A fun historical fiction novel, written by Allan D. Lund of Mount Horeb, Wisconsin.
Two of the main characters were significant and well publicized dangerous figures at the time this story takes place. However, the young man involved with them and telling this story, is a widower, living alone with his dog, in a sparsely populated area of northwestern Louisiana, in the spring of 1934. So, it is not a real surprise he did not know, or recognize them as potentially dangerous.
Despite the young couple's deadly reputation, the three of them spent a delightful day of fishing, eating and drinking, revealing a little of their youth, but none of their current life. The two strangers were relaxed and seemed to be enjoying themselves, except for one occasion with a drunken pistol, which was laughed off by the shooter, but not the host. The young guest enjoyed fishing by himself, leaving the host to become much better acquainted with the attractive young female visitor who liked wine and the host. As you read the book, many of you, shall we say mature, will probably determine quickly who the historical couple is. However, many young people may not, until near the end when their identity is revealed to the storyteller by his friends, as he is relating the acquaintance at his party.
When you read this book, put yourself back in time, before nightly television news in the home, when rural radio broadcasts were noisy, and people mostly listened to comedic shows and music to dampen the drought of the economy and quiet the rumbles of war in Europe. They worked hard, had parties, fished and developed strong life-long friendships.
