...in which Rex and Paul talk about railroads, Rex's first solo train ride, the Imboden station, Hoxie, Gurdon, the beauty of old train stations, Arkadelphia, Prescott, Mena, Little Rock, how the Imboden town marshall got around not having a car, Merle Haggard, hobo "hotels," how Paul scared himself while reading In Cold Blood, the Sloan family of Northeast Arkansas, Sloan-Hendrix Academy, the Imboden library's pancake breakfast, how Paul swiped fried pies at the pancake breakfast, the Lion's Club pancake breakfast in Arkadelphia, Des Arc, Paul's theory about the poor effects or air conditioning on small towns, Christ Church in Little Rock, Douglas MacArthur's baptism there, Rev. Rufus J. Womble, Richard Butler, Catholic Bishop Andrew McDonald, Will Stephens, Mr. Stephens's driver's habit of adding "Jesus wept" to the end of every prayer, former coach Ken Hatfield's use of Bible verses in his TV program about Razorback football, and the crushing effects of football losses on the Arkansas psyche.