One of the men at the bar called out in a loud voice, "eh, will ya look at the bird that ole HD dragged in." Everybody laughed. "Well, come on in and have yourself a drink now, love. Any friend of Hickory Dickory is a friend of ours." Then she noticed that Cyrus was talking to a group of people over in the corner. He looked up and waved her over. She noticed that he had a beer in his hand, and this made her angry. "Cyrus, what's the big idea, I've been waiting on the side of the road for an hour, and I find you in here drinking." "What do you mean, an hour? I just walked in here with that dog, not five minutes ago. These nice people bought me a beer while they started to explain things to me. You see, our dog friend here is special. He's a time-traveler, hearts." "That's right deari

