The Highway
“9:05 A.M., Wednesday, November 21 CASSIE DEWELL’S EGG-WHITE and mushroom omelette arrived at the center table in the First National Bar of Montana, delivered by the cook-slash-owner named Jimmy. Jimmy placed a set of silverware wrapped tight in a paper napkin by her plate and said, “You said without the bacon or sausage that comes with it, right? I hope you like it. I don’t make too many of those around here.”
“Thank you,” she said. She could feel Jimmy’s eyes on her as well as the eyes of Mont...ana State Highway Patrol officer Rick Legerski, who sat across from her. She knew they were poking fun at her a little, checking her out. She was used to it.
Legerski had ordered “the Rancher”: three eggs over easy, chicken-fried steak with gravy, hash-brown potatoes, and toast.
“You know what a Montana vegetarian is?” Jimmy asked, hovering just behind her. By the way he asked it she knew it was a well-worn joke and often told.
“What?” she asked, looking over her shoulder.MoreLess
“Thank you,” she said. She could feel Jimmy’s eyes on her as well as the eyes of Mont...ana State Highway Patrol officer Rick Legerski, who sat across from her. She knew they were poking fun at her a little, checking her out. She was used to it.
Legerski had ordered “the Rancher”: three eggs over easy, chicken-fried steak with gravy, hash-brown potatoes, and toast.
“You know what a Montana vegetarian is?” Jimmy asked, hovering just behind her. By the way he asked it she knew it was a well-worn joke and often told.
“What?” she asked, looking over her shoulder.MoreLess
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