Authors: Gary D. Svee
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Pain spread over Standish's face. “You're the one deserving the thanks.”
A tear ran down Iona's face. “We have to go.”
Standish tried to smile. “Full sail and straight ahead.”
Iona took Arch's shoulder in her hand, and the two walked toward the porter. Arch stopped and ran back to Standish. Standish knelt, and Arch hugged him.
“So long, Arch.”
“Don't want to go. Want Ma and me to stay hereâ¦with you.”
“Boston will be good for your mother. You want that, don't you?”
Standish could feel Arch's head nodding against his chest. Arch stood then and walked toward his mother and the train. He turned and waved, and then he was gone.
Acknowledgments
Wally McLane, editor/writer, for his help and suggestions in this story. Mike Nicholes, a counselor, who helps me probe my characters' minds.
About the Author
Gary D. Svee grew up along the banks of the Yellowstone, Stillwater, and Rosebud Rivers in Montana. His novels include
Spirit Wolf, Showdown at Buffalo Jump, The Peacemaker's Vengeance
, and the Spur Award winner
Sanctuary
. Svee lives in Billings, Montana.
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2005 by Gary D. Svee
Cover design by Mauricio Diaz
ISBN: 978-1-4532-9399-7
This edition published in 2015 by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
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