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few buildings there. The sign said two miles.
    “Must be a pretty small town,” Frank said. “I don’t even see a gas station.”
    “Yeah, I’m only seeing one motel and a small store in town, but there are a couple of RV parks nearby. Hanksville is bigger…..we could gas up there if we need to.”
    The caravan blew by Caineville and continued on desolate route 24.
    “I should call Jerry and let him know I heard from the Sheriff,” Frank said, pulling his phone out of his pocket.
    “Hey, Frank, what’s up?”
    “I just heard from the Sheriff.”
    “Good. How’s he doing? Is he still in town?”
    “No, he had to split. He’s in his RV heading in the same direction as we are. I suspect we’ll see him tomorrow.”
    “Excellent. I was getting kind of attached to that old fart.”
    “You and me both.”
    “I was just about to call you, Frank.”
    “About what?”
    “I got a call from Jackson. Earl needed some diesel, so they stopped in Boulder.”
    “Uh oh, hope there aren’t still problems there.”
    “He called me from the gas station, and it looked OK to him. I told him about what happened as we drove through there.”
    “How long ago was that?”
    “Ten minutes ago.”
    “I hope they didn’t get carjacked there,” Frank said. “This worries me a little bit.”
    “I know, me too. I told them to watch themselves. Those two are pretty good, though. It wouldn’t be easy to take them.”
    “True. Maybe you ought to call them back in a bit and make sure they made it out of there alright.”
    “I was thinking the same thing. I’ll give them about twenty minutes, though. Takes a while to fill a big diesel rig like that.”
    “Okay.”
    “How far do you think we’re going today?”
    “Good question. Wonder if we can make it all the way into Colorado?”
    “Maybe, if I-70 is in good shape. I don’t know much about this road we’re on. Hopefully there are no more slow parts.”
    “Jane checked it out on her phone…she said it looks fairly straight all the way to I-70.”
    “Then we may be in good shape. Some of us will probably have to stop in Hanksville to fuel up.”
    “I know, I was thinking the same thing. Hope nobody was counting on fuel in Caineville.”
    Jerry laughed.
    “Yeah, the only thing you might be able to fuel up in that town is a mule.”
    “Pretty much,” Frank said. “I’ll get off the line. Let me know if you have a problem raising Jackson and Earl.”
    “Will do,” Jerry said. “Later.”
    Frank put his phone back in his pocket.
    “He heard from Jackson?” Jane asked.
    “Yep. They were fueling up about ten minutes ago.”
    “Not in Boulder, I hope.”
    “’Fraid so,” Frank said. “I know, I’m worried about them too. You heard me ask Jerry to call me back.”
    “Yes,” Jane said. “I don’t have a good feeling about this.”
    “Me neither.”
    They rode along quietly for a while. Lucy got out of her bed and looked up at Jane.
    “Alright, girl, come on up.”
    Lucy jumped up on Jane’s lap and sat down, looking up at her with her sad eyes.
    “We are going to need to stop at Hanksville for at least a few minutes, even if we don’t need to fuel up. Miss Lucy is going to need a break.”
    “I don’t see a problem with that. How much longer?”
    “It’s getting close. My GPS says about fifteen more minutes.”
    “Good,” Frank said. “We are still on three quarters of a tank, but it might not be a bad idea to top it off if the others are going to stop for a few minutes.”
    Frank’s phone rang. He pulled it out of his pocket and answered it.
    “Frank?”
    “Yeah.”
    “I can’t raise Jackson or Earl. Tried them both.”
    “Oh, shit,” Frank said. He looked over at Jane.

Chapter 06 – Road Action
    “You can’t raise either one of them? ” Frank asked
    “Nope,” Jerry said. “Tried both Earl and Jackson’s cell phones.”
    “You need to stop in Hanksville?”
    “Yeah, need to fuel up.”
    “I’ll top off too, and we need to