The Invaders

Journal # 5

This story was about a man who's home town was of Arkansas, hot springs.his grandmothers husband shot a man, and to pay his bail of $50,000 he bet all he had on a horse. the name "the invaders" came from this line in the story "You don't know much about Charles Cella. His horses never win. Always bet on the invaders."  charles cella was the owner of the race track.

Hot spring has always been a "natural area" even back when the land was owned by Indians. Why is it that all of these mobsters where if they where to meet in any other place they'd kill each other. Although on this "tour of america" hot springs its for peace. People come from all over and everyone "left their beefs behind" or their disagreements with one another. The town is full of gambling, and for a while it was becoming very poor. All of its hotels roting and falling apart. the gambling revolved around casinos, although most were shut down; and at the race tracks. the young man in the story had been around this is whole life, and his family went through four generation's at the track. The dialogs was southern; you can always tell especially by the saying they have.