Mike Dixon

flection, he decided not to worry and was about to pour an-
other glass when a plane passed overhead.
„What‟s that?‟
„I didn‟t hear nothing.‟
„The plane,‟ David held out the bottle. „You must have
heard it.‟
„No, young man. When you‟ve lived here as long as I
have you learn not to hear certain things.‟
David didn‟t doubt what the old fellow was trying to tell
him. He thrust the bottle into his hands and went outside. A
short run took him to the edge of the ridge. From there he
could see the airstrip. It was illuminated by flashing beacons.
The plane landed and he saw the lights of the Volvo as
Daryl went to meet it. He saw them again when Daryl took
the visitors to the homestead.
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