|
The Great Shriner Caper: Chapter 5/Back Material |
|
"Any planes going to New Orleans?" "Why?" "That's where they went." "'They', who?" "The Moose Lodge. I'm certain it's them." Liza Marie sighed and looked at her schedule. "Yeah, tonight I think," she replied, chewing on her pencil. "Will you be there in time?" This time it was Chernobyl who sighed. "I hope so!" "Don't worry, Chobe," Liza said. "All of the Eastern Stars and Daughters of Isis will be right behind you." [Per Note: I mistakenly believed--due to incorrect info given me by my dad--that these were the female auxiliaries of the Freemasons and Shriners. The Order of the Eastern Star is correct, but the Daughters of Isis was for African-American women only; a more likely candidate is the Daughters of the Nile.] "Thanks, Liz," Choby said. "And here. Call this. This is Latzy's number. I hope he still remembers me." "Don't worry. Worshipful Masters never forget anything!" "For the third time, I hope so!" "And also for the third time, don't worry!" [Per Note: There are some additional notations scribbled in the margins, dealing with the development of the story:] Moose Lodge 2314 [Per Note: Third page of Chapter 1.] Latzy 313-733-4536 [Per Note: First page of Chapter 4. I remember looking at this and having no clue what it meant or why I had taken note of it. Was it a lottery number? A phone number? Who or what was this "Latzy"? In the end, I simply incorporated the word into the current story as a character surname. Latzy not much later in the story became Chernobyl's old Worshipful Master.] Edwards--old batty Shriner "Latzy"--Worshipful Master of Masons [Per Note: Second page of Chapter 4.] [arrow pointing to text] This is the 4th of July [Per Note: First (and only) page of Chapter 5.] An old friendship could be torn apart when a Shriner figures out that his friend's lodge could have killed his father and might be after another friend. Can he believe that his friend is innocent? A hilarious, rousing adventure for all ages. [Per Note: I was apparently conflicted about whether the story should be comedic or dramatic.] |