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 April First … clear wonderful morning … members of
the world dilemma think tank down at the Mule Barn coffee shop
looked around.
“Anyone seen Dud this morning?”
“Not me. Haven’t seen Herb, either, come to think of it.”
“Hey, that’s right,” Steve said. “Matter of fact, haven’t seen much
of those two all this past week.”
“Working, you think?” said Doc.
“Those two?”
“Yeah. What was I thinking?”
They were quiet through the sweet rolls and Steve’s hash browns.
“Last time I talked with them,” Doc said, “they were scheming
something for April Fools Day. Wonder if they came up with
something.”
The sirens got them up from the coffee and to the front window in
time to see the village fire truck go screaming past toward the
mountains. Steve went outside and got his binoculars out of the
truck.
“Baldy Rock’s on fire!” he yelled. Sure enough, black smoke was
pouring from the top of Baldy Rock, some ten miles or so to the
northwest.
“You know,” said Doc. “There’s nothing to burn on Baldy Rock.”
“That’s right. Let’s go!”
The fire truck got there first, of course, up the winding little
trail that would handle a fire truck if the driver was optimistic
and a little dumb. The firemen were hosing down a burning pile of
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The fire chief was muttering to
himself about April First, old ladies who had telephones, and a
critical lack of coffee.
“What happened?” Doc asked.
“Got two calls about the same time this morning from a couple of old
ladies who said a volcano was erupting.”
Doc turned to Steve. “Might as well go back to the Mule Barn and
finish our breakfast. Might even find Dud and Herb there. In fact,
I’d bet on it.”
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Slim Randles]
Ol' Jimmy Dollar
is Slim Randles' first children's book. The book is for kids
K-3rd grades and is even better when parents read it with children.
Ol' Jimmy Dollar makes for sweet dreams and if you have a dog
even better. Available now on Amazon.
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