{"id":7034,"date":"2015-11-17T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T06:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/?p=7034"},"modified":"2015-11-16T14:07:36","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T20:07:36","slug":"excerpt-of-winter-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/new-book-release\/excerpt-of-winter-homecoming","title":{"rendered":"Excerpt of “Winter Homecoming”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s the Excerpt from my novella “Winter Homecoming,” part of the Christmas Eve Kisses Novella Collection.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Chapter One<\/p>\n

Christmas Day, 1930<\/p>\n

Why couldn\u2019t life go according to plan? In the stark moonlight at the railroad freight yard, Will Gustafson sheltered his ears in his upturned collar against the bitter December wind. They called Chicago the Windy City and they weren\u2019t wrong. In the distance he heard an engine idling. Relief flickered within him. Even late on Christmas Day, the trains were running.<\/p>\n

At least something in this country was still working. He\u2019d hoped the feared railroad guards or \u201cbulls\u201d he\u2019d read about in the Tribune<\/i> would be busy celebrating in their warm office and he could make his escape without meeting them. He didn\u2019t know how to jump a freight, but he\u2019d learn how tonight.<\/p>\n

His nearly empty stomach clenched and cold regret had clotted in his throat.. He\u2019d given up trying to swallow it down. In a cloth sack over one shoulder, he carried all that was left of the life he was leaving. He listened in the wind for harsh voices, for the bark of the guard dogs he\u2019d read could savage a man. Icy fear settled in the pit of his stomach.<\/p>\n

His mind brought up a memory as bitter as the wind\u2014a beautiful woman in a summer dress, laughing at him. He shoved it away and moved silently through the shadows of the parked freight cars toward the idling engine, slipping soundlessly as if on the hunt for an elusive twelve-point buck.<\/p>\n

His ears caught the subtle sound of footsteps on frozen ground. Will stiffened, ready to run, ready to fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey,\u201d a man whispered, \u201cgonna flip a train?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d Will whispered back, hoping flip meant jump.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen you better follow me.\u201d A scarf and battered hat pulled down against the wind hid the man\u2019s face. \u201cThere\u2019s a train leavin\u2019 in a few minutes but we gotta hustle to make it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Will started hustling. \u201cWhere\u2019s the train headed?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDoes it matter?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I\u2019m headed north toward home.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHome<\/i>.\u201d The man spat the word like a curse. \u201cYou got one to go to?\u201d<\/p>\n

Will didn\u2019t reply. He didn\u2019t want to go home to humiliation and \u201cI told you so\u2019s\u201d but he could survive there, hunting and fishing.<\/p>\n

\u201cCome on,\u201d the stranger said. \u201cHustle.\u201d At a breathless pace the man led Will through the maze of track and freight cars, the idling engine sounding closer.<\/p>\n

The snarling of a dog split the wind.<\/p>\n

The stranger pushed Will into the shadow of a freight car. They huddled there. Will\u2019s heart pounded. But the dog, wherever it was, barked no more.<\/p>\n

\u201cCome on,\u201d the stranger hissed. \u201cGuess it\u2019s too cold for the bulls or their dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n

And ahead in the moonlight Will glimpsed big wheels beginning to turn. He and the man zigzagged through the shadows and over tracks to the train just rolling.<\/p>\n

Will moved to catch one of the handholds.<\/p>\n

The stranger held him back. \u201cWait,\u201d he snapped. \u201cThe bulls watch the trains leavin\u2019. Has to be goin\u2019 fast enough they won\u2019t try to drag a man off. Too dangerous for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

And more dangerous for us.<\/i> Will\u2019s pulse sped up, keeping pace with the sound of the wheels on the track.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow<\/i>.\u201d The stranger yanked Will\u2019s coat collar and then flat out ran to the speeding train.<\/p>\n

Will raced forward.<\/p>\n

The stranger caught hold. Swung himself up onto a car. Shoved the sliding side door open.<\/p>\n

A dog barked wildly behind Will.<\/p>\n

\u201cCome on!\u201d the stranger bellowed over the roaring wind and clacking of the train.<\/p>\n

The dog snapped at Will\u2019s heels. Will swung up high. The stranger grabbed his arm. Dragged him toward the gaping doors.<\/p>\n

The dog jumped, trying to nab Will\u2019s foot.<\/p>\n

Downward gravity pulled at Will. The stranger hauled him inside.<\/p>\n

Panting, Will lay prostrate on the dusty wooden floor, feeling the clackety-clack of the wheels in his bones. He\u2019d done it; he\u2019d \u201cflipped\u201d a train.<\/p>\n

Finally he rolled over and sat up. The freight had sped up and was rocking along fast. Though the doors had been closed against the wind, city lights still flickered through cracks. The two of them weren\u2019t alone. Other shapes huddled around the dark edges. \u201cThanks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re welcome,\u201d the stranger sneered. Then he pulled out a pistol.<\/p>\n

Will felt not only his shock but also a wave of shock from the others. \u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBuzzard!\u201d a voice jeered.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmpty your sack.\u201d The stranger waved his gun, ignoring the insult.<\/p>\n

Will sized him up. And prepared.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n

