Seven Short Stories Featuring My Friend “Doc,” Story #4

Dave Wells enjoys a beer at Greasewood Flat. Photo courtesy of Dave Wells.

Dave Wells enjoys a beer at Greasewood Flat. Photo courtesy of Dave Wells.

 Charity Auctions at Greasewood Flat

By Dave Wells

One Sunday afternoon, Nancy and Dave Wells invited their friends, Jim and

Marian McIntyre of Mesa, to join them at Greasewood Flat for one of the famous charity auctions. At the time, Jim had a sister visiting from Florida, so we all headed up to Greasewood.

The bidding started, fast and furious, and everything was going for top dollar, especially a piece of greasewood autographed by Doc and Marge. As the afternoon progressed, a statue of a cactus appeared.

Jim’s sister started the bidding. “No one back in Florida would have ever seen a collectible like this,” she thought. She had the top bid when her brother, Jim, seated a few feet in back of her bid too, thinking he would get it for her. She increased her bid; Jim increased his bid; back and forth the bidding went.

Dave told Doc, “They’re bidding against each other. I don’t think they know it.”

Doc responded, “Let it go. It’s a charity thing.” And so, a cactus found a new home in Florida – at a pretty good price.

 

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Seven Short Stories Featuring My Friend “Doc” – Published March 30, 2015 – Provides links to all articles in the series that have been published.

Author: Dave Wells

Dave Wells is retired and lives in Memphis, Tennessee. He received his B.B.A Degree from the University of Mississippi. After working as a sales executive at Schering-Plough Corporation for 31 years, he retired early to Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1992 for its beautiful weather and competitive golf. Dave has written numerous magazine articles on golfing experiences and his memorable days in Arizona before he returned to Memphis in 2002.

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