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"But I thought Wells Fargo didn't get all their money back?"

"Actually, ere able to retrieve all but four thousand dollars Buddy sang like a bird when the Federal Marshals showed up for his arrest In fact, Buddy traded the return of the hidden money, for a reduced sentence"

"How many years did he end up with?"

"He received ten years of hard labor, in a prison in Yuma"

"So what happened to the four thousand dollars?"

"We tried to return the autoht it, but they claier new I finally purchased the o for the automobile Since it was used, it saved h bid brought the return for Wells Fargo to ninety-three thousand They were ecstatic and happy"

"So where is the reward money?"

"It's in your bank account Roy Thein there since they paid it I don't think you're going to need that loan, Roy"

Roy was speechless "When were you going to tellfor the reward, or I'd surprise you at your wedding" Grover opened a drawer and pulled out a s it at Roy

Roy slowly picked it up and opened it to the front pages There were several entries onwith dates and their amounts When Roy arrived at the last two entries, his eyes nearly popped out of his head Roy's mouth dropped open He looked up at Grover

"Is this nuain and smiled

The beauty of the Arizona desert is that when the rains stop, the sandy soil quickly soaks up the moisture Over the next day or two, thunderstorallons of the rain everywhere and then the sun would reappear It was unbelievable how green the area looked after several days Roy loaded Sara and the boys into the buckboard for a ride out to their respective farms for an inspection Roy purposely went to his place first

While visiting his hos soaking wet and on the ground in front of the cabin Everyone assisted in sifting through the wethis pictures and treasures from the fireplaceoff as best they could and stored thes around the perimeter of the cabin and the fireplace, the cabin was a total loss Roy sighed heavily