Icy snowflakes whipped and whirled through the air. The wind howled. And 10-year-old James Earl Jones was racing through mountains of snow.
It was 1941, and a fierce blizzard was raging across Western Michigan. Back at home, James Earl’s uncle Randy had fallen to the ground, dangerously sick. James Earl had been sent out into the storm to get help.
Finally, he reached the local store and burst through the door.
“Call a doctor!” he wanted to shout to the store owner. But it felt like the words were stuck in his throat.
James Earl had a
Now, he had to break his silence. Uncle Randy’s life depended on it.