Payment Overdue

Payment OverdueSan Francisco was still three states and 16 hours ahead when I pulled into the small gas-station café on the road between Loma, Colorado, and Harley Dome, Utah.I was dawdling over the remains of my cheeseburger and contemplating the decline of the American French fry when the man who pumped gas and poured coffee put down his newspaper and started talking to me."I don't mean to bother you," he said, "but I couldn't help noticing your overbite. You really should have...