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escape from New York without another armed and like-minded friend is hard to comprehend. We made it out of there the way we did because we were together. My wife could have ended up just like the woman we just buried—desperate to feed our kids if I hadn’t made it home to her.”
    “Same here, brother,” Evan replied. “So are you going to do it?”
    “I think so,” said Jason. “Unless Sarah absolutely objects, but I’m sure she will feel the same.”
    “Well, good,” Evan said. The two men quietly rode the rest of the way home, each silently reflecting on the events they had struggled through as a team, beginning that fateful day that started out as a routine layover in New York, when everything changed forever.

Chapter 6: The Unexpected Visitor
     
     
    Just as Evan and Jason were nearing the Homefront, they heard an aircraft overhead. Both men were caught off guard, as the skies in their area had been silent for quite some time. The aircraft was flying low, barely above tree top level, and the unfamiliar sound startled the horses. 
    Looking frantically to try to get a view of the aircraft, Jason said, “What the heck? Do you see it?” he asked.
    It was hard to spot the aircraft right away due to Evan and Jason’s position in a heavily wooded area, surrounded by hilly terrain. Just as Evan started to reply, the single-engine airplane came into view over a ridge and flew directly overhead. Evan exclaimed, “Holy Crap! Was that the Maule?”
    “Our… I mean… Judith’s Maule?” Jason asked.
    “I think so,” replied Evan as the aircraft flew out of sight.
    “No way. Is that Ed?” Jason asked in disbelief.
    “It has to be,” replied Evan, hoping his assumption was right. “We did leave him a map of our location and told him he was welcome to join us if things got too bad for him in Ohio. He’s probably looking for a place to land. This is some rough country compared to Ohio; he may have a hard time, especially with it getting dark.”
    “Well, we can’t follow him on horseback with this terrain. Let’s hurry home and get on the CB. We can see if the other homesteads can get a visual on him and get us a position,” Jason said as he nudged his horse and rode hard for the Homefront with Evan in trail.
    Upon reaching the Homefront, Evan and Jason rushed into the house where the women were gathered around the radios in the basement. “Thank God you’re home,” Molly said. “Several of the other homesteads have reported a low-flying aircraft in the area and they are a bit concerned, to say the least.”
    “Get the Thomas farm on the radio right away,” Evan said to Judy, who was sitting at the radio operator’s desk.
    “Okay, but what’s going on?” she asked.
    “It’s Ed Savio… Just get them on the line quick before he runs out of gas or daylight.”
    Judy hailed the Thomas farm and received a quick reply from Judith. Evan reached for the microphone as Judy quickly handed it to him. “Judith, this is Evan. Ed Savio… from Ohio, is in your plane, and may be looking for a place to land. Get Luke or Nate to go outside and keep an eye and an ear out. When they see him, pop one of the flares that are in the basement down by that old water heater. Ed is probably looking for a friendly place to land, and your back pasture may be the flattest clearing we have around here.”
    “What… my plane? I don’t… Oh! Of course!” Judith replied as it dawned on her what Evan was saying. She had all but forgotten about trading the Little Angel for the Maule, as she felt it was more a symbolic gesture than an actual transaction. At that time, she was just happy to be a part of a group and saw the trade as merely her finally being able to contribute. She quickly ran down to the basement and began to look for the flares. Finding them exactly where Evan had said, she grabbed several and ran back up to the porch, calling for both of her sons. 
    Nate came running from the barn to see what she was