The Case of the Crooked Carnival
“hollered Shady Jim as he snatched June’s last two crumpled dollars. “The little lady wants to try her luck once again. Millionth time’s a charm, I always say.”
Joe, Jay, Joy, Joan, John, Jean, Jane, Jenn, Jeb, Jed, and little Judd Junior crowded around June.
“C’mon, Sis, you can do it, we know you can.”
“Win for the family.”
June placed her hands on the puck, took a deep breath, and looked at Nell.
Nell nodded, then yelled, “THREE, TWO, ONE … GO!”
June pushed the puck.
The crowd leaned forward,... watching, as the puck sailed across the surface. Four feet … eight feet … twelve feet … and then … BULL’S-EYE!
There was some polite cheering. June’s brothers and sisters looked just a tad less heartsick.
Shady Jim laughed. “Har! Har! Well, kiddos, hitting the bull’s-eye once is a breeze, but can she do it twice in a row? Go ahead, little lady.”
Again June pushed the puck. And again June made a bull’s-eye. Now Shady Jim looked a little nervous. The crowd cheered again.MoreLess
Joe, Jay, Joy, Joan, John, Jean, Jane, Jenn, Jeb, Jed, and little Judd Junior crowded around June.
“C’mon, Sis, you can do it, we know you can.”
“Win for the family.”
June placed her hands on the puck, took a deep breath, and looked at Nell.
Nell nodded, then yelled, “THREE, TWO, ONE … GO!”
June pushed the puck.
The crowd leaned forward,... watching, as the puck sailed across the surface. Four feet … eight feet … twelve feet … and then … BULL’S-EYE!
There was some polite cheering. June’s brothers and sisters looked just a tad less heartsick.
Shady Jim laughed. “Har! Har! Well, kiddos, hitting the bull’s-eye once is a breeze, but can she do it twice in a row? Go ahead, little lady.”
Again June pushed the puck. And again June made a bull’s-eye. Now Shady Jim looked a little nervous. The crowd cheered again.MoreLess
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