Gerald T DaleGerald T. Dale, born Gerald Dale Templin, on a Wisconsin farm in 1938, was raised in a family of eight children. I attribute most of my rectitude on my mother's influence and my father's stern authority. My formative years created a desire to become writer but this creativity was not developed at that time. Because of my limited resources, my writing career was considered a hobby while I struggled for financial equilibrium. I spent three years in the United States Army beginning immediately after high school graduation. My career thereafter centered on factory work. As I neared retirement age, I developed the need to return to my first love, the love to write. For my mentor, I appreciated the works of O'Henry whom I recognized as the master of surprise endings. It was to this same objective that I aspired toward within this novels. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Read More Read Less