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As I approached I could see that he was creating a stained-glass panel On the workbench he’d laid out a design, a stylized pattern of trees, leaves, and branches against a white background He’d cut paper telued to various pieces of glass As I watched he ran a wheel glass cutter along the edge of one template He’d already cut a nuht line he was tracing When he finished he tapped the glass and it broke neatly

He lifted his goggles and pushed them up on his head

I said, "Hi, Mr Holderloves and laid them on the work surface with a shake of his head "Don’t worry about it I was ready for a break I get lost in this stuff and it’s good to come up for air now and then You were the one who knocked on my door and asked to walk the hill You should have told me what you were up to"

"Sorry for the omission, but I didn’t think I’d succeed I should have laid it out for you regardless"

"I’ve blanked on your na you up to speed?"

"After the fact They see"

"I did, too, but I’ve been wrong before and such is life" I peered at the section of stained glass he orking on "You made the panels in your front door?"

"I did This one’s a bit ood time"

"That’s the lead?"

He nodded "It’s called came These are U-shaped cross sections for the circun Lead came is meant for two-dimensional panes You want to do three dimensions, you use a copper foil technique"

"What will you do with the hen it’s done?"

"Give it away Just about everybody in my fahter’s house looks like a church" He ss you back to the neighborhood?"

"I’m curious about the people ned the property where the dog was buried You ed hands twice Did you know the previous owners?"

"Oh, sure Patrick and Deborah Unruh Nice folks The dog wasn’t theirs, if that’s what you’re wondering"