He stopped, giving Shorack time to take this in. It was hard to read the range of emotions the bewildered man fought to keep below the surface. Admitting his conclusions had been a risk, and not only because it might upset Shorack. Leopold knew, deep down, that anyone who discovered the truth was silenced. As much as Shorack avoided conflict, the livelihood of his family had to take preference.
Shorack eventually looked up, and there was some of the old hardness in his gaze. “Glad you’re on our side. A mind like that, you’d make a dangerous enemy.”
Something else came to Leopold, and he pushed his advantage. “And the explosions back at your home—am I correct in assuming that these were placed so that any entrance to your train system would be sealed?”
Shorack laughed, and the sound se
