Eleven
Joshua thought about his brother on his way back from the hardware store. He had to give it to his little brother. James owned that shop and had for a few years now. He had worked his way up from the bottom there and finally saved enough to buy the old owner out. And he was making it work too. Joshua had been in the service and saved every penny he could while there to start his business. He wasn’t sure if he would have had the patience that James had had.
As he drove along, Joshua decided. At the first stop light he called Teddy. “Hey Ted, any chance you can get a ride home with one of the other boys tonight? Oh, no its okay. I just don’t want to come all the way up there to get you. Corner of 5th and Alistair? Sure. I should be there shortly.” Joshua grinned as he headed for the
