A Final Place
One Man's Quest
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When that airplane landed on the road beside his camp, and he found the pilot was ill, he just had to save him. That changed his quest forever.
His name was Roy Callahan, and he had no particular place as his destination. He was simply seeking a place to settle down; his last home; his final place.
He was heading north, and had been traveling all afternoon on the little-used state road. There was only range land grass with few trees beyond the barbed wire fences marching along on each side, but away off in the distance ahead were tall mountains cloaked in a blue haze.
It was fenced off open range for cattle and horses; just the kind of country he seemed to like best recently.
The cattle guard leading into the pasture beyond was an invitation and he was grateful he’d spied it. It had been a hot afternoon and
Suddenly he heard the intruding noise of a small airplane. An airplane out here? Sounds like it’s flying kind’a low.
It sounded like someone was moving the throttle, or the engine was having trouble. I’ll bet it’s engine trouble, he thought. It sounds a lot like the time I took off from that bush
strip in
I wonder where this guy is? He’ll surely see my truck if he keeps coming. I hope I haven’t parked in some dope runners rendezvous.
Then, he spotted the aircraft. Coming in low from the south, over the highway, was a small Cessna. It was flying erratically, but banked to line up on the dirt road beside
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About the Book
Roy Callahan is an old retired cowboy and construction man. He is driving through the West seeking a place where he would like to settle down. He has always liked the western cowboy life and would like to relive that life again.
A man makes an emergency landing near his camp, and
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About the Author
The author grew up in a small west