Train Job
By Jessica Payseur
With the horses all loaded in and seen to, there was nothing to do but wait for the train’s departure. Levi Branton leaned against the car, hat tipped against the sun, working on his second smoke as he sized up his fellow passengers. He couldn’t be too careful, not with the worth of this new breed. He’d sunk everything he could into this new stock, a hefty gamble, but then Levi wasn’t one to say no to a gamble if it meant he had a chance at a thing he wanted.
A skittish group of women huddled on the platform, talking amongst themselves and avoiding eye contact, apparently wary of boarding for no reason Levi cared to think about. There was a boy of about twelve, white and smartly dressed, looking self-important as he stared the length of the steam train and c
