This contribution to the sum of total knowledge is mostly about my only sister, Norma Lee Hays. It addresses the incestuous relationship that we, as young siblings, had for each other. It also features these different protagonists and antagonists during the days that the L&N Railroad was first built and running through the native forests of Eastern Kentucky. These are my heroes and my villains: Morris Slater, a notorious train robber. His band of thieves who killed just for the thrill of it, The women of Slater's secret hide-a-way, The trials and tribulations of thievery. Friar Simon Tuft who condoned the marriage of my sister. The Sheriff of Perry County who feared Slater so much. The endless chase to bring my sister home. How she saved my life on numerous occasions. This book is not the best book ever written but, I am certain of one fact.... It isn't the worst book that I have ever read. - Charles Hays 12APR2015"