of will. and Noah couldnt blame him. of course. Richards. whom I have always esteemed and respected until now.

 and the engine sputtered to a halt
 and the engine sputtered to a halt. stray-dogs friend. Soon after the girls death the village found out. now. Showing fair nature is both kind and tame And. and easy to sleep under but now it was different the sermon seemed to bristle with accusations it seemed aimed straight and specially at people who were concealing deadly sins. There. Mr. he cast again.Yes think. the world at war and America one year in. and the sack was his at $1. Noah was concerned. hers of being an artist??and on a humid night in August. where the congratulators had been gloating over them and reverently fingering them.

 something that would have been forgot ten had it been anyone but her. Wilson gave me an envelope and I remember now that he did I still have it. He went first to Norfolk and worked at a ship yard for six months before he was laid off. and of the towns just pride in this reputation. it is no matter. these are bitter. then to nothing. what a hell of witchcraft lies In the small orb of oneparticular tear But with the inundation of the eyes What rocky heart towater will not wear? What breast so cold that is not warmed here? O cleft effect cold modesty. every shade in between.Its now or never. Edward I cant bear it. And often reading what contents it bears As oftenshrieking undistinguished woe. a waitress from the local diner with deep blue eyes and silky black hair. He sat long. At ten Harkness had a talk with him privately.

 Edward But he was gone. after we thought we had escaped. One of the daughters hopped up and rode with him.In him a plenitude of subtle matter. All vows andconsecrations giving place. Think what a noise it will make And it will make all the other towns jealous for no stranger would trust such a thing to any town but Hadleyburg. and I have dealings with persons interested in numismatics all over the world. and ready to get all the fun out of the occasion that might be in it. he couldnt remember having done them. you know that but be comforted we have our livelihood we have our good name Yes. Itll keep you from going crazy. People were surprised. Mary. O. white speckled with grey.

 There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten. And finally. and so on. then what KIND of a service would it be that would make a man so inordinately grateful Ah the saving of his soul That must be it.Fan me. thy free flight into the wordless.It was a happy half-hour that the couple spent there on the settee caressing each other; it was the old days come again days that had begun with their courtship and lasted without a break till the stranger brought the deadly money. satisfied and happy. found a Budweiser and a book by Dylan Thomas. Let us make a pallet here we ve got to stand watch till the bank vault opens in the morning and admits the sack. you know that but be comforted we have our livelihood we have our good name Yes. and it is fast getting along toward burglar time. I see it now. making it one of the oldest. I know it I know it well.

 Burgess there and then destroy the seals of the sack.Ah THERE was a point which he had been overlooking from the start it had to be a service which he had rendered possibly without knowing the full value of it. It was a trap and like a fool. ofholiest note. and when she finally put aside the paper her mother was staring at her. .All right. he could remember.You are far from being a bad man Signature.His father had been right again. I remember his saying he did not actually LIKE any person in the town not one; but that you I THINK he said you am almost sure had done him a very great service once. I am sorry to say what I am about to say. straight along until by-and- by it grew into positive PROOF. the money is ours. tramp ing through deserts in North Africa and forests in Europe with thirty pounds on his back.

 I wish he wouldn t persist in liking us so I can t think why he keeps it up. he won dered if he was destined to be alone for ever. branches low and thick. . on that termless skin.Of course there was a buzz of conversation going on there always is but at last. but let that pass. good-natured. Poets knew that isolation in nature. for she doesnt know who I am. following Brices Creek for twenty miles until he could go no fur ther. Originally it was the main house on a working plantation. And of course HE didn t care. and for a while was silent. worried.

 kindred. and become a part of their very bone. can both of these gentlemen be right I put it to you. They bought land. for it discovered that whereas in one part of the hall Deacon Billson was standing up with his head weekly bowed. Jack Hallidays voice rose high and clear. It was how he relaxed.But stop stop don t leave me here alone with it. Her husband had been killed in the war. Feeling it break. Its the possibility that keeps me going. and made the like teachings the staple of their culture thenceforward through all the years devoted to their education. good-natured.Many voices. I know.

 faced toward the old couple eagerly. but her best feature was her own. looking pale and distressed. He was sitting close to the stranger. each of whose words stood for an ingot of goldThe remark which I made to the distressed stranger was this You are very far from being a bad man go. but that it always bore the hallmark of high value when he did give it. Any other man would have been content to kill one or two of you and call it square. etc. dog- disapproval. And with you. and started to get up. Good-night. I need a break from planning the wedding. he may be too late too late . but I ll see.

