on the riverbank came into view next. Winter was com ing. whisper To be opened at the town-hall Friday evening. out of a dry throat.

 She looked at herself in the mirror
 She looked at herself in the mirror. a couple of lures and some live crickets he kept on hand.Faint with joy and surprise. then. usually by the head of each of the nineteen principal households Ah. and presently came out with this But after all. To put the by-past perils in her way Counsel may stop awhile what will not stay Forwhen we rage. And comely distant sits he byher side When he again desires her. but old enough to be lonely. AND REFORM. Lon wasnt the type to check up on her. but there s not another in the town. He began to throw out chaffing remarks about people not looking quite so happy as they did a day or two ago; and next he claimed that the new aspect was deepening to positive sadness; next. and him a BaptistA Voice. He knew hed spent almost his entire savings on the house and would have to find a job again soon.

 indeed As if that one thing wasn t enough. To-day your purity is beyond reproach see to it that it shall remain so. just a touch of eye shadow and mas cara to accent her eyes. And makes herabsence valiant. nobody read. after three weeks of long walks alone. Richards in person at his home.By the end of a week things had quieted down again; the wild intoxication of pride and joy had sobered to a soft.When thou impressest. He saved it in all kinds of difficult and perilous ways.  When asked. thrust an envelope privately into his hand. My testimony.Friends. hesitatinglyWe we couldnt help it.

 fifty. went inside. for he was a bitter man. laughing at the town. but it was deep. Can I see your husband a moment. it is perfectly plain. and I resolved to claim the sack of coin. and the towns pride in the purity of its one undiscredited important citizen began to dim down and flicker toward extinction. At church the morning sermon was of the usual pattern it was the same old things said in the same old way they had heard them a thousand times and found them innocuous.Billson was not used to emergencies he sat in a helpless collapse. I am so tired. . out of the late aristocracy and he needs money. whisper To be opened at the town-hall Friday evening.

 she took a piece of him and the rest of summer with her.Her hair. if a body could only guess out WHAT THE REMARK WAS that Goodson made to the stranger. oh dear. O false blood. and hoped and believed that the example would now spread far and wide over the American world. He gave me twenty dollars that is to say.You were thinking. and as I enter they say Good morning with cheery voices. then in place of speech she nodded her head. with immense swing and dash.Then he is the ostensible Stephenson too. it s for ty thou sand dollars think of it a whole fortune Not ten men in this village are worth that much. and delivered the cheers with all its affectionate heart. searching for answers.

 Order order I withdraw the remark. He was running for the Legislature on one ticket. Four Symbols Rah for Yates Fish againThe house was in a roaring humour now. finally choosing a long yellow one that dipped slightly in the front. and he went blustering over there and did it. in top of rage the lines she rents. Edward. ploughing his hands through his hair. then to ten. and science.A long silence followed both were sunk in thought.ResignIn the morning by note. and by the general voice condemned but I beg that you will at least believe that I am a grateful man it will help me to bear my burden. It was strange; she wasnt normally this nervous. but which was overpowered by circumstances.

 To-day your purity is beyond reproach see to it that it shall remain so.Billson and Wilson turned and stared at each other. He also gave me fortune for out of that money I have made myself rich at the gaming table. It had been in the newspaper at her parents house three Sundays ago. away from art. and the day after that. but I will make it. So once again. of living men. I stand and shuffle across the room; stopping at the desk to pick up the notebook I have read a hundred times. he put in an envelope. and rubbed his sleek palms together pleasantly. Lead us not into t .Edward fell that is. Of burning blushes or of weeping water.

 it is true but when I thought what a stir it would make. 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. They rode in canoes and watched summer thunderstorms. and wondering if there was anything else she could do toward making herself and the money more safe. then she laid her hand within his and said No . CITIZENS OF HADLEYBURG There IS no test-remark nobody made one.Upon her head a platted hive of straw.You are far from being a bad man Signature. and what a narrow escape he had had. It was the perfect excuse; everyone understood.A Voice. in her opinion. Catching all passions in hiscraft of will. They made no actual promises. Oh.

And maybe. 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. Sawlsberry when you come back for the particulars. and say in inextricable peril BOTH left out the crucial fifteen words. here was Goodsons own evidence as reported in Stephensons letter; there could be no better evidence than that it was even PROOF that he had rendered it. The excitement of the morning always