell it never happened. I say we use that. Then it will be whatever Mable tells people. I’ll pump her so full of Love she won’t know what’s real and what’s her imagination.”

The next day was the big day. Suzy spent the entire morning pumping love into Mable. Kathy had made everyone invisible. They all stayed in the waiting room watching through the hole Kathy made, except for Suzy who stayed in the room with Mable.”

Then the time came and the doctor came into the room. The Nurse across from him at the bed informed, “It should be any time Doctor.”

Then Mable’s eyes slowly opened, and she looked around. With her eyes fixed on the doctor he smiles, “Welcome back. Do you know where you’re at?”

Mable softly mumbled, “No.”

The Doctor went on, “Hurts to talk?”

 

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Mable nodded as the Doctor continued, “It will get better. I promise. Think you can try some Jell-O?”

Mable just looked at the strange things all around the room as a tingling rushed through her. Everything seemed like a dream, as the Nurse raised the bed. Then she handed Mable the Jell-O, as the doctor insisted, “I need to see how well you can swallow. Go ahead and try some for me.”

Mable took the spoon and put a bite in her mouth. She had never seen anything like this before and let it melt in her mouth and slip down her throat. The lime flavor was something she didn’t know, but enjoyed the sweetness of it. Mable swallowed, it was a little painful, but she bared it.”

The doctor questioned, “Dose it hurt to swallow?”

Mable knotted and the Doctor insisted, “Try and see if you can finish it. Would you rather have the Nurse bring you some cherry flavored Jell-O?”

Mable just stared at the doctor and he ordered, “Bring her cherry Jell-O, and if she keeps it down we’ll move her.”

The doctor left and the Nurse staid with Mable well she finished the Jell-O. Then she went and got the cherry Jell-O. Well she was gone Suzy talked to Mable, “It’s alright sweetie I’m right here with you. Jim, Kathy, Albert, and Rebecca are here waiting for you too.”

Then Suzy pushed more love into Mable, and the Nurse returned with the Jell-O saying, “One more and we’ll get you to a room. Then you’ll be heading home in no time.”

Suzy never left Mable’s side and talked to her every time they were alone. It was midafternoon when they moved her to a room. As soon as Mable was in her room the nurse came with food. Setting the tray in front of her the Nurse revealed, “This is Cream of Wheat, Jell-O, broth, and some Apple Juice. If you want some Coffee or Tea or anything just push this button.”

In a broken voice Mable replied, “Tea please.”

The Nurse assured, “Then Tea it is.”

Then she left the room as Suzy whispered in her ear, “I’m going to go get Rebecca, but I’ll be right back.”

Invisible to everyone they were all scattered around the room. Suzy waved for Kathy to follow her and went down the hall to the bathroom. Inside the bathroom Suzy had Kathy shoot her with a little spark. Then she commented, “This sucks now I’m not going to be able to see any of you.”

Kathy touched Suzy with one finger, and little sparkling stars surrounded her finger. Then Kathy came visible to Suzy as she smiled, “I know you can touch me and I can see things. Just be careful that no one sees the little stars. Suzy went back down the hall to Mable’s room. She went straight to her bedside and took her hand. Mable smiled at her. Then tried to talk, but Suzy held her finger to Mable’s lips and insisted, “Don’t talk! You need to get better, and then there will be lots of time for that.”

Mable squeezed Suzy’s hand as she looked around the room. Then Jim’s voice rang out, “Now Kathy.”

With that Kathy shot Mable with a little spark, and touched Suzy’s back. Jim was watching from the door, and everyone else was gathered around Mable’s bed. Rebecca put her hand on Mable’s arm and assured, “We all Love you Mable, and can’t wait to get you back home.”

Just then Jim called out, “Now Kathy.”

Then Kathy shot Mable with a little spark. Then the Nurse came in announcing, “I see you have a visitor.”

Suzy spoke up, “I’m Suzan, and this is my sister Mable.”

The Nurse admitted, “I would have never guessed. You look nothing like Mable.”

Suzy replied, “I know, Grandma told me it was the Milk Man.”

The Nurse laughed, “I see you Just about finished the Tea. The doctor would like to know if you can keep something a little more solid down, but if you don’t want the Cream of Wheat. I can have the kitchen send up some mashed potatoes and gravy.”

Suzy spoke up, “If you bring some sugar I’m sure she will try the Cream of Wheat.”

The Nurse replied, “I can do that.”

The Nurse left and returned with the sugar. Suzy put the sugar and milk on the Cream of Wheat, and had Mable try it. The Cream of Wheat didn’t go down as easy as the Jell-O, but with encouragement from her family she got it down. The next time the Nurse came in she exclaimed, “Very good, I see you drank the apple juice too. I have an order to remove your IV.”

