The Secret North by Ka Newborrn

Author:Ka Newborrn [Newborrn, Ka]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Knowbelle Press
Published: 2020-10-27T22:00:00+00:00

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“I need to see some ID,” the bartender at the North Philadelphia tavern said as Bela laid down his scarf and gloves and removed his overcoat. She scratched her scaly elbows and belched quietly. Bela slapped his driver’s license onto the bar and hunkered down onto a stool.

The bartender picked up the license, extended her right arm and widened her eyes to make out the birthdate. Satisfied, she slapped a napkin down in front of Bela. “What’ll it be?” she asked with a twinge of impatience.

“A Yuengling Black & Tan, please.” Bela smiled like an annoying gnat. He paused as the bartender scratched her red, greasy ponytail and turned her back to retrieve a glass from the wall.

“History in the making,” Bela baited hopefully.

She filled the glass from the draft and placed it in front of Bela. “Huh?” she grunted.

“What do you think is the beer capital of the United States?” Bela continued, bolstered by the nibble.

“I don’t know, Milwaukee?” the bartender said. Her eyes settled on a group of new customers walking through the door. Bela exhaled incredulously.

“Pottsville, Pennsylvania,” he spat. “The Yuengling Brewery of Pottsville, Pennsylvania is the oldest brewery in the United States!” He shook his head. “And you didn’t know that! You call yourself a Pennsylvanian?”

The bartender ignored Bela, scratched at the elastic waistband of her pants and slapped napkins down in front of the new customers.

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