Ty said, “Only a board vote is needed for this decision, but I would like to get a broader consensus from everybody here. To do that I want to pass ...ut two different colored pieces of paper: beige for non-board members and white for board. I want a secret ballot as well since we all know and love Owen, but this is kind of a unique situation.”Alice jumped up and helped distribute the half sheets of paper to everybody along with an odd assortment of pens and pencils. She then collected everything. He was not sure of the reason for being invited to the Carstairs shooting party but he was most appreciative of being included in the guest list. His daughter did not accompany him because females were generally not included in such outings. It was most likely attributable to the fact that most females, at least those who did not already live on or next to the estate where the shooting party was held, had little interest in rude talk and heavy drinking at such affairs.Captain Harrow arrived. A buffoon that had got real lucky, but he was the kind of guy who never realized it was luck that got him to where he was. It was Dad's good fortune to be at the right place at the right time and by a series of coincidences end up married to a woman who was far superior to him in just about every way.When she was young Mom had gone to an all girl school. One night she met my father at one of those mixers. Dad was what one might call a townie, he had grown up in a large family in the same town. "Not for them you havn't" Andrew asserted his dominance on the far smaller James."We don't want your money" Said Kelly, Andrew's year older sister, alongside his other cousin Chloe also 19, had just arrived with together."Do you want some money to?" We gave you our money this morning, so we'll all have it back now" Jessica said, she was sometimes blunt."I have money" James said again.Andrew's two elders just stared at him, he stopped smiling at them and looked back into the group conversation.