Chapter One<br > Conner Malloy stood in front of the Eat N Greet<br > diner， in the middle of the quaint little town. He<br > knew it was the middle because he could see where<br > the town ended and the highway began， both ways.<br > If a thousand people lived in Miller s l~anding，<br > Texas， he d be surprised. It was six hours from<br > Houston， his home， and miles from any serious<br > traffic. But it did have an antique store.<br > He d found the store on the Inter-net when he d<br > searched for medical antiques. After e-mailing the<br > proprietor for a couple of weeks， Conner had re-<br > alized he needed to see the goods in person. If the<br > stuff was on the level， it meant he d finally be able<br > to illustrate his book with accurate pictures instead<br > of drawings that might or might not have been to<br > scale，<br > He knew the antique store was on Main Street.<br > Right next door to the Sew N Sew fabric store<br > and across from Luhfs Dresses.<br >