Between in a Title

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A Pinky Between Friends

A Pinky between Friends

Which is correct? I'd rather not have my short story get hucked out because I make the wrong choice here.

I ask because prepositions don't usually get capitalized, but it looks wrong with a small letter.
 
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The first one is correct.
 
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Uh oh!

The first is correct in this case. Although "between" is a preposition, and as such is not capitalized in headline style, 15th Chicago Manual of Style (8.167) says to cap if the word is stressed (as in A River Runs Through It). CMS readily admits that the rules are arbitrary.

EDIT: The "uh oh" title is because I originally was going to say not to, but a quick check of CMS proved my initial guess wrong.
 
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Titles are meant to catch the eye not conform to punctuation rules.
 
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