The Making of an Angel
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Purchased as a Christmas gift then dumped on the street when the responsibilities of ownership become too much, Millie a young golden retriever finds herself in a strange alliance with a funny-sounding Irish cricket named Finnegan Shamus Finn ORiley who, she meet at Wilmont County Courthouse in the process of a Small Claims hearing for the dogs custody. Millie is a heroine. She saved a babys life, the first instance of the angelic in an angelic chain that turns full circle at the court. Hearing of the impending reward, her old abusive owners want to reclaim ownership of her and thats how she and Finn meet. About angels in unique forms and guises in the urban setting, C. V. Schweitzers The Making Of An Angel is an absorbing, poignant tale of fate, mercy and redemption.
Finn is a denizen of the courthouse, making his home in its holding cell. This is Millies tale though, and she recounts her story to old Finn who is in no doubt that he would provide luck in the proceedings. Millie herself is saved by Officer Sandy Simms who takes her in after she was found to have kept a lost baby warm an entire night before the garbage disposal truck arrived in the early hours. The police were called in to respond to what would have been a heartbreaking tragedy of dead innocents had not fate provided more angels to keep both baby and dog from another day out in the streets.
Officer Simms and Millie find kindred souls in each other. The lady officer renames her Angel and treats her with the affection she knew as a puppy, when her former owners still thought her cute and cuddly. These owners, Bill and Sue Hall, have heard about Millie in the news and proceeded to lay legal claim to her, probably inspired by the 10,000 dollar reward that Millie/Angel had been given by saving the child. A crazy old Judge named McGill was about to hand down a Solomonic verdict if the Halls proved to be still deserving of Millies ownership when Finn the Lucky Cricket, as he had predicted, saves the day. Millie/Angel and Officer Simms, now legally bound to each other, go out of the courthouse free and proven to be angels of mercy in their own right.
C. V. Schweitzer
The author was born and raised on a farm south of Dodge City Kansas. As a child, he could frequently be found playing cowboys and Indians with Dennis Hopper in the Busleys Grocery Store parking lot on Saturdays. After traveling the world for 30 years as a member of the United States Air Force he is finally putting some of those experiences down on paper. His writings explore all corners of the human psyche, from the blackest of black to the whitest of white intertwined with a deep red adrenalin rush running through his characters. His passion against; injustice, stupidity and political correctness may be seen from time to time through his writings. He recently published “THUMBS”, a book of short stories involving the great adventure of Hitchhiking. He is currently working on a novel “SHADOW OF THE RAINBOW” born from the aftermath of the Viet Nam War that will be released early next year.
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The Making of an Angel - C. V. Schweitzer
Copyright © 2012 by C. V. Schweitzer. 116294-SCHW
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012919419
ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4797-3502-0
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THE MAKING OF AN ANGEL
by C. V. Schweitzer
DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to my friends. Without their help it would never have been published.
Debbie Smith
Nancy Petersen
I also would like to give special thanks to Miss Emily Evans and Mr. Jahi Jenkins who helped me with the demographic.
CVS
FOREWORD
Each year thousands of animal and bird are obtained as a gift for a special occasion, Birthday, Christmas, Easter, etc. without the person realizing the long term commitment of being a pet owner.
No matter how well intentioned the gift might