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Chapter 4 - Ga the Monday local section of the Seaport Ti Tammy’s other hand He pulled out a chair so Ta, round table in the eer He loved her so much and she surely reat friend

"We did?" I asked as I paged through the newspaper to find the article

"Yep, you’re on page two," she replied

"Where?" I didn’t see an article

"There, the picture" Ta outside ht spot Mitchell’s Pub had a long waiting line Saturday as visiting celebrities were reported to be inside"

"That’s it?" Marie asked as she read over my shoulder "No story?"

"Whatever I’ll take the free advertising," I joked "And speaking of long lines… here, this is for you" I pulled two envelopes from my pocket and slid one to both Pete and Marie

"What’s this?" Pete asked, peering inside the envelope He counted it out "This is five hundred bucks!"

"Well, we had a ht and I wanted to share the profits with you You both worked very hard and I wanted to say Thank You in more than words"

"Thanks!" they both said in unison

Marie’s husband Gary tried to grab the envelope fro his hand "I busted my ass for this!"

"Yeah, Gary! Keep your hands off that money!" I scolded him "Marie needs all of that Maybe that way she’ll be able to stay in the gaht"

"Oh, I see!" Pete bellowed "You think you’re going to win this ht! We’re upping tonight’s bets from quarters to dollars And the sooner you shuffle the cards, the sooner I’ll be rich," I teased hirab a bowl for the pretzels, pretty please?"

"So we’re not playing for quarters?" Pete’s face fell

Ta"

Marie was digging in one of the cabinets behind the bar when the telephone rang "Good evening, Mitchell’s Pub"

I looked over at her, confused by her actions "Don’t answer that We’re closed, reht The pub will be open tomorrow at one o’clock Sure, hold on a minute" Marie held the phone to her shoulder "Taryn, phone call"