Lures

When somebody says lures I automatically think of fishing. Not Merijoan Fitzbanks. She thinks of New Orleans, loose women, and her two lost sons. The Fitzbanks run a house painting company. Old man Fitzbanks died back in the 90's and the mother and her three boys took it over and did real well with it. I reckon they painted just about every house in Harper at one time or another, either inside or out or both. Everything was going fine until her youngest son, Bill Joe, went to the city with a group of his buddies. He did not come home. When his friends were questioned they told a tale of Billy Joe and a woman who called herself Tanya Hyde all tangled in a romantic affair. Billy Joe is a good looking young fellow and was always considered a good catch for the local girls. Well, Marijoan, in an act of desperation sent her middle son, Karl Buck, down to New Orleans to fetch her youngest child and bring him back to all the pleasantries of Harper. To this day Karl Buck ain't come back either.
Tomorrow: Merijoan's Dilemma.