Chapter 6

“Sorry, I misspoke. I should have said that nearly everyone in the county is connectedby blood, marriage, or whomever they happen to be screwing at the time.”

“Now that, I can understand,” Carlton said, and chuckled.

“I have a cousin who does fencing for farm property,” Eric said.

“All I need is a name and number,” Carlton said.

Eric wrote some information on his yellow pad, tore the page loose, and handed it to Rusty. “Add your uncle’s information and pass this along to Carlton.”

Rusty scribbled on the page, and gave it to Carlton, who looked at it briefly, and said, “Thanks, guys.”

“If you don’t have anything else for us, Carlton,” Eric said, “we need to go round up a crew for tomorrow.”

“Have at it,” Carlton said, “and thanks again.”

* * * *

Eric and Rusty had driven to the meeting in Eric’s truck, and as they headed down the driveway, Rusty said, “So, what do you think of our new employer?”

“I like him. In fact, I wouldn’t mind doing him.”