"Guy, how far?", Sammy yawned and stretched as he half-staggered into his friend's apartment.

But Jasper made no reply. He wanted to be alone and he was in no mood for any friendly talk or mockery. He was still smarting from the two recent defeats he had received in his attempts to catch Mary's attention. The first one had ended in a total failure and he was forced to take some medicine to kill the pounding headache and leg pains he had received as a result of standing so long under the blazing sun, waiting for a Mary that never walked past. But the worse one was when he approached...