“April 18, 1906 3:45 AM When I woke up, I was on the train. The side of my head ached. It took me a minute to focus my thoughts. Of course. I must have hit my head on the ground when I fainted. I tried to rub it, but I couldn’t. I was sitting in a chair in the Pinkerton’s laboratory, about two feet away from the door to the compartment. My arms and legs were tied with rope. There was a knot at my wrists, one at my ankles, and two more holding my back and lower legs to the chair. Th...e train rocked. We were moving again. I opened my mouth to call for help, but then I thought better of it. What if the person who had tied me up was in the next compartment? Shouting out would alert him or her that I was awake. The rope bit into my skin, and the knots tightened as I struggled against them. Above it all, a thought pounded rhythmically in my head like a driving piston: Killian is alive!MoreLessRead More Read Less
Read book Swindled!: the 1906 Journal of Fitz Morgan for free
User Reviews: