and leave it on my desk every day. Some weekends, there’s thousands of dollars in that box, and it’s all accounted for. And don’t forget Linda’s role in this. Everyone she hires knows that, if they steal, she’ll 昀椀re them on the spot. She tells them that if one of them steals, they’ll ruin it for everyone else. They kinda self- discipline themselves.” Linda interrupted, “Buck, we need to talk.” Bill watched as Buck and Linda spoke in his of昀椀ce. There were dozens of 昀椀shing lures on his desk. Linda was crying. Buck stood up and, with a faint laugh, said, “You tell your boy he’s lucky to have a mom like you. Otherwise, he would’ve been spending time behind bars.” Linda looked grateful and went back to work. Bill asked, “If you don’t mind, what happened there?” “Well, Linda’s son is a good kid, but he has problems. Linda walked into his bedroom last night and found a bunch of 昀椀shing lures that he stole from us. Linda gathered ’em up and brought ’em back. The last time this happened, it was worse. I came in and there was $300 on my desk. Evidently the boy stole a bunch of stuff, and Linda found out and confronted him.” “So at least the boy brought the money in.” “Nope. Linda took the money out of her pocket and paid me. Linda’s my best employee, that’s why I pay her 50 cents an hour more than anyone else. She’s had a few problems, had some bad men in her life, but she really runs the place well.” Linda and Ernie walked up; Buck invited them to sit down. As Bill watched and listened, he noticed that, while both Ernie and Linda were not as articulate as Buck, Buck would listen patiently to their every word, never interrupting, always showing extreme respect. 21