Whether we see them or not, or understand them, or even believe in them; there are those among us who reach out from time long ago. They are the Lucindas of Stoney Hollow, the Andrew Newmans, the Marjories, and Neil Simmons' solitary arm. They all stir old memories, stir our imaginations, and enrich our lives. Deep within the soil of our beautiful Des Moines County and in the depths of the Old Mississippi River are secrets that we will never fully understand.