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A few years later when the county fair finally came back to Centerville, Molly, and Louis rode the Ferris wheel together. This time Louis reached out, taking Molly's hand in his. With a little sneakiness, he leaned forward, giving Molly the kiss on her cheek that she had been waiting for, her whole life! Remember Louis once said, "He would only kiss Molly, when horses could fly!"
Louis ended up with bright red lipstick all over his cheeks that night, but even as a young boy he knew that you have to make sacrifices sometimes, to have love in your life, and this was just one of those times. You could never tell the true color of Molly's lipstick on Louis's face, because his face always seemed to be redder from blushing, than from any old shade of lipstick Molly ever wore.
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Chug, Sammy, and Short-Stack never gave up playing baseball for the Centerville Giants. All three got bigger and stronger the next year. They finally beat those hated Logansport Tigers for the city championship. Chug hit two home runs in the finals, made three spectacular catches in right field, and Short-Stack walked all five times that he came to bat.
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Miss Hattie May and Mrs. Abigail Beamer continued baking pies for the townsfolk, and for all the social events. Everyone liked the pies so much that the two lades went into business together, opening up a bakery, right next to Tessie Whitman's dad Five and Dime store, and it is still there to this day.
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