Making a new museum.

When they got back to Provo, they gathered all their Christmas
presents and put them under the tree. The kids were all jumping with
joy because the next day was Christmas eve,
They made fudge and popcorn balls filled with the nuts they had
collected from the island. Todd had lots of pictures he took while on
the island, and the kids talked about what they wanted to do when they
got to go back again next year.
Vernon told his Sister not to worry about Christmas dinner because he
had it all covered, so she could just relax and enjoy the time to
visit.

Tom said he really enjoyed the time at the island, and his leg felt
better so he didn't need the cane. He wondered if the rock on the
island was therapeutic, and he brought some samples back . He wanted
to share some with Linc's old professor and he wanted to keep one
small piece on his person and see if it helped his own disposition.
Linc and his Dad got to talking about the time masters again.. Linc
told his Dad that he wondered about the missing man and his arch. He
wondered if the time master made the arch before or after they lost
the power to time travel. Did he make the arch to go off world to
other planets? Did he make it to teleport himself or objects to
another galaxy? Was it possible he transported himself to another
world, and couldn't get back? but if he did, where is his arch? Is
it possible that he went somewhere, and did something that made the
time masters lose the power? A lot more questions than answers. Tom
readily agreed with him. He said it was beyond his learning of
physics.
They all talked about this for a while, then Vernon asked if Link and
Tom wanted to go with him to the museum, and check out what they had
done with the building. Linc said fine with him and Linc said it
would be better to take his truck than the motor home, so then went
on down town.
There were a few workers doing some last minute clean up chores.
Vernon told them he was just showing his family around before the
exhibits were brought. They asked when that would be, and Vernon
told them, he hoped with in the next week some time. He asked them to
call a few others in to help move some glass cases to rooms he wanted
to put special things in that should be kept locked up until the
exhibits were in their proper places. He knew, until the museum
opened, there were going to be a lot of people in the building to set
up displays and he wanted some of the real valuable items to be safe.
They went up to the second floor to look around. There were five
large rooms up there for displays. Tom looked up at the ceiling when
they were in the hall and noticed the skylights. He mentioned them to
Vernon who called someone about them. Said he wanted a grill put over
them so no one could drop down through them. He said he also wanted
alarms installed on them as well. Then he patted Tom on the back, and
said, "good thinking, I didn't think about them.
Back down on the main floor, they looked into the six big rooms down there.
One room had a lot of old glass wall cases still in it, and Vernon
said it was perfect for the Textile exhibits from all the different
places. He decided this room would be used for items that may still
be in some crate or barrel, that might not belong in any certain room.
They might even place some of the items that he couldn't name in it as
well. He would think about that later.
Linc asked if there would anyone in the building the next night after
dark, and on Christmas day, and Vernon said no. Linc said, " that
would be a good time to transfer the exhibits then. I see all the
security lights are lit, so if they are on at night, that should
provide plenty of light for the transfer". Vernon said< Just last
week I had the workers to replace every light bold in the building.".
Linc said, " if it can be done without a lot of light, than lets go
for it". Vernon agreed and said they could start on it right after
supper.
Vernon told Linc they had a daytime security team and night watchman
lined up for after the exhibits were transferred. Looked like they
were all set to go.

The next night after supper, Linc and Vernon went down to the museum,
and went inside. They could see very well without any extra lights,
and went upstairs. Vernon had a plan of which rooms to transfer and
in what order. In the first room, Linc touched the broach and said
retreat. Since it was dark there too, they had to use light to see
what they were doing. Inside the cave they went into the room they
wanted to transfer first. Linc looked all around the room and seen
what he wanted to transfer back to Provo, said back, and there they
were, with everything and in the room they wanted to be in. Good job
he thought. Vernon looked around the room, and declared it perfectly
done. They went ahead and transferred the rest of the rooms, Vernon
wanted on this floor. Then they went down stairs and did the same
thing with the exception of some items Vernon put in an empty room.
Things taken from the future, that they couldn't identify. When they
had all but the last two rooms, Vernon asked Linc if he could do it by
himself, and then he could begin to gather up the small valuable
items to lock up. Linc told him he would do it and got the rest of
the exhibits to Provo. After Vernon locked up the artifacts, they
headed for home. It was after three in the morning, and they went to
Vernon's motor home and to bed.
Later they went over to the house and found the family in the living
room passing out presents. They got some coffee, and joined them.
Soon there was wrapping paper and ribbons all over the place. Linc
could see the kids were tickled to get the things he got them. His
Dad took off his old ratty robe and slippers and put the new ones Linc
had got, on and paraded around a bit in them. Linc knew he got the
right thing in the three new mumu's he gad got for her. She teared up
and told him this was just in time because one of her old caftans had
finally gave up the ghost. Too thread bare to be fixed. She said she
looked for a new one but couldn't find any. Maybe hey quit making
them. She never even saw a mumu anywhere. She had to hug him a couple
more times. Vernon always said not to get presents for him, because
there wasn't any thing he needed, but he was like a little kids when
he opened his presents. When he got to the one Linc gave him he
opened it and inside the empty box was a note., that said, nothing
for the guy who has everything. Everyone laughed when he read it,
then he tossed a pillow at Linc as everyone laughed at him again.
Linc said, "that'll teach ya".
LInc and the kids cleaned up the living room while his Mom made more
coffee and heated up some cinnamon tolls for breakfast. Later they sat
around and talked about the museum, and how Vernon would have to
contact the other officers and tell them the artifacts were delivered
and needed to be cataloged and the security people hired to protect
it all now that it was in place.. The exhibits need to be straightened
out and labeled.
Around eleven o-clock Vernon got a phone call from a catering outfit.
The Christmas dinner of prime rib roast and all the fixings was ready
to be delivered.
The next morning Vernon said he had to leave and get back to work.
After lots of hugs all around, he left. Linc told his folks, that he
would be leaving too the following morning after breakfast.

To be continued.
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