Okie dokie, I am back for another chapter. This one gets back into the action stuff. Hope you like it.
Chapter 7
After Luke left Bo's room, everyone was waiting for him, except Cooter, who had gone to tow the General back to his garage.
"Luke," Daisy, "we need a plan ta git rid a them bad guys."
Luke nodded. "An' I got just the plan. Uncle Jesse, you still got that blonde wig in our old Halloween costume bin in the attic?"
Now why do I sense a little Duke shuckin' an' jivin'?
Six pm rolled around and a white Jeep sat on the side of the road, as if it were a predator waiting to catch its prey. It waited until a yellow sedan came barreling around the corner with a vengeance.
The yellow sedan came to a halt, and its two angry passengers exited.
"Alright," the one called John demanded, "where's the money?"
"We got it," Luke said, just as impatient sounding. "Daisy, where's the loot?"
"Hang on, Luke," Daisy said. She climbed into the driver's seat of Dixie. Before anyone could stop her, she slammed her foot on the gas and sped off. Luke jumped in the back.
"We been snookered!" Freddy shouted angrily. "Let's git after 'em!" Freddy and John hopped in their car and went after Luke and Daisy.
In Dixie, things appeared to be going according to plan. "Alright Daisy, turn off at Junction Hill Road, and they should be down the road a ways, right there waitin'."
"Gotcha Luke," Daisy said. She whipped Dixie down a wide dirt road, presumably Junction Hill Road.
After a few minutes, they all passed Cooter, who was heading back to the garage, General in tow. They all waved to one another.
Soon, Daisy drove passed a man on the side of the road. Only his backside could be seen, and it bore an uncanny resemblance to Bo.
Freddy and John each had to do a double take. "That looked an awful lot like that kid ya killed," John stated.
"Ya think it could be a ghost?" Freddy said half-jokingly.
Back at the spot where the Bo "ghost" stood, Enos's face could be seen under a curly blonde wig facing away from the road. He was wearing Bo's shirt, pants, and shoes, and he smiled at Becky Lynn, who was hiding behind a bush. She signaled a thumbs up sign before motioning for him to come over.
Once he got to her, Enos let out a boyish giggle. "That was great!" He grinned that typical Enos grin.
"Yeah!" Becky Lynn said. She glanced up at the setting sun. "Pretty soon it'll be dark enough we won't need ta hide yer face no more. We'll just have ta put some baby powder on ya ta make ya look dead."
Ya'll realize how much has happened in just one day? When the Dukes woke up this morning, their biggest problem was which one o' them boys was workin' at the Boar's Nest.
In Dixie, Luke and Daisy were pleased at how things were working out so far. They were just hoping the next appearance of Bo's "ghost" would be just as successful.
"Where do I gotta go now, Luke?" Daisy wondered.
"Take the long way ta get ta the worn down barn at Sampson's Crossing," Luke instructed. "Enos an' Becky Lynn'll take the short way. That's where Bo's ghost we'll make its next appearance." Luke and Daisy each laughed.
Becky Lynn and Enos made it to Sampson's Crossing long before the small caravan was due to arrive. This gave Becky Lynn a chance to smatter white baby powder all over Enos's face before Enos scaled the dilapidated barn at one corner of the intersection.
"All right Enos!" Becky Lynn said excitedly. "You look worse than Bo ever did!"
Knowin' that girl, she'd say that even if the Grim Reaper hisself had come knockin' on Bo's door—ten times.
Enos carefully climbed the side of the ramshackle barn and pearched himself on the top. He sat there for nearly fifteen minutes before Dixie came tearing down the road.
In the yellow sedan, John once more noticed the "ghost".
"Freddy!" he exclaimed, pointing at the mysterious figure on the barn. "There he is again! On the barn!"
Freddy slammed on the brakes. "Ya think it's just a coincidence?"
John thought for a moment. "Could be. Next time we see him, let's check it out. For now, let's catch up with them connivin' Dukes." Freddy nodded his approval.
In Dixie, Daisy was trying to let Freddy and John catch up while making it look like they were trying to lose them. It was proving to be a rather difficult task, but Daisy managed to make it look convincing.
"Now go into town," Luke directed her. "The ghost should be seen in Hazzard Square."
A massive ball of bright orange light dipped low in the sky. It was silent in Hazzard Square, except for an occaisional "Oo Flash, we're gonna git 'em!" that could be heard from one Rosco P. Coltrane.
"An' we're gonna git reward money!" Rosco continued. "I'm gonna buy you lotsa doggy num-nums! Khew, Khew!"
Rosco wore street clothes, once more a part of Luke's plan. He didn't want to give away his identity. Rosco was the only soul in Hazzard Square besides the canine resting beside him on the bench.
After a few more minutes of Rosco's giggling and cooing, an old Ford pickup came screeching around the corner. It came to halt in front of Rosco. Out stepped Becky Lynn and an unrecognizable Enos.
"Hey Sheriff!" Enos greeted.
"Ooo!" Rosco squealed, shiny cheeked grin on his face. "He really does look like the ghost of Bo Duke! Khew, khew!"
They could hear cars rapidly approaching. "Quick, Enos!" Becky Lynn hissed. "Go sit on the edge of the fountain!"
Enos did what he was told. He got himself situated just in time to see Dixie and the yellow sedan emerge from around the corner.
Luke evaluated the situation. "Okay, there's our ghost by the fountain, Rosco an' Becky Lynn on a bench, great."
"An' Boss Hogg is watchin' out the window of the sheriff's station," Daisy added.
In the yellow sedan, there was also some noticing going on. "There he is again!" Freddy exclaimed. He stopped the car. Wordlessly, the two crooks exited the car. Luke and Daisy left their car, too.
Freddy and John sprinted towards Enos, with Luke, Daisy, Rosco, and Becky Lynn following close behind. Rosco, who was a surprisingly fast runner, passed Luke. Unfortunately, his left foot caught in a hole, and he tripped. As he went down, the others fell over the sheriff. Luke fell on Rosco's head, causing him to bite his tongue.
"Danged teeth!" Rosco cursed through the coppery taste of blood in his mouth. "Ya done scuffed m' tongue!" The others got up and ran after Freddy and John. Rosco got up and yelled "Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze!"
Enos led the pack, sprinting down past the bank and behind the front buildings down the back street. As he went past the post office, Miss Tizdale was leaving, and BAM! Enos and the elderly postmistress both ended up on the ground.
Surprisingly, the wig on Enos's head stayed perfectly in tact. And Miss Tizdale, who knew nothing of the day's events, was fooled.
"Bo Duke!" she chided. "Where's your manners? I'm gonna have to tell your handsome Uncle Jesse about this!"
"Sorry ma'am!" Enos apologized as he quickly scrambled to his feet. But he wasn't fast enough. John caught up to him, but Miss Tizdale managed to trip Freddy.
But John caught up to Enos and rendered him unconscious!
Well, ya'll it seems as if none o' them shoulda gotten outta bed this mornin'. Stick around.
Okay, there ya have it. Please review, that's all I ask.
Thought for the day: Ever wonder how even though the Duke farm has been in the family for generations, the mortgage is still not paid off? Wouldn't ya think it would have been paid off by now? Just some random thought I came up with a while back, and have always wondered about.
