spacious skies - 20. the three friends

by american joe

part 20 of 40

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red jones, blackie smith, and whitey green were the best of friends. they went everywhere together, and had big plans. they all wanted to fight for freedom after they graduated from middlewood high school. red planned to join the army, blackie the space corps, and whitey the elite commando group epsilon force. but they planned to keep in touch. they were all in love with sweet georgia brown, the prettiest girl in town. georgia was not only the prettiest girl in town, but the richest. her father was judge roy brown. the browns had pretty much owned the town since anyone could remember. judge roy brown was disappointed that he did not have a son to succeed him in owning the town of middlewood, but he was determined that georgia should marry the richest and most powerful and most ambitious man that she, or he, could find. the judge was fond of red, blackie, and whitey, thought they were fine young fellows and wished them the best of luck in their careers fighting for freedom, but did not want any of them marrying his daughter. he need not have worried. the apple did not fall far from the tree, and georgia, even without being coached or instructed, had very much the same views on marriage as her daddy. on the night of the high school senior prom, georgia danced first not with red, blackie, or whitey, but with roger millington iv, the richest boy in town though rather a retiring and scholarly type. georgia had never paid roger much mind through the twelve years of their school days, but when the dance was over, she had him well and truly hooked. next