This was the moment they had been waiting for. Now they could take Mable back to Lambert and have Patrick take care of her. When the Nurse left the room they all held hands around the bed, and Jim blinked them to Lambert. They appeared in the room with the bed just as they were in the Hospital. Jim had blink Mable bed and all to the room.

Back at the Hospital the Nurse came in the room, and was shocked to see Mable gone bed and all. Then she went out and told the other Nurses.

At Dr. Patrick Heanley Office They moved Mable. They lifted Mable by the bedding blanket and all to the other bed. Then Jim blinked the bed back, and blinked out.

The Nurse returned with other Nurses to find the bed was back. One of the Nurses exclaimed, “Ok, she took off and took the bedding with her. It’s not the first time we’ve had a walkout.”

After Mable was set Jim and Albert insisted, “Jim and I have to go take care of our problem so we can start time. If you have any problems just stop time and call me. One of you girls needs to go to the restaurant and touch Patrick, and tell him he has a patient in his bed.”

Then Jim and Albert blinked out. Standing next to the man on the ground Jim put his foot on him. He came to life but he was still out cold.

Back at the Doctor’s Office Suzy went and told Patrick that Mable was back. Then she went on her own mission. She called, “By the power of Njal I command Bird Man to appear. Then she questioned, “If you cast the Demon out of someone do you have to let them go?

Bird Man revealed, “There a lot of rules. There are understood regulations and principles governing our conduct with Demons. Like the one if they hurt a child. Then we are bound to leave the Demon. This binds them to hell unless they seek true forgiveness themselves, and then the Supreme Being will remove the Demon. This almost never happens and they are doomed to hell.

When you cast out a Demon it will fight to get back into the host. Only the ones that are true of hart and know love can keep it out. Most long for the pleasure of the Demon and the experience that feels good from it. The ones that get power and greed from the Demon are the hardest to overcome.

If the Demon makes them take a life. Then you can have that happen to them. You can’t do it, but you can allow it to happen. Say someone dose a murder in your time. You let them hang them, but you cannot be part of it. In my time if I know a plain will crash and all are lost. I can put a murderer on that plain, and let the Supreme Being determine their fate. Is that enough or do you need more?”

Suzy replied, “I think I get it, but I have something else. Can you only go places you’ve been, or can you go anywhere at any time?”

Bird Man smiled, “Oh James finely got a book. Yes I have a book. Why do you ask?”

A tear slipped down Suzy’s face as she revealed, “I had Jim take me to my birth to find out who my mother was.”

Bird Man cut in, “Oh, dangerous! You might not like what you find.”

Suzy continued, “I found my mother was almost a child when she had me. I filled with sadness and made James get me out of there. He went back to find my mother’s name. When he came back and told me it felt like he was holding something back.”

Bird man questioned, “Are you sure you want to see this?”

Suzy replied, “No, but it will hunt me forever if I don’t know.”

 

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Bird Man explained, “Jim must have gone back through time to each birth to find your origin. I’ve learned to use the book quite well. I went to my own birth and watched it. Then I went back in time for five or six generations, and you know who I saw?”

Suzy gasped, “No!”

Bird Man revealed, “I didn’t know about you yet, and all I saw was Albert. Then when we showed up at your first fight, and I saw Albert it freaked me out. I had to go back and jump through time a few times to see you all. I must tell you Rebecca was the first to hold my ancestor. I’ll just have the book show us first. Then if you want to go see one of them I’ll take you.”

Suzy insisted, “Go ahead. I’m ready for whatever comes.”

Bird Man put his hand on his pocket and announced, “Show me the lineage of Suzan White.”

The book shot from his pocket and a swirl of stars surrounded it and it grew. Then Bird Man requested, “Touch the book so it will know who you are.”

Suzy touched the book and pages started turning. Then it landed on a blank page, and writing started appearing. Bird Man exclaimed, “That’s strange it’s starting in your time and going forward.”



In 1890 at age 42 Mable Watson (Pollman) had Routh (Great Great Great Grandmother)

In 1914 at age 24 Routh McKenzie had Carline (Great Great Grandmother)

In 1936 at age 22 Carline Anderson had Mary (Great Grandmother)

In 1958 at age 22 Mary Lancaster had Joan (Grandmother)

In 1976 at age 18 Joan Williams had Molly (Mother)

In 1990 at age 14 Molly Williams had Suzan Lucy Williams this was found to be the 7th generation of Mable Watson. Suzan Lucy Williams would be adopted on the day of her birth March 16, 1990 to Clara and John White. She was renamed Suzan Ann White.

