LITERARY COMMENT
I finished Elmer Kelton's HARD TRAIL TO FOLLOW that I think is his latest book in the Texas Rangers series. In this book Andy Pickard leaves the plow where he is working for his bride to be and rejoins to Rangers to find the man who killed Sheriff Tom Blessing. It is a great story that goes right by my house as Andy and an Indian tracker follow the bank robber that escaped from the East Texas sheriff's jail and headed toward the Clear Fork of the Brazos. The story ends in Fort Griffin with an O. Henry ending that is a typical Kelton story leaving you with a good feeling. In the last few paragraphs he compresses about 3 chapters that could have been written. I am looking forward to more Andy stories as he ends up being transferred to Kerrville and his fiancee agrees to marry him and go along. So there are more possible stories out there from Elmer.

Lou is doing a lot better this week. This morning she walked with me to the front gate and felt better and stronger. Her hair is now beginning to get longer and she is feeling better about getting her strength back. She worked on her computer writing a couple of letters that I printed for her. Tomorrow she will get back to writing more on her memoirs.