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BILL CADY Word Count: 149,227 - At My Friend's Place

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Bill Cady, The Early Years … by Bill Cady 139<br />

Well, it sure as hell captured my attention. That‟s all you need to get something<br />

started, as we all know.<br />

Actually, Jackie was a pretty special person. She was smart as could be, clever,<br />

innovative, well read and well spoken. Jackie had a heart of gold, and was very talented<br />

in many areas. She lived on the far side of town from me, about three miles away, near<br />

Logan and Mt. Hope Streets.<br />

Her father was a foreman at Oldsmobile, so he made good money. Her Mom was<br />

a housewife. She had a brother, Dwayne, a few years younger, but I never got to know<br />

the boy. Didn‟t need to, and didn‟t want to. As you surely recall, I disliked kids even<br />

when I was one. Still, their home was in a rather nice area, neat and clean, and she had a<br />

pleasant, happy family. She even smoked, which I saw as a tremendous plus, although it<br />

wasn‟t the big deal back then it is today. We had a lot of things in common with each<br />

other, and our relationship was pretty good for a year or so.<br />

With one big exception.<br />

Jackie had something else I thought was remarkable about her. I doubt anyone<br />

will see it as spectacular, but I was just a kid when I was a kid, so I liked it a lot. The<br />

first time she ever showed me her special trick was a Saturday morning. We were<br />

driving to Grand Rapids, fifty-two miles away, for her cousin‟s wedding. Jackie‟s folks<br />

wanted her to ride with them, but we were already full swing into the rote system.<br />

I‟d gone to Zale‟s Jewelers and established an account. With that I bought her a<br />

diamond ring, the first of seven such purchases in my life. That‟s not really too bad when<br />

you think of it. I bought seven, but was only stupid enough to carry out four. If a major<br />

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