William W Johnstone - Ashes 27

Author:Hatred in the Ashes
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-08-09T13:50:57+00:00

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private that’s my business, and none of the damn government’s business.”

The man and woman smiled. “Maybe you are all right,” she said. “We’ll take a chance. Come on, Mister Grayson. Let’s grab us a smoke before dinner.”

“Country sure has gone to crap,” he muttered.

“Living out west like you do,” David replied, “I guess you don’t have it as bad as we do here in the middle of the nation. It’s really bad around here.”

“I’m beginning to understand that.”

“And it’ll get worse,” Nancy said. “You just wait and see. Mark my words, Mister Grayson, there’s going to be a civil war. People are not going to stand for much more of this nonsense.”

“I seem to remember that same kind of prediction back before the Great War. Not too many people had the courage to do much about it.”

“Yeah, so do I. I wish to hell I’d had enough sense to join some anti-government group back then. But I followed the party line, just like my parents.”

Ben did not choose to respond. Already, he was beginning to experience the tension and suspicion of the couple who had joined him.

As they walked around to the rear of the motel complex, Ben said, “I hope they have something good on the menu this evening. I haven’t eaten since early morning.”

“You really are from the far west, aren’t you, Mister Grayson?” Nancy asked. “We heard the new rules haven’t as yet reached all parts of the nation. You’ve got a lot to learn about the New Federalism.”

“I beg your pardon?”

Nancy smiled. “We’ll bring you up to date over a smoke. You’re in for a real surprise.”

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