Suzy stepped back from the book stunned. She wobbled around light headed from what she saw, as she mumbled, “That can’t be. Why didn’t it follow the sir name side of the family? If we didn’t save Mable I wouldn’t exist. Why did it show me this?”

Bird Man revealed, “The book is like your Bird. We have no control over what it does.”

Suzy questioned, “Do you think James knows?”

Bird Man replied, “I don’t know, but if it was me. I would have Mable give birth to Routh. If I did find that out I’d be like James. I wouldn’t want to tell you. That’s how Love works.”

Then Suzy became angry and insisted, “Take me to Jim and Albert!”

Bird Man took Suzy’s arm and blinked them to Jim and Albert. Upon arriving she jerked her arm from Bird Man and started shooting lightning bolts at the man. She was shooting him everywhere on his body as she yelled “Get out Demon.”

At one point two dark Skull shaped shadows protruded from the body. Then Suzy yelled, “So there’s more than one of you! Take this!”

Then she shot a lightning bolt right at his head and it started pulsating. Jim grabbed Suzy’s arm and blinked them out.”

Bird Man looked at Albert and questioned, “What was that all about?”

Albert replied, “He tried to kill a friend of ours. We had to take her to the future and put her in a hospital to save her. Our Doctor told us she was dead. He said he couldn’t save her.”

Bird Man’s eyes bulged, “Was it Mable?”

Albert looked surprised, “How did you know?”

Bird Man shook his head, “Oh son of a… well I messed that one up. Just put him in a life and death situation and let the Supreme Being take care of it. If it was me I’d put him in the ocean and let whatever happened happen.”

Albert replied, “I think we have a plan, but how did you know it was Mable? Did Suzy tell you?”

Bird Man replied, “Well I don’t think I should say, but Suzy is the 7th generation of Mable Watson’s blood line. I didn’t know when I showed her that was the case, but it’s out now.

Back in Lambert Jim and Suzy appeared with Suzy shouting, “Take me back I’m casting the Demon’s out of him!”

Jim barked, “Not that way you’re not. If you use love you cast it right out and you know it.”

Suzy replied, “I like the slow way better.”

Then she ran out the door and took off, as Kathy questioned, “Ware is she going?”

Jim replied, “She’s flying back to shoot lightning bolts at the man.”

Kathy asked, “Why?”

Jim took Kathy’s hand and replied, “Let Suzan tell you.” Then he blinked them out.”

Standing with Bird Man and Albert Jim informed, “Suzan is flying back, and I’ve never seen Suzan this mad. I don’t know what to do.”

Kathy replied, “I do.”

Suzy landed next to them and Kathy jumped between Suzy and the man insisting, “Suzy we have all the time in the world to do this. I think we all want to share in this.”

Suzy barked, “He didn’t try to kill you! Don’t you see that evil is trying to stop us? First it was James, and now it’s me. Evil sent the Demon to stop my existents.”

Kathy insisted, “Then we do it to gather.”

Then she put her arms around Suzy, and they blended into one person as little flickering stars surrounded them exploding in all directions. Then calmness came over Suzy as Kathy recharged, and Kathy slipped away.

Taking a deep breath Kathy Revealed, “Suzan we’re all connected. If I lose you I’m gone too. You never help James with the truck and Albert never becomes Iron Man. Then he never comes to stop Jack. You see there attacking all of us. We need to stick together to fight this.”

Bird Man agreed, “Kathy’s right you know. You are the most powerful team there is, and were made for something special. Whatever that is it had the Evil of the world scared. You’re young when it comes to your power, and have much to learn. This I can tell you, there’s something you all were made for. When it happens all the Time Lord’s and Love God’s and Goddesses well know. I’m sure it will send a wake through the time passages like never before.”



Albert insisted, “I say we send him to another Dimension. Then we will never have to deal with this one again.”

Bird Man gasped, “Have you ever been to another Dimension?”

Jim replied, “Just one, the Fantasy Dimension.”

Bird Man warned, “You must be careful doing that it’s dangerous. Just don’t go to another Universe. You can get lost doing that, and not find your way back. In our Dimension we have three dimensions of space, length, width, depth, and one dimension of time. As Time Lord’s we know we live in a Four Dimensional Universe, length, width, depth, and time. You must be careful because there some Six Dimensional places out there and that will tie your mind in a knot.”

Jim Insisted, “We will go there and drop him off. We’ll all do it together, and then be done with it.”

Bird Man replied, “Stay strong my friends.”

Then he blinked out, and Albert insisted, “Let’s do it now. Get it done and over with. We just say we never caught him and he got away.”

They all looked at each other and Suzy said, “Jim get Rebecca so she can see the Sparkling Forest.”

 

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Jim blinked out and returned with Rebecca then announced, Suzy and I will ride in the back of the truck with the Demon Man. Albert, Rebecca, and Kathy will be up front. That way they can see what we already saw.”

With that Jim blinked the man to the back of the truck, and everyone walked through town as Suzy told them all about the Sparkling Forest.

At the truck Jim helped Suzy in the back of the truck. Albert helped Rebecca in then got in next to her, and Kathy got in the passenger side.

Hearing the doors shut Jim put his hand on the book and announced, “Take me to the Sparkling Forest.”

Then they were on the old stone road in a dense old growth forest. The sun beams where shooting through gaps of the trees illuminating everything. The ground was covered with all kinds of sparkling plants. Then a tiny green with pink wings landed on the hood. Then a blue one with yellow wings landed next to it, and they started making a squeaking sound like a bird chirping. Then a red one came with white wings. Rebecca asked, “You watching this?”

Kathy blurted look over there it’s a giant black and white striped caterpillar. Then it humped up in the middle like an inchworm as it moved. Then it turned and looked at them. It had a round face almost human looking. Then the strange orange lizard looking thing with wings like a bat flew by.

Kathy exclaimed, “Did you see that?”

Albert replied, “Oh yah, I’m seeing everything.”

Rebecca exclaimed, “It’s a giant butterfly isn’t it beautiful.”

They watched everything sparkling like diamonds with red, blue, and green flashes.

Rebecca insisted, “This place don’t look so dangerous.”

Then a giant bee flew by with a stinger the size of a harpoon. Rebecca blurted, “I take that back.”

Jim and Suzy had got the shackles and handcuffs, rolled the Evil Demon Man out the back of the Truck. Then he blinked the Truck back to the Jail in its place. Suzy insisted, “Take me to Mable. I’m staying at her side until she’s well enough to come home.”

Then Jim took Suzy to Lambert, and Albert started time. Then Jim remembered the Wagon and team was out front of the Doctor’s office. He looked at Suzy holding Mable’s hand and knew he was on his own. He took the team and started home. On the road he thought about trying to jump the team and wagon to just outside of Dention. Jim gave it his best shot, and the next thing he knew he was coming into town. After parking the Wagon Jim put Patty and Charlie away. Then he went to the Jail.

Coming in the door Albert informed, “You know this is the same day we left.”

Jim replied, “I know I was thinking about going and working on my plan for the new Ghostbuster Machine.”

 

[Texican]

GW,

Like your story.

Thanks,

Texican....

 

[gonewacky]

 

[Texican]

GW,

You know if you didn't sketch all of these pictures you would have more time to write like telling us how Mabel is doing.

Though, the sketches are good and nearly as good as the story.

Texican....

 

[gonewacky]

GW,

You know if you didn't sketch all of these pictures you would have more time to write like telling us how Mabel is doing.

Though, the sketches are good and nearly as good as the story.

Texican....

Yah, I got an AI program that makes the sketch's for me. I just patch some stuff together and it sketches it for me. Takes a little time, but I've been making them all a long. I just don't put them in the post, but I can if you like. When I get writers block I make them to get me thinking. With all the technology now days things are easier to do. The AI field dose scary me a little. The Terminator thing you know, but the technology does make life easier. Glad you enjoy them...

Joe

 

[gonewacky]

Chapter Nineteen

Suzy looked up as Dr. Heanley walked in, “Patrick your patient is doing well.”

Bending over Mable, Patrick pushed his stethoscope to her chest, and moved it around exclaiming, “That sounds good. You have nice color to your face.”

Then he put his hand on her head and revealed, “Temperature feels normal.”

Suzy disclosed, “Mable is still having trouble swallowing.”

Patrick Smiled at Mable, “It still hurts to swallow?”

Mable knotted her head, and Patrick took her hand and whispered, “It will get better I promise. We’re going to take good care of you.”

Then Patrick looked at Suzy and insisted, “I need to show you something. Would you come with me.”

In the other room Patrick questioned, “How long were you gone?”

Suzy replied, “Four days. They had just put her on a soft food diet when we left. We need to get some Cream of Wheat, Apple Sauce and things like that. They want her to have lots of liquids. She likes Tea, so maybe we can make that for her. Broth would be good to get. Just get what we need from the store and restaurant and I’ll pay for it.”

Patrick replied, “My wife likes Tea a lot. I’ll have her keep some made. I think it will take about two weeks for the bruising to go away, and at least that long for her to start eating normal again. Do you want to take her home before that, or keep her here?”

Suzy replied, “I don’t want to take her home until the bruising is gone. I don’t want anyone to see her like that.”

Patrick acknowledged, “Then she stays per Doctor’s orders.”

Then Suzy went back to Mable’s side. Suzy’s life was changing knowing Mable was her ancestor, and she descended from her. Suzy always knew she had a special connection with Mable, but not like this. Suzy thought about Mable making the dress she wore to Church on Sunday’s. How she knew her as the Tea and toast lady. Then she thought about how dedicated Mable was to her work. That she went to work at the dress shop in frigid weather. Sowing with numb and stinging fingers, and then brought the work home when she couldn’t take it anymore. She was not a quitter, and now Suzy knew where she got that from.

Back in Dention Jim was laying out his plan for sneaking out to work on the Ghostbuster Machine. He was telling Albert about the Plasma Cutter, and cutting the plate Steel at his shop.

Then the Jail door opened, and in came one of the Watson brothers. It was Lugar and he informed, “Two days ago Jacob went up to Devils Mountain to look at a stand of trees, and yesterday his horse came back without him. I went looking for him, but couldn’t find anything.”

Albert questioned, “I assume you want us to go see if we can find him?”

Lugar admitted, “I don’t know what to do. I need help. I’ll give you free wood for your Forge this winter if you find him. That’s the best I can do.”

Albert agreed, “It’s too late to start today, but James and I will head out first thing in the morning.”

Lugar hung around for about an hour telling what he knew and where he looked. Then he headed back to see if Jacob was back.

After Lugar left Jim took Albert’s arm and put his hand on the book as he announced, “Take me to Jacob Watson.”

In a flash they were on top of Devils Mountain looking at an ancient house. There was a cold wind blowing, and the place had an eerie feel about it. Everything seemed strange and frightening, and Albert insisted, “Get me out of here! I don’t like this place.”

Jim blinked them back to the Jail and admitted, “That place put a chill up my spine. I looked around and I think we were at the very top of Devils Mountain. Wasn’t it you that told me people never come back from that Mountain?”

Albert replied, “What I told you was it got its name back when the first settlers came out here. They found gold in the creek, and followed it up to Devils Mountain. Everyone that went up there looking for gold never came back, and that’s how it got the name Devils Mountain.”

Jim insisted, “We have to go up there tomorrow and look around. I’m sure it’s half a day’s ride to get up there. We’ll take stuff to spend the night if we half to, but if I get that creepy feeling again I’m out of there. Then we would have to find a way to get the truck up there, or call Bird Man to fly up there. Whatever we find up there without a doubt is pure Evil, and it will take all of us to fight it. Hopefully we find Jacob and head back out.”

Just then the Jail door opened and Henry announced, “Time to go home. I see your wagon’s back and you put your team away.”

Albert explained, “We’ll talk about it at dinner tonight.”

After they got home Jim sat in his chair on the porch, and the Bird flew down from the tree. It stood on the grass and squawked at Jim, and Victoria’s voice rang from the window, “I think it misses Suzan James.”

Kathy came and sat on the edge of the porch and whispered, “Rebecca and I already told Victoria about Mable being attacked, and that the man got away. She knows Suzy is in Lambert with Mable at the Doctors.”

At the dinner table Albert had Jim tell about Mable. Jim explained to Emily and Henry that Mable was attacked by some deranged psychopath, and they had to take her to the Doctor in Lambert. He told that Suzy was staying at her side. Then Jim explained that they think he escaped to Devils Mountain. Then he told about Lugar telling them his brother Jacob went missing on Devils Mountain, and they think his disappearance might be tied to the deranged psychopath.

Victoria bellowed from the kitchen, “You shouldn’t go up there. That place is Evil. People that go there come back with psychosis and believe their feelings are reality. That’s if they come back at all. I’m telling you nothing good comes from that Mountain.”

Jim asked, “How about you Henry? What do you think about Devils Mountain?”

Henry replied, “I just hope you and Albert don’t come back like that crazy man that attacked Mable. Almost no one ever comes back from that place, and the ones that do…Well, their never the same.”

Jim went to bed after dinner, but could not sleep. He had been sleeping with Suzy so long. He couldn’t get to sleep without her at his side. Then in the middle of the night Kathy was lightly knocking on his door. Jim went to the door and saw Kathy and pulled her in his room asking, “What’s going on?”

Kathy revealed, “I can’t sleep. I keep thinking about that Mountain, and you and Albert going up there. Can I get you to take me to Suzan?”

Jim got dressed as he informed, “Only because I can’t sleep myself, but we have to be back in time for breakfast. You need to stop worrying about Albert and me. We have the power of all the Lord’s, God’s, and Goddesses. We can summon any or all of them. Then if that doesn’t work we have the overseers, Njal, the Warrior Princess, and Artemis. Never let fear stop us. Alone we might be weak but together we’re unstoppable. I can hear Njal now telling you, my dear child know you not I’ll protect you at all times. He’s always on me about things like that.”

