The Fiery Ring
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As the freight slowed beside the small station, the engine released a burst of steam, and the brakes ground the train to a halt. The cars made a metallic clanging as the slack was taken out. Even before the train had fully stopped, Cam Freeman swung to the ground and headed purposefully toward the abandoned caboose that rested on the siding fifty yards from the station. He had often thought of the injured man and the girl, and now as he approached the caboose, he muttered, “Been three ...days—they might have moved on—but that fellow was in pretty bad shape.” Stepping up onto the rear platform, he knocked on the door, calling out, “Anybody home?”
The door opened almost at once, and the girl stared at him apprehensively. Her eyes lit up as she recognized him, and he grinned at her. “Well, you’re still here, I see.”
“Oh yes. I’m glad to see you again. Come on in.”
Cam stepped inside the caboose and saw that it had been made fairly livable.MoreLess
As the freight slowed beside the small station, the engine released a burst of steam, and the brakes ground the train to a halt. The cars made a metallic clanging as the slack was taken out. Even before the train had fully stopped, Cam Freeman swung to the ground and headed purposefully toward the abandoned caboose that rested on the siding fifty yards from the station. He had often thought of the injured man and the girl, and now as he approached the caboose, he muttered, “Been three ...days—they might have moved on—but that fellow was in pretty bad shape.” Stepping up onto the rear platform, he knocked on the door, calling out, “Anybody home?”
The door opened almost at once, and the girl stared at him apprehensively. Her eyes lit up as she recognized him, and he grinned at her. “Well, you’re still here, I see.”
“Oh yes. I’m glad to see you again. Come on in.”
Cam stepped inside the caboose and saw that it had been made fairly livable.MoreLess
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