![]() It had been Spider, a stranger, who cared enough to help her.Īs they strolled through the livestock exhibit, she listened to Spider's running commentary with only part of her attention. How many of the men she knew would take time to help an old lady with psychological problems or a young girl who needed a college fund? Oh, they might write a substantial check to charity or attend the high-profile "disease balls" Spider disdained, but how many of them would get personally involved? How many of her friends had been there for her? Not one. He might be a pawnbroker and live in a converted pizzeria, but she admired Spider more than any man she'd ever known. Knowing Spider, he wouldn't have cared, but being the reserved type, she settled for hooking her arm in his and holding on tightly with both hands. Her first inclination was to hug him right in the middle of the turkey exhibit. "Spider Webb, you are a teddy bear."Ī rush of tender emotion filled her. ![]() ![]() "The kid wants to be a veterinarian, and her folks can't afford to send her to college." ![]()
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