Tyche
Copyright© 2020 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 56
“TROUNCED!” David said. Mike McGaha just looked hurt. They both laid a buck on the table.
I tried to push mine to Frank.
“No ... no ... that’s yours,” he said. Then... “Wait a minute ... gimme that.”
He called out to his great grandson, “JR ... bring me The Special Sharpie.”
There was a bit of fumbling and searching by young Frank and then he held up the requested.
“Yeah ... that one,” said Senior. He was pretty loud and we had the attention of the place ... Ernie even stood in the kitchen door.
The special instrument presented, he gave me a conspiratorial wink and wrote, ‘First Game, First Win. Tyche’,
“What is your middle name, girl?”
“Selene.”
‘Selene Flintkote.’
He dated it ... signed it ... made David and Mike sign the dollar and called to Ernie,
“Ernie ... bring me one of those special dollar frames.”
The dollar ... safely behind glass ... was placed over the cash register next to the framed ‘First Dollar’ presented back in the early days of Pentwater. USA currency, it was larger and a darker green than dollars printed after the Depression. My dollar had the Island on the back and the engraved portrait of Wendolyn Elizabeth Wanzor Austin ... Too ... as she appears on the Princessapality flag ... printed on the face.
The ‘special pen’ was Metallic Gold. I thought it was a little too much ... David and Mike were embarrassed. But there it is ... Seven said it was there when the Antler sold ... in 2222.
We played until Surprise came in the door ... followed by Nicholas. I was up three dollars.
“Gambling! Tyche Selene Flintkote! Haven’t I taught you better than that!”
Frank pointed at the framed buck.
“You won?” She snapped her fingers and Frank laid the demanded article in her hand ... She read it out loud ... David blushed and Mike got up and left. Something about an appointment to look at a house.
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