Kathy replied as Jim tied his boot, “I know, but it doesn’t take away the feeling inside of me. You know Suzan and I are as one, and I have no power without her. Everything I have comes from her, and I need her now, but I don’t want to call her away from Mable. Not at a time like this.”

Jim stood and took Kathy’s hand and blinked out. They appeared at the foot of Mable’s bed. Suzy was asleep in the chair next to the bed holding Mable’s hand. Kathy walked over and put her hand on Suzy’s shoulder, and little flickering stars surrounded Kathy’s hand. The stars were exploding in the air with little flashes, as Kathy smiled.

Suzy opened one eye and whispered, “You feel better now. What are you afraid of?”

 

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Kathy whispered, “Nothing now.”

Taking her hand from Mable Suzy made a ball of love and pushed it on to Kathy. Then she sat up and pushed love into Mable whispering, “Come here James.”

James stepped next to Kathy and Suzy pushed love into him, as she declared, “I feel worry in you too James. Why don’t you tell me what’s going on?”

Jim replied, “I just can’t sleep without you.”

Suzy snapped back, “There’s more to it than that James. I’ve pushed love into you and you have to tell me, and you know it. Even a Time Lord has to submit to my power, and don’t blink out.”

Jim revealed, “Albert and I used the Book to find someone, and it took us to the top of Devils Mountain. We did not see him, but there was a house there. It looked like it was from the fifteenth century if I was to guess. When we got there a cold wind was blowing and the place had an eerie feel. Everything seemed strange and frightening to us, so I blinked us back. We never saw Jacob and the Book always works, so he’s up there somewhere.

Albert and I are going to ride up there after breakfast. At dinner last night Victoria insisted we shouldn’t go up there its Evil. People that go there come back with psychosis and believe their feelings are reality. That’s if they come back at all. Then Henry insisted that almost no one ever comes back from Devils Mountain, and the ones that do are never the same.”

Suzy insisted, “The ones that are telling you this don’t have powers or know what we have. Just don’t take any chances and blink out if you have to. Before we found we had powers we would be worried about something like this to, but look at our first fight we didn’t know anything. We hadn’t even learned all about our powers when we took on the witch. We were in way over our head, but Njal sent Bird Man and Wind Walker to help us.”

Then they heard a moan and looked at Mable. Suzy took Mable’s hand and assured, “We’re here Mable. You want something to drink?”

Mable opened her eyes and nodded, so Suzy went to the water pitcher and filled the tin cup. Then helped Mable sit up, and handed her the cup. She sipped it slowly as she stared at Jim and Kathy. The dim moon light coming through the window gave their face a strange glow. Lowering the cup to her lap Mable smiled. In a low voice not even quite a whisper Mable muttered, “Catch him?”

Jim bent down and whispered in Mable’s ear, “Let’s just say he’s never coming back from where we put him.”

Mable grabbed a hand full of Jim’s hair and pulled his head in front of her, and kissed him on the cheek. Suzy took the opportunity to push love into Mable’s back. A surge rushed through Mable as she kissed Jim. This gave Mable the feelings of joy that made her life is meaningful and valued. Positive emotions felled her and she knew she was with the ones that loved her. She smiled as she handed the cup back to Suzy and laid back down.

Jim sat in the chair on the other side of the room, and Kathy pulled one next to Suzy. Soon they were all asleep.

In the morning Patrick came in and saw them all asleep. He watch Kathy with her head on Suzy’s shoulder as little flickering stars surrounded them exploding in all directions. Patrick thought, I’m one lucky guy to see something like this. I hate to wake them.

Then Patrick announced, “You going to sleep all day?”

Kathy shot straight up in the chair. Looking around, as Jim slowly awoke. Then Jim jumped up and yelled, “We have to go!”

He ran across the room and blinked out with Kathy. Patrick laughed as he looked at Suzy, “Did you see that their scared of me.”

Suzy just smiled and pushed love into Mable.

Jim appeared in Kathy’s room then let go of her and blinked out. Walking from his room he saw Albert and Henry were already eating. Taking a seat at the table Jim heard Henry whisper, “I think Kathy is cooking supper. Victoria asked me to take her to see Mable. She has been acting strange without Suzan here. I saw her feeding her Bird this morning.”

After breakfast Jim went to the Livery and got two horses, and headed to the Watson brothers Woodlot. They saw Lugar cutting firewood, and road up. Albert requested, “We want to take Jacob’s horse with us so we’ll have it when we find him.”

Lugar chimed in, “You mean if you find him.”

Jim barked, “We’ll find him. I don’t know what shape he’ll be in, but we’ll find him.”