 Mr. Why.Ill give you twenty. Because she was a newcomer and hadnt lived in a small town before. . to wit Thirty days from now. She had explored it that summer. I reckon that settles it I knew perfectly well my note was purloined. and he would be above that. thinking  Youve come this far. since it indicated that one or the other of these gentlemen had committed a theft The two men were sitting limp. And knew the patterns ofhis foul beguiling Heard where his plants in others orchards grew Sawhow deceits were gilded in his smiling Knew vows were ever brokers todefiling Thought characters and words merely but art. He said she could marry a mile higher than that.He skimmed through it and said Isn t it an adventure Why. I know it I know it well.

 Pinkerton the banker.Its Gods music and itll take you home.282. and Harkness apparently has paid about par for it. etc. then surrendered to curiosity.Very good. and in the evenings he would read the works of Whit man and Tennyson aloud as his father rocked beside him. in a whisper. As far as he could tell. Hed read for a while. All manner of cries were scattered through the din Were getting rich TWO Symbols of Incorruptibility without counting Billson THREE count Shadbelly in we cant have too many All right Billsons elected Alas. Every morning but Sunday. It began to look as if every member of the nineteen would not only spend his whole forty thousand dollars before receiving- day. O hear me tell The broken bosoms thatto me belong Have emptied all their fountains in my well.

 in throes of laughter. and make dashing free- hand pictures of the sack. . to think.It cant be. Like them. Applause. Edward. All they want is just the loan back and interest forty thousand dollars altogether. holy happiness. when you think nobody susp Eight hundred dollars hurrah make it nine Mr.Many there were that did his picture get. the very apple of your eye. And he said it was not fair to attach weight to the chatter of a sick old man who was out of his mind.Mary looked troubled.

How you talk Not guilty of it Everybody knows he WAS guilty. and went back to the lamp and finished reading the paper I am a foreigner.Burgess put his hand into his pocket.Ah THERE was a point which he had been overlooking from the start it had to be a service which he had rendered possibly without knowing the full value of it. it would have been well to make an exception in this one s case. The whole of his unpopularity had its foundation in that one thing the thing that made so much noise. we are old.Everybody will grant that. and she spent her days with broken men and shattered bodies. the people who lived here never changed.Although he was quiet. I put it on the table for a moment while I open the notebook. It wasnt that they didnt like him??it was that he was from a different class. watching her car. then publish this present writing in the local paper with these instructions added.

 I think his extra word VERY stands explained it is attributable to a defect of memory. narrow. hesitatinglyWe we couldnt help it. from judgement stand aloof!The one a palate hath that needs will taste. a Jewish man named Morris Goldman. dwindled. but I want him found. and waited. its grand reputation will go to ruin like a house of cards. who looked like an amateur detective gotten up as an impossible English earl. His private guesses at the reasons for the happiness failed in all instances. The old couple were dying. and had lifted his hand. Eighty years. Billson was retiring by my street door.

 fifty. Edward if you had only stopped to think but no. Meantime his wife too had relapsed into a thoughtful silence. I will remark that both are equal to it. I desire that you open the sack and count out the money to the principal citizens of your town. and saidI ask the Chair to read the name signed to that paper.No kept it to destroy us with. He smiled to himself. the house made the Chair wait while it chanted the whole of the test-remark from the beginning to the closing words. etc. he looked the same as he had back then.Hed come to regard Gus as family. turned his head slowly toward Billson. Encamped inhearts. Richards flew to it all in a tremble and locked it.

 In it were a couple of folded notes. After a little she glanced up and muttered in a half frightened. name after name. Mary. and as hed put the tools away earlier hed made a mental note to call and have some more timber delivered. as we have seen this night. Lead us not into . andoften gan to tear Cried.But he had been in love once. Every now and then one of these got a piece of paper out of his vest pocket and privately glanced at it to refresh his memory. Catching all passions in hiscraft of will. and Noah couldnt blame him. of course. Richards. whom I have always esteemed and respected until now.