Daney parked Hunter in the driveway of a three story house in a suburb of Atlanta. It belonged to the owners of an art gallery. On the passenger seat was the box of Civil War items. The paperwork in a legal size envelope. She didn’t bother to lock the vehicle after getting the box and provenance. Hazel eyes noticed the coffee colored curtains ruffle while walking to the brick sidewalk in front of the porch. Inside the house, Robin Maxwell stood at the oversized living room window. The curtain edge held in her hand for a moment. She watched the white bloused, cream colored pants woman walk up to the porch. She stepped over to the front door and opened it. “Hi, you must be Daney.†“Yes ma’am,†Daney replied. “Please come in,†Robin said. “You can put the box on the coffee table.†“Ok,†Daney stepped inside the foyer. She heard the door close, while moving toward the coffee table, in a room to the left. She almost dropped the box, when she noticed an entire wall was a built in bookcase. The shelves were almost full. “Wow,†she exclaimed out loud and gently put the box onto the cherry wooden coffee table. She glanced to get the paperwork. “We love to read,†Robin responded. “Me too,†Daney answered and held the envelope toward the dark haired older woman dressed in a white blouse and grey pants. Robin smiled and reached for the envelope. She looked over the paperwork and put it back in the envelope. She placed that down next to the box and then removed an item from the box. Daney quietly observed Robin read the paperwork, and start looking at each item from the box. It took about twenty minutes for Robin to look over all the items. “Everything is as described,†she commented. “Would you like a glass of tea or something?†“Yes ma’am,†Daney said. “That would be very nice.†“The kitchen is back here,†Robin went out in the hallway and toward the kitchen. It was about the size of the farm’s kitchen and living room. There was a double set of French doors that led to the patio and backyard. Robin went to the cupboard next to the stove and got 2 glasses. She sat them on the counter and went to the refrigerator for the iced tea. They were not quite finished with their beverage when Robin said “I want to show you something in the garage.†“Sure,†Daney replied and followed her to the door on the far side of the room. In the garage was six late 60s and early 70s model vehicles. Robin giggled as she heard Daney gasp in surprise at a dark green stock car. It looked exactly like Hunter. “You don’t see many of those on the road anymore.†She said. “No ma’am,†Daney agreed. “How long have you owned her?†“My very first car,†Robin answered. “She only gets out about once a year now for a car show.†She paused. “Redding said you’re going to let your cousin use yours for a race?†“Yeah,†Daney said quietly. “The General Lee isn’t running and they ain’t got money to fix him.†Her gaze fell on the wall where the tool cabinets were, she began to confide in Redding’s friend. “Would they have time to fix him before the race tonight?†Robin asked. Daney looked at her. “Maybe.†“My brother owns a salvage yard and body shop,†Robin said. “He might have the parts they need.†“I don’t know how they’ll feel about that,†Daney admitted. “He used to be a racer,†now it was Robin confiding. “He loves to help people out.†She paused. “We haven’t been to a race in awhile. It’ll be a nice outing for Kel and me.†She walked back into the kitchen and the phone on the wall. She picked the receiver up and put it to her ear. She dialed a number. “Finch, you have any parts for a 69 Dodge Charger?†There was a pause. “I’ll call you back in a few minutes with the list. Thanks.†She pressed the part of the phone where it would reset to make another call. She looked at Daney. “Anyone besides your cousins who know what parts?†“Cooter,†Daney answered and gave the phone number to the garage. At the garage in Hazzard, Cooter had just finished pumping gas for a customer. He hurried over to the desk and grabbed the phone receiver. He listened to the voice on the other end. He wasn’t quite sure what to make of the request. “Well ma’am,†He named off the parts that the General Lee needed. “Thank you for helping Bo and Luke out.†He said before hanging up. He considered calling the Duke farm, didn’t want to ruin the surprise. He went over to his tools and selected one. Then turned to work on the vehicle inside the garage. (Continued in next post)