Will reared up and knocked the man to the floor. He\u2019d never before had to fight while in a moving train. He went down on the top of the man, punching, rolling. He clapped his hand around the wrist holding the gun. He\u2019d grown soft in Chicago but he pinned the man down in a wrestling hold he\u2019d learned in high school.<\/p>\n

The stranger gurgled.<\/p>\n

Will slammed down the hand with the gun, again, again.<\/p>\n

The stranger released the gun.<\/p>\n

Will snatched it up, shoved it in his pocket. Then patted the man down, searching for any other weapon or the ammunition. He found none. He flipped open the pistol\u2019s chamber and found it empty too. \u201cWell, that\u2019s stupid. Threaten me with an empty gun.\u201d<\/p>\n

The stranger moaned.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I hurt you, it\u2019s your own fault.\u201d Will rubbed his throbbing elbow and slid back to his place against the wall. The man\u2019s treachery stung more than the physical pain. Now he realized that what he\u2019d taken as kindness from this man had merely been a strategy to get him where he could rob him away from the law. The stranger hadn\u2019t expected anybody to come to Will\u2019s aid here and no one had. When would Will learn that people here couldn\u2019t be trusted?<\/p>\n

The stranger finally dragged himself up and staggered to the opposite wall. The train had picked up speed, swaying more.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat did you think I had to steal?\u201d Will asked in the heavy silence.<\/p>\n

The stranger was rubbing his side. \u201cHungry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reply surprised Will again. Was it true? Sympathy touched him. The man must have suffered even more than Will had. \u201cWhy didn\u2019t you just ask?\u201d Will reached into his pockets and pulled out Hersey bars. \u201cAnybody else want a piece?\u201d<\/p>\n

Stunned silence and then a few chuckles. One old guy with a white beard said, \u201cCelebrating Christmas, are we?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not roast turkey,\u201d Will replied, feeling lighter somehow, \u201cbut it\u2019s all I got.\u201d He counted heads in the dim light and broke the two bars into chunks and handed them out, the last to the man who\u2019d threatened him. Then Will sat back, letting the chocolate melt on his tongue.<\/p>\n

\u201cGive me my gun back,\u201d the stranger said, his voice low and rough.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Will stated. \u201cYou\u2019ll just get yourself killed with it. A man doesn\u2019t wave an empty gun in a body\u2019s face. I can use it for hunting.\u201d A pistol wasn\u2019t as good as a rifle but it was something. \u201cI was wondering how I\u2019d get a gun. Now I only need ammo.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you\u2019re stealing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m taking it into protective custody.\u201d Still, his conscience pricked. Will pulled the pack off his back, reached inside, and pulled out a pair of gloves. He tossed them toward the stranger. \u201cHere. Now you\u2019ve been paid.\u201d<\/p>\n

The man picked the gloves up and peered at them in the flickering light. \u201cGloves. Leather gloves.\u201d He pulled them on quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can only wear one pair at a time,\u201d Will said. \u201cDeal?\u201d<\/p>\n

Another wave of surprise spread through the train.<\/p>\n

\u201cDeal,\u201d the stranger muttered. \u201cSorry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Will nodded. \u201cAnybody know where this train\u2019s headed? What direction?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNorth,\u201d one of the shadowy men replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood.\u201d Will sighed silently.<\/p>\n

One of the figures slid closer to him. \u201cHi.\u201d<\/p>\n

Will tensed, then saw that it was just a kid, not more than ten. \u201cHi.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow far north you goin\u2019, mister?\u201d<\/p>\n

What was a kid doing here all alone? \u201cFar.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWisconsin?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYes.\u201d Will felt the tension leak out of him. The stress of everything that had happened in the last months, weeks, days, finally hit him as he sat there, swaying on the dusty floor.<\/p>\n

The boy settled beside him. \u201cGood.\u201d<\/p>\n

The excitement over, the men in the freight car turned in for the night. The cold wind found its way through the cracks. Will shivered. The kid next to him fell asleep and curled up against him like a puppy. Will welcomed the warmth, but he didn\u2019t fall asleep. He couldn\u2019t turn off the mocking images, the rude voices in his head. He deserved them. He\u2019d been a fool. And now he was paying for it.<\/p>\n

So there’s the beginning. Chapter 2 brings Cass Newton into Will’s life. So what do you think? Does the beginning grab your interest?–Lyn<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s the Excerpt from my novella “Winter Homecoming,” part of the Christmas Eve Kisses Novella Collection.<\/p>\n

Chapter One<\/p>\n

Christmas Day, 1930<\/p>\n

Why couldn\u2019t life go according to plan? In the stark moonlight at the railroad freight yard, Will Gustafson sheltered his ears in his upturned collar against the bitter December wind. They called Chicago the Windy City and they weren\u2019t wrong. In the distance he heard an engine idling. Relief flickered within him. Even late on Christmas Day, the trains were running. <\/p>\n

At least something in this country was still working. He\u2019d hoped the feared railroad guards or \u201cbulls\u201d he\u2019d read about in the Tribune would be busy celebrating in their warm office and he could make his escape without meeting them. 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