“Yes . . . Tomlinson and I were not alone. To leeward, fifty yards away, a slow sawgrass trail was being tunneled, blades collapsing under the weight of something sizeable. A southwesterly breeze blew noise and odors away from me, but, even in a gale, I would have heard telltale sounds if it had been hikers or an ATV.No . . . the thing approaching us was alive . . . and big enough, possibly, to be spotted from low altitude.“Get your shoes on,” I told Tomlinson.“Huh?”“You heard me.”My tone trumpe...d the man’s injuries and his natural aversion to authority. Immediately, he pulled on one red Converse, saying, “Geezus, what’s wrong? Are those cops?”He meant the plane, which was now descending. A Cessna 182, it looked like, a model I’d flown while logging most of my air hours. The propeller whine was closing the distance, and I could see two people in the cockpit, details shielded by the silver sheen of Plexiglas.“Maybe Danny radioed someone to keep an eye on us,”MoreLessRead More Read Less
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: