What were you thinking about?" Well, if you must know, I was trying to figure out what I could bribe the guys with to hold you down long enough for me...to truss you up and mercilessly tickle you," I said as I placed my chin in my hand, as if still calculating."You had better make sure we are near a friendly planet or something, so there will be medical help nearby for the boys," Miri smiled sweetly.A warning tone sounded from the console, interrupting out verbal sparring. "Multiple contacts, no. The special trick this time is that all the wheels have a lip that holds the wheel to the trails. The lip – we called it a flange - is always on the inside edge of the wheel, and that means any time the cart pushes to one side or the other, the flange stops it from coming off the rail.Now, you have a cart that most always stays on the rails, and in that case, another cart can be attached to the back of the first one. You can add more carts to make a long stretch of carts that we called a train.. Jones. You must be one of those boys that gave Pastor Jennings a bad time." Dillon couldn't help but smile thinking about the incident and the aftermath."You ought not to have arrested us Deputy. We were just havin a little fun with the reverend," Summers whined. "Maybe it's payback time."Dillon started to explain the difference between fun and bodily assault but decided it would be a waste of time. Summers' was drunk and angry; the facts weren't going to change his mind."You men were lucky to. ’ John went outside for his smoke, laughing. After lighting his cigarette, he leaned against the porch railing and inhaled, pulling the nicotine deep into his lungs. The big dog at the next house over started barking. ‘Shut up, you stupid dog! Damn, get some peace and quiet.’ The rain had faded into just a light drizzle and combined with the darkness, gave the yard a strange quality to it. As much as he loved Eliza, sometimes a man had to be alone, away from soon-to-be wife and her three.