The End of Vandalism (31 page)
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Authors: Tom Drury
“That’s R. Carlos Nakai,” said Hans afterward.
Dan and Louise said good night to Mary and Hans and drove home. They watched part of a movie on television about a band of mountain climbers who because of an avalanche were forced to choose between taking a daring route to the top of the mountain or just forgetting it and returning to base camp.
“Are you snow-blind? It is madness,” said the scientist.
“If it is madness, then I am mad,” said the handsome leader.
“It is a madness that I share,” said the bold woman, who wore a furry white collar.
“Were it shared by the world, it would still be madness,” said the scientist.
Louise lay on the bed, working her shoes off with her toes. “Gee, I wonder what they’ll do,” she said.
“The scientist dies.”
| Dan Norman | county sheriff |
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| Louise Darling | photographer’s assistant |
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| Charles (Tiny) Darling | thief |
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| Earl Kellogg, Jr. | senior deputy sheriff |
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| Ed Aiken | junior deputy sheriff |
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| Rollie Wilson | ambulance driver |
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| Henry Hamilton | notary public |
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| Jerry Tate | postal worker |
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| Paul Francis | crop duster |
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| Mrs. Thorsen | science teacher |
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| Mary Montrose | Louise’s mother |
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| Hans Cook | Mary’s beau |
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| Heinz and Ranae Miller | Mary’s neighbors |
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| Tim Thompson | barrel racer |
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| Pete | martial artist |
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| Perry Kleeborg | photographer |
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| Maren Staley | apprentice |
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| Johnny White | Independent candidate |
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| Lisa White | divorcée |
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| Megan and Stefan White | children |
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| Howard LaMott | fire chief |
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| Alvin Getty | grocer |
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| Nan Jewell | matriarch |
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| Mrs. Spees | pet dealer |
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| Joan Gower | proselyte |
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| Lenore Wells | sad woman |
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| Quinn | abandoned infant |
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| Albert Robeshaw | lead guitar, vocals |
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| Claude and Marietta Robeshaw | Democrat farmers |
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| Nancy McLaughlin | night administrator |
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| Beth Pickett | ob-gyn doctor |
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| Lu Chiang | student from Taiwan |
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| Ron and Delia Kesslers | host family |
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| Jocelyn Jewell | equestrian |
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| Cheryl Jewell | heiress |
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| June Montrose Green | Louise’s sister |
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| Roman Baker | veterinarian |
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| Jack White | horseman |
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| Russell Ford | county supervisor |
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| Pansy Gansevoort | airbrusher |
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| Dianne Scheviss | airbrusher |
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| Shannon Key | television reporter |
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| Ronnie Lapoint | stock car driver |
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| Beverly Leventhaler | county extension woman |
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| Colette Sandover | tax evader |
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| Bettina Sullivan | public defender |
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| Father Zene Hebert | radio preacher |
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| Marie Person | woman in pickup |
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| Lindsey Coale | hairdresser |
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| Larry Longhair | gambler |
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| Dave Green | Colorado realtor |
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| Frank Ray | billboard salesman |
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| Grace Ray | passenger |
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| Lee P. Rasmussen | county attorney |
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| Tim Leventhaler | the Tile Doctor |
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| Lydia Kleeborg | Perry’s late sister |
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| Sheila Geer | police sergeant |
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| Robin Otis | marriage couselor |
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| Mrs. England | palm reader |
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| Vince Hartwell | murder victim |
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| Joseph Norman | Dan’s father |
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| Ken Hemphill | Wildlife Court judge |
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| Miles Hagen | token GOP candidate |
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| Paula Kellogg | quilter |
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| Carol and Kenneth Kennedy | camp owners |
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| Alice Mattie | papergirl |
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| Margaret Lynn Kane | mother of Quinn |
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| Marnie Rainville | stripper |
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