Barry also had the results of his latest
poll,
chanel handbags one that he
would not share with the candidate. As of June 25, half the registered voters
were now aware that there was a race. Of that number, 24 percent favored Ron
Fisk, 16 percent Sheila McCarthy, and 10 percent Clete Coley.
Those numbers were exciting. In less than two months, Barry had packaged an
unknown lawyer who'd never worn a black robe and thrust him ahead of an opponent
with nine years of experience. And
chanel bags they had yet to run a
single ad on television.
On July 1, the Second State Bank was
purchased by New Vista Bank, a regional chain based in Dallas. Huffy called Wes
Payton with the news and was generally upbeat.
The Hattiesburg
office had been assured that nothing would change but the name. His loan
portfolio had been reviewed by the new owners. They had quizzed him about the
Paytons, and seemed content with Huffy's promises
cheapest louis vuitton damier ebene
canvas that the loan would eventually be satisfied.
For the fourth straight month, the Paytons sent Huffy a check for
$2,000.
Chapter 22
In another life, Nathaniel Lester
had been a flamboyant criminal defense lawyer with an uncanny knack for winning
murder trials. At one point, two decades earlier, he had put together a streak
of twelve consecutive not-guilty verdicts, virtually all in small towns
throughout Mississippi, the types of places where those accused of heinous
crimes are
cheap authentic louis vuitton bag
outlet generally presumed guilty the moment they are arrested. His
notoriety attracted clients from the civil side, and his country law office in
the town of Mendenhall prospered nicely.
Nat won big verdicts
and negotiated even larger settlements. His specialty became catastrophic
personal injuries on the offshore oil rigs where many local men went for
high-paying jobs. He was active in various trial lawyer groups, gave huge sums
to political candidates, built the biggest house in town,
cheap chanel
bags went through a series of wives, and began drinking heavily.
The booze, along with a string of ethics complaints and legal skirmishes,
finally slowed him down, and when he was ultimately boxed in, he surrendered his
law license to avoid a prison sentence. He left Mendenhall, found a new wife,
sobered up, and resurfaced in Jackson, where he embraced Buddhism, yoga,
vegetarianism, and a simpler lifestyle.