Jones Meets Rage's Family

By D. E. Harrison

Rage entices Jones with donuts to talk about a trip back to see her family, “It has been years since I was back home.”
Jones see it as a real vacation to see the country.
They schedule three weeks of vacation. They decide to use her jeep. Jones covers a wall with maps, strings, and objectives. They make a travel manual to use. But at the first freeway exchange, she throws the manual on the floor and he flips a coin on which way they should go. She drives as Jones has never been checked out enough to drive her jeep.
The second day out they find a small town with a boarding house and a big bed. Jones wonders how much of this was planned, but he flipped the coin and slept on the floor.

The next day Rage is out using all the gears in her jeep climbing hills, big hills. They use the spare can of gas in the jeep and Jones is concerned as he is now driving. They find some gas from an old fellow trying to put a large deer on his mule.
They cook in his shack at the top of the hill. By the time Rage cooks dinner it is too dark to drive on the poor road. They stay the night. Janette offers half her air mattress to Jones, but he is happy on the floor. The next morning both are looking for more covers. Jones opens the door and finds three feet of snow. He starts a fire, she cooks, and then he feels he must remove some snow from the roof. After the snow removal, Janette is warming herself by the stove with very little on to dry her clothes.
The next night Jones is forced to share half her air mattress to keep both warm. As the wood pile get less, Janette says, “We may have to do some serious snugging to stay warm.”
By noon of the next day, the snow is almost gone, and it has warmed up. They stay one more night and need few covers.
“Rage put your jeans on, you could get a tick like that.”

The old man that left them in the shack is worried if he did the right thing.
Ma tells him, “I will check, but you left them plenty of food, wood and gas.”

Later, they are near Janette’s home when her police scanner lights up. It is the sheriff chasing six mean guys. Rage jumps in to help.
At Rage’s home there are plenty of people, kids, and food. Jones is beginning to respond to ‘Samuel’ in every conversation. Granny Rage is giving him the serious eye, every time he looks round.
What has Janette Wanda Rage set up for Samuel Ray Jones? Is he the fly in the spider’s web and does he really want to escape?

• Language: English
• Publisher: D. E. Harrison
• Release date: Dec 19, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463538135

D. E. Harrison

I am trained as a theoretical mathematician. I am an emeritus member of the American Mathematical Society for fifty odd years. I have lived in Seattle since 1967. I starting writing fiction after writing a family history.

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Jones Meets Rage’s Family

By D. E. Harrison

Copyright 2019 by D. E. Harrison

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Donuts

Chapter 2 Vacations Approved

Chapter 3 The Adventure Finally Starts.

Chapter 4 The First Day

Chapter 5 The Second Day Out

Chapter 6 The Shack

Chapter 7 Almost Home Again

Chapter 8 Mean Fellows Breakout

Chapter 9 Jones Meets the Family

Chapter 10 Shooting For Fun

Chapter 11 Leaving Home

Chapter 12 Leave Canada

Chapter 13 Return Home

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Chapter 1 Donuts

Saturday afternoon Janette Rage calls Samuel Jones, I am making real donuts. I need some powdered sugar for a toping. They will be in the refrigerator for two hours. Bring your own milk.

Jones knows the quality of the food Rage prepares, ‘no need for regular food tonight, I am going to fill up on donuts.’

Yes. I will stop at the store for the sugar and my milk. See you in a while.

When he arrives, he smells the hot oil. She is rolling out a sheet of dough.

She points, Cut out the donuts with the stamp. Use the saltshaker to cut the holes. Of course, you take the lid off. The oil is hot enough.

She drops the donuts in the oil, Get a paper plate and some paper towels on it.

In 20-minutes the donuts have been powered with sugar. They sit down each with their own carton of milk. Rage uses a glass, Jones drinks from his carton and they wolf down donuts.

Rage says after another six donuts, We should take a few days off and go see my folks.

Jones looks surprised, That is a long drive for just a couple of days. These sure are good. I won’t need supper after this.

Rage looks a little hurt, It has been a while since I was back home.

He is becoming a little more observant with her. She usually charges in and you better be ready.

He takes a swig from the carton after downing three more donuts, Could we make it a little longer? See a few sights along the way?

Rage picks up, We have plenty of vacation time. I like it. Let’s do it.

Jones’ background comes out, I will get the maps and plan it.

Rage shakes, Whoa, this is my country, I know what we should see.

He replies, I would like to take a more indirect route. I know you will want the fast-direct route, but if we do that we might as well fly and rent a car.

Rage seldom turns a pouty face, You are right, we have enough time to do it right. Let’s layout a time schedule. I know what the driving time is, then add what we want to see and do.

Jones wonders, ‘I wonder if she has more than one reason for wanting me to go. I wonder if that kiss on my cheek last week was more than a simple thanks, see #64 Car Crashes.’

Pass that other plate of donuts; they are sure good.

Janette Wanda Rage badge number is 7304; HLS agent code is Jx179. She had