Rusty Quill presents

Old Gods of Appalachia is a horror anthology podcast,

and therefore may contain material not suitable for all audiences.

Soulist and discretion is advised.

Ambition is a funny thing, family.

It can drive you to achieve amazing things if you harness it just right and ride it with skill and finesse.

Elks Ambition can drive you, driving you to pride and greed,

sometimes all manner of even worse sense.

An Ambition is tricky.

You might think you have the reins firmly in hand only to have a snap back around and bite you the moment you let your guard down.

Now Tommy Adkins was doing his best to harness his Ambition, and he thought he was doing an admirable job.

His Ambitions weren't prideful or motivated so much by his own self-interest.

He just wanted to build a good life for him and Jenny.

But we all know what they say about good intentions, don't we family? Yes we do.

It had been near six months since Tommy had seen his sweetheart, Miss Virginia East Step, on to a train bound for California.

Mr. Fields, the man who'd offered to help Tommy and Jenny after they'd been robbed upon arrival and paradise, had been as good as his word.

He'd met Tommy and Jenny for breakfast at a little diner the morning after they'd struck their bargain,

and handed Jenny an envelope that contained a new train ticket and enough cash to replace her stolen things and then some.

She'd purchased a new suitcase and some clothes and even had enough to buy a nice Sunday dress, a fine hat, and a pair of good shoes to wear to auditions.

Well, Jenny had been overjoyed and very grateful.

Now you take good care of Mr. Fields. She had managed him as they stood on the platform at the train station, looking radiantly happy in a new green dress and her fine hat and shoes.

He's been so kind to us.

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