Hard-of-hearing, elderly Mrs.Minnie Blankenship (Janice Knickrehm) managed the boarding house.At the Smith""s Grove Sanitarium, Dr.Wynn and Dr.Loomis learned that Jamie Lloyd""s body had been discovered near Haddonfield.The rune symbol or mark, tattooed on Michael Myers"" wrist, and on the stomach of Jamie""s baby, was seen at the crime scene painted (or burned) in black on bales of hay.Mama would call out to me from downstairs...It was like a weekly ritual those Saturday nights, for I remember how Mama would sit down at the kitchen table, and count out the money that Papa had brought home in a little envelope.The next day, labored breathing and the sound of footsteps accompanied the group of counselors as they engaged in "fun and games" training exercises (jogging, hiking a half-mile rail through the woods, etc.The crusty old Howard looks at Dobbs and then continues with stories to his fellow "down-and-outers." He recalls his past gold quests all over the world - as though he hadn""t been interrupted.He ends his tales of experience (when he witnessed "what gold does to men""s souls") by describing how the noble, friendly, and solid intentions of gold-seekers vanished after gold was discovered:Howard: I""ve dug in Alaska and Canada and Colorado.