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The Invaders - Benjamin Ferris
The Invaders
by Benjamin Ferris
Start Publishing LLC
Copyright © 2015 by Start Publishing LLC
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First Start Publishing eBook edition July 2015
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ISBN 13: 978-1-68299-534-1
The Invaders
by Benjamin Ferris
Big Joe Merklos was the first of them. He appeared at the Wide Bend National Bank one day, cash in hand. The charm of him, his flashing smile, the easy strength in his big body, were persuasive recommendations. But the bank’s appraisal scarcely got that far. Wasn’t he the first buyer in fifteen years for that bone-yard of lonely dreams, Dark Valley?
The county seat of Wide Bend presided over three valleys, corresponding to the forks of the Sallinook River. Once, Dark Valley had been the richest of these. Solid houses and barns stood among orchards laden with fruit, fields chock-full of heavy-bearded grain . . . till, one Spring, the middle fork of the river had dried up.
The farmers called in specialists who sank wells and pilot holes, measured the slopes. They heard much talk about water tables, about springs undercutting rock formations. But when it was done the fact remained: Dark Valley’s water supply was choked off beyond man’s ability to restore it. In the end the farmers gave up, left their dusty houses and shriveled orchards, and Dark Valley died.
Boys hiked over there occasionally. Men scouted for fence posts or pipe. Young couples passed quickly through on moonlight nights. And