The Good the Bad and the Pretty Part 3

By Stephen Shypitka

Meet the ecstasy of gold.
Greed and superstition claim the descendants of The Lost Dutchman Mine in modern day Phoenix in this retelling of an urban legend.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stephen Shypitka
• Release date: Apr 8, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005411367

Stephen Shypitka

Stephen's eBooks have sold across 4 continents in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Jamaica, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Switzerland the UK and the US. His online success has allowed his work to be noticed, read and savoured with his fiction for our times that turns heads, crosses genres and connects us all. Stephen was born in British Columbia, Canada an alumnus of USC film school in Los Angeles, he has taught the craft and loves to travel.

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The Good, the Bad and the Pretty

By Stephen Shypitka

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Dedication

For Oscar Wilde

CONTENTS PART III

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

About The Author

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Chapter 11

Another party in progress, this time, a birthday, complete with cake and streamers. An eleven sat on top of the cake that Jimmy sat behind, blowing out the candles. There was cheering. Despite Jimmy looking so sad, Robby appeared whispering in his ear.

Did you make a wish?

Jimmy nodded.

Ah, don't tell me. Robby insisted.

What does it matter? It's not going to come true anyway.

Jimmy looked at Jim and Sheila each standing on opposite sides of the dining room table.

Shane standing by his mother smiling, clapping.

How about a new hair colour blondie? Shane laughed.

Robby sighed, feeling his pain, having come from a broken family, once upon a time. Well, anyway, this is for you kid-o. Handed him a wrapped DVD.

Thanks, Robby.

Jimmy forgetting his melancholy, excitedly tearing into the gift like only kids can do.

Don't mention it. I hope you like it. I think you will. Robby added his quirky smile. The torn paper revealed it to be The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Again Ennio Morricone’s theme could almost be heard.

It's our movie. Jimmy gushed.

Robby turned smiling.

Of course, it is. A box set with all the goodies. Robby couldn’t help a glance to Shane then back to Jimmy with a smile. Wistful. "You can’t get that on