Chapter Sixteen
It took longer to go around the stockyards, but Katherine was not having a second encounter with bulls or trains. It was exactly as Patrick said it would be: a large run-down steel building, weeds all around, with old cars and deserted electrical equipment. A tall chain-link fence stood as its defense against any invaders. Patrick pulled open the gate wide enough to slip through, not much of a challenge. He ran directly to a side door, pulled and pulled. It wouldn’t budge. He looked around and saw a second door, poorly fitted and loose enough to allow a child to go through. He motioned for the others to follow.
James pulled open the chain-link gate wider and motioned for Katherine and Elizabeth to go through. Elizabeth slid past, but Katherine wouldn’t budge.
“This is wr
