I heard that Sterling was going to buy Kroger’s lease and expand John’s store into that space, making their store much bigger than mine. So I hustled down to Hot Springs, to find the landlady of that Kroger building. Somehow, I convinced her to give me the lease, instead of giving it to Sterling. I didn’t have any idea what I was going to do with it, but I sure knew I didn’t want Sterling to have it.
