“He told me about the cane poles,” Vern said. “About you girls. He said, Vern, that pond is the only thing I’ve got that’s worth anything. The rest is just dirt.” He set the cup down. “I figure I owe him.”
Chapter Five: The Dock
The survey took three weeks. Dale Wiese came out with his son and a GPS unit on a pole and walked the pond in the snow, planting little orange flags.
Two point zero one acres. One acre of water, one acre of bank. The dam, the cottonwood, and a little strip of hillside on the north side where the grass was tall.Use Calculators
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The closing was at the abstract office in Bedford on a Friday morning in March. Vern signed the
warranty deed. I signed a check for eight thousand, seven hundred and fifty dollars. The lady at the abstract office stamped it and smiled at us.