Lugar continued, “Meet me at the barn and we can saddle it up.”

Then they were off with Jacob’s horse tethered behind Albert. They had gone around the Mountain, and were about half way up the back side. That’s when the forest started getting thick making it difficult. It was getting hard to tell where they were, and they had to get down and walk the horses. Then they came out in a clearing, and there was the old house right in front of them.

Jim yelled, “Jacob!” Then he listened but heard nothing.

The Crow swoop down over the House, and Jim got an eerie feeling as the crow circled over it, so Jim and Albert went to it. The double doors were open, and they could see inside. It was all wide open inside like a Church with carvings on the walls. Jim stepped in to check out the carvings. Albert stepped next to him as he ran his hand over one of the carvings. Albert insisted, “I don’t like this all these are carvings of hooded Demons. We should get out of here.”

Then the doors slammed shut, and they were in pitch black darkness. Jim swung his arms around trying to find Albert as he cried out, “Albert where are you?”

Albert replied “Right here.”

Jim followed Albert’s voice, but couldn’t find him. Jim asked again, “Where you at?”

Albert replied, “Right here, I haven’t moved.”

Now Jim heard Albert behind him, so he turned around and walked back the other way. Then Jim tripped over him, and fell to the floor. Grabbing him Jim blinked out. Outside he found it wasn’t Albert at all. It was Jacob lying next to him. Jim thought oh crap Albert is still in there. Jim thought about blinking back in, but knew he couldn’t see in there. He needed to open the doors to let in light. Jim looked at Jacob and requested, “Jacob come help me.”

Jacob replied with what sounded like a foreign language, and it made no sense at all. Jim gave up on Jacob’s help and ran to the doors. Pushing them open he called out, “Albert,” but there was no reply. He took a step in the door and called again. Then the doors slammed shut again leaving him in darkness, and he heard Albert say, “Are you coming?”

Jim replied, “Stop time Albert. You need to stop time.”

Albert called out, “Truck on.”

Jim heard him in front of him, but he didn’t move and requested, “Call out again Albert.”

Albert said, “Over here James.”

His voice came from behind Jim this time, so Jim announced, “Just hang tight Albert. I can’t find you, and I’m going to get Kathy.”

Jim blinked to the house, and there was Kathy and Rebecca at the table having a bowl of soup. Jim bellowed, “Kathy I need you. I lost Albert in the dark.”

Kathy went to Jim and they blinked out. Rebecca wined, “Great home alone again.”

Jim appeared in the field next to Jacob as Kathy gasped. Jim looked up and said, “Oh no! No wonder this place doesn’t feel right.”

Kathy replied, “The entire house is surrounded by hooded Demons.”

 

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Jim explained, “They have Albert trapped inside that house or whatever it is. Hang on tight to me I’m going to blink us in there. I don’t want to lose you to, so don’t let go of me no matter what.”

Kathy took a tight grip of Jim, and he blinked them in the building. In side it was pitch black, but with Kathy holing his arm he could see. It was dark but there was the outline of Albert right in front of him.

Kathy looked at the wall, and a speck of light appeared on the wall and it got bigger and brighter as she looked at it. It grew outward like a ring of fire burning through something. It opened up a hole and she could see outside. Light came through the hole and filled the room. Kathy marveled at the carvings on the wall. Each one was different. Then she replied, “I think this is like a Demon Church. This is bad, and it gives me the creeps.


Jim exclaimed, “It might not have been so creepy if you didn’t make the hole in the face of a hooded carving, but the light is good.

Albert offered, “Maybe we should burn the place down.”

Jim insisted, “Not today Albert. I just want to get out of here.”

Kathy grabbed Albert with her free hand and Jim blinked them out. Outside Jim touched Jacob and Kathy turned Albert so he could see all the Hooded Demons surrounding the building. Then Suzy pulled her hand away and they disappeared. Albert sad some French words and “Let’s get out of here.”

Jacob was talking strange and acting funny. It took both Albert and Jim to get him on his horse. Then they each took a horse and walked them out of the clearing. Kathy let go of Jacob’s horse and it froze, as she questioned, “How far are we going before we start time?”

Albert replied, “Far enough that I know none of those things are following me.”

The crow flew down and landed on Jim’s horse. Jim looked at the Bird and whispered, “I know you miss your mother. She will be back soon. Did you save Mable for her?”

The Crow squawked a few times as to say, “You know.”

Finely Albert was far enough away to feel safe from the Hooded Demons and requested, “If you take Kathy back. I’ll start time, and we can get Jacob home.”

Then Jim took Kathy back to the house, and they headed down the Mountain. Albert started time and revealed, “You know we have to get rid of that nest, and burn that place down.”

Jim replied, “We need to fence the pasture on the land I got for Kathy, because we need a place to put horses when we leave. Every time we go to the future we need to ride out of town. Then people won’t wonder where we went. Everyone comes to the Jail or Blacksmith Shop looking for us. If we’re not there they ask Henry. Everyone knows we need horses to leave town.”

Albert agreed as they came to the Watson brothers place. Lugar came running and exclaimed, “You found him!”

Jacob jumped from his horse babbling, as he ran to Lugar. Then Jacob stood in front of him speaking nonsense. Lugar asked, “What’s wrong with him?”

Albert replied, “I don’t know. We just found him that way.”

Lugar insisted, “At least you found him. I’m sure this will pass. Thank Sheriff, Deputy.”

Then Albert and Jim headed home telling Albert more about his plan. He told Albert, “I know where we can put the Ghostbuster Machine, and they will never be able to get it from.”

The days went by and Jim and Albert got fence wire from Hank. Then they took the wagon to Kathy’s Homestead. Day after day they put in fence posts hooked wire to trees, and did what evert it took to fence in twenty acres. They fenced over the creek so the horses would have water. Finely on day five Jim put Kathy’s little cabin on the ground and dug a hole with rocks around it. Stepping back Jim exclaimed, “There we go. Kathy has a Homestead.”

The next day Jim and Albert took Kathy and Rebecca to see Mable and Suzy. Albert and Rebecca sat on the back of the wagon with their feet hanging off, and Jim drove with Kathy up front. Just out of town Jim jumped the Wagon to Lambert.

At the doctor’s office they went to find Suzy and Mable both sitting in chairs. Mable’s bruise was a green or yellow color. The dark purple and black had faded away. She looked much better and remarked, “I see you came to see me. Thank you Rebecca for being so kind with the news story.”

Rebecca replied, “I just didn’t think people needed to read the bad stuff. Just that the doctor had to nurse you back was enough.”

Mable revealed, “The Doctor told me my voice might never be the same again. I might have this deep voice the rest of my life, but only time will tell.”

Kathy chimed in, “Emily told me Hank got confirmation that the Sewing Machine will be in next week.”

Jim went and stood behind Suzy and put his hands on her shoulders.

After their visit with Mable, Kathy took them out to eat at the restaurant. They had the soup and sandwich for 15¢ and apple pie for 10¢. Costing Kathy one silver dollar, and Jim left two nickels for a tip.

Back in the Doctor’s office Mable talked to Suzy about her dream, “I’ve been thinking about what happened a lot. When the man attacked me I thought this was the way I was going to die. Things started coming in flashes, and I could hear a Crow squawking. Then I saw a flash of the Doctor looking at me. He looked scared like he was watching me die. Then I saw a flash of a man looking at me, and he looked surprised in a strange way. The next thing I knew there was colored lights flashing and strange men moving around saying strange things. Then I heard a loud squealing sound, and I was shaking. Some strange man was telling me it was going to be all right. Then they took me to a white place. I think I was in heaven. I couldn’t see but I could hear them talking about what they were going to do to me. Then I heard you talking with someone. Then in a flash Kathy was talking to me.

Then they woke me up and the bed was floating down a giant hall with all kinds of doors on the sides. Then we went into a big box and the doors slid out of the walls, and the box shook. Then the doors slid back in the wall and the bed floated to a room and one wall was a window. I know that sounds crazy but the window took up the entire wall. This room was up in the sky and I could see a city with a river running through it. The river had bridges all along it, and each one was different.

Then I heard you talking to me. This lady dressed in all white kept coming in making me eat strange things, and when she would leave you would talk to me.

Then I could see you, and you brought me here to the Doctor’s office. You all were here just like today.”

Suzy smiled, “I’m just glad we have you here with us. Sounds like you had your Guardian Angel working overtime. They had to save you, because my pants are wearing out. You promised to make my clothes, for the Sewing Machine.”

Mable leaned next to Suzy and whispered, “I think James is first. That one pair of his pants is past patching.”

Then Jim, Albert, Rebecca and Kathy came in with a Scarf and Hat and Suzy announced, “We’re going shopping, out to dinner, and then we’re taking you home. You’ll just have to work at home for a few days.

The next morning the table was back to normal with Victoria and Suzy in the kitchen. Mable was having her Tea and Toast and Jim enjoying his Pancakes with Albert and Henry. Rebecca and Emily sat on each side of Mable. Finally Kathy came to the table, and the house was a family again.

After Breakfast Jim and Albert went to the Livery with Henry, and got horses. Then they rode them to Kathy’s Homestead. After putting the horses out to pasture, Jim blinked them to the Coin Shop.