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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you\u2019ll be happy; if not, you\u2019ll become a philosopher.<\/strong><\/p>\n Socrates<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n May 1890<\/p>\n They walked into the office, noticed the retail space below had tenants, and they passed people in the hallways on the way through.<\/p>\n \u201cDorothy, you look wonderful today,\u201d said Lorelei.<\/p>\n \u201cCristian, Lorelei, you have arrived exactly on time. Lorelei, we have to see a dressmaker and discuss wedding plans. I will tell you about what I have done so far.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is where a wise man dare not tread. Is Arthur in his office?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, Cristian go right in, he is expecting you.\u201d<\/p>\n As he walked into the room Arthur got up and walked over “Thank God Cristian I need the respite from the wedding plans. I am glad to see you.”<\/p>\n \u201cThank you for taking the brunt of the pain for me. Now tell me about the business, how is it doing?\u201d<\/p>\n The business is doing very well. We own twenty empty lots and fourteen buildings, ten more in the planning stages. Our net worth is over $200,000.”<\/p>\n \u201cWell done Arthur. What is your current wage?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI have not changed that since we started?<\/p>\n \u201cDid you build yourself a house?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, Cristian, I bought land facing the inlet and built a house that cost $2000.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGood, I am concerned about your wage. Please double it and again every year on the anniversary of your start date.”<\/p>\n \u201cYes Cristian\u201d he answered with an almost perturbed look.<\/p>\n \u201cNow let\u2019s close up shop and head out for a meal. The women are already gone.”<\/p>\n \u201cChinese food Cristian?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat would be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n Over dim sum, the two men discussed many things, including the great flood and depression that would come to Vancouver in the next few years. Cristian would recommend that Arthur store some canned foods before the flood, as supplies would grow short.<\/p>\n \u201cHow is your relationship with the Chinese?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt is very good, as you suggested.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe building is protected by the Chinese. We donate to the Chinese Benevolent Association. Any problems that arise seem to disappear.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI knew that would work in our favour.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNow about the wedding, is there anything we need to accomplish.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou need to meet with the priest.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI suppose that has to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI know that the church needs to expand, and a donation would see you through any complications.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCould you arrange that for me, Arthur?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCertainly.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat about Lorelei\u2019s family, I don\u2019t think we ever discussed that. For us, it has only been a day since we left.”<\/p>\n \u201cI almost forgot your timelines are different from ours. Lorelei has no family that I know of.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI am about done eating, Arthur, travelling can be tiring.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI am finished as well.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOn the way out, Arthur paid the bill and walked over to a Chinese man and handed him an envelope.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOur donation?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTell me, Arthur, was this forced or voluntary.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cVoluntary and my suggestion.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGood, I have a strong dislike for being on the wrong end of extortion.\u201d<\/p>\n Back in the office, the ladies were chatting up a small storm. Lorelei was glowing and came right over and kissed Cristian.<\/p>\n \u201cHow did you ladies do?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cA dress was picked out and sized, sweetie.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGreat, is there anything else that needs doing for today,\u201d asked Cristian looking at his soon-to-be bride.<\/p>\n \u201cNo Cristian, all the details have been seen to\u201d answered Dorothy.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you, Dorothy and Arthur, for all your hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think I will retire to the Living Quarters. Will you join me, Lorelei?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think that is a great idea. I have a few questions.\u201d<\/p>\n Clothes fell to the floor as soon as the door was closed. During their intimate discussion, Lorelei had to bite the pillow to make less noise. Both covered in sweat and exhausted, he held her in his arms and smiled. She snuggled in closer, her head on his chest. He still couldn\u2019t imagine life any better than it was at this moment.<\/p>\n All this time, the woman that he was looking for his entire life was in the past, and she came from the future. He shuddered to think how desolate his life would have been without meeting her. He thanked God, as he knew him, for this woman.<\/p>\n The next day, Arthur and Cristian took the Ascalon to Kamloops to buy some land. A small bribe was paid, and a deed was produced. W.S. Inc. now owned 10000 acres of useless land on the side of a hill north of Kamloops.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy did we buy that, Cristian?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI have need of it in the future, and I need to make my soon-to-be wife happy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf it has to do with Lorelei, I know enough not to ask anything else. She is not a woman I want to cross.”<\/p>\n The wedding day came, the words were said, rings were exchanged. It was a beautiful ceremony. The Priest managed to get everyone\u2019s name correct.<\/p>\n This was just a formality to Lorelei and Cristian. They were already joined to one another and would remain that way.<\/p>\n Lorelei went through the things in the basement and loaded the Ascalon. She left instructions to give the rest away to charity. It was time to leave.<\/p>\n Dorothy and Lorelei hugged and once again cried. Arthur and Cristian shook hands. Arthur knew his next visit wouldn’t be for a few years.<\/p>\n \u201cArthur in 1903 two men will build a motorized cycle under the name Harley-Davidson if you could, please pick up a couple of them for resale. Don\u2019t allow the motor to be run, instead remove the spark plugs and put a few tablespoons of motor oil in the cylinders to keep it from rusting”<\/p>\n \u201cI will watch for them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThank you, Arthur. Goodbye, Dorothy.\u201d<\/p>\n Still crying, she hugged Cristian.<\/p>\n Onboard the Ascalon he noticed that there was very little room.<\/p>\n \u201cReady Mrs. Wolf.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes, Mr. Wolf, let’s fly. I forgot there was an envelope on the seat when I got in. I assume it is from Arthur.”<\/p>\n Cristian didn\u2019t open the envelope until they were back in the cave in the future. The note read:<\/p>\n Cristian I have already gone ahead and done the paperwork and sold the building in the future. At the back of the cave you will find a several\u00a0thousand pounds of gold and currencies from different eras. There are blueprints for a warehouse to be built above the cave on the plateau. M1 will show you. I suggest you start it in 1905 and finished it sometime later using out-of-town contractors. Take care a confrontation with the Elders is imminent. Teach Lorelei how to shoot. There is a new gun locker with a good variety of weapons.\u00a0<\/strong>Carry the formula on the second page with you you will need it one day. It was written by Albert Einstein.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n PS I paid Jimmy for the rings. Take care of the woman we love<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Robert Mitchum<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cWatcher, I have heard very little from you, are you still functioning?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes Cristian, I am functioning, I have just updated my files. We had a visitor, you.”<\/p>\n \u201cI just read the paper version. You should read this sweetie, it is from me.”<\/p>\n \u201cOh I forgot Arthur and I purchased 10000 acres on the side of the hill.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNorth of Kamloops?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, sweetie.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNow Husband, it\u2019s our home.\u201d<\/p>\n He drifted off to sleep thinking about what his future self had said. Lorelei may be in danger, that didn\u2019t make him happy.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TEMPUS CHAPTER FIFTEEN My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you\u2019ll be happy; if not, you\u2019ll become a philosopher. 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