Bill walked in and saw half a dozen people behind the counter or sitting around talking — How could Buck afford all of these employees? There was Linda. “I thought you’d stop by. He’s out back.” Bill walked through the screen door and saw a mid-昀椀fties man talking to a teenager. “I don’t care what you do. Go to college, don’t be like your old man — he doesn’t want you to turn out like him.” “Yes sir, Buck. I promise I’ll go.” Buck turned to Bill, “Linda told me about you. You want a tour of the place?” “Sure,” Bill replied. For 15 minutes, Buck walked around the little building introducing him and explaining his business. “I was at a huge corporation until three years ago. After 25 years of service, they strongly urged me to 昀椀nd employment elsewhere. I searched in the papers for a business I could run for a few years before I retire. Of course, I didn’t know what I was getting when I bought this place.” Buck had a husky voice and an infectious laugh. Bill gestured toward all the people in the store, “You mean all these employees here?” “Employees? There are only two employees here today — the rest of the people you see here are customers. They like to hang around.” “Why do they hang around?” 14