forget about her , he had to keep that other ship out of tractor range . we have years before you need to decide . '' `` you 're selling us short , detective . then we shall be all together . '' we were dying , and somebody came . '' in your opinion , would they attack another city ? ' * * * after the auto parts store , which was located in the next town , they returned to whiskey creek and bought a shower rod from the hardware store . 