"Grandpa!" Cried Charlee Ford softly, and hurried over.

William Bryan closed the iron gate behind her.

Charlee Ford jumped over and picked up Maggie's grandpa, who was sleeping on the ground, and held him in his arms.

The old man in his arms is much thinner than six months ago. He is skinny and seems to have no weight, and all his bones are chrome in his arms.

What saddens Charlee Ford most is that when Maggie's grandpa was tied up, it should be spring, and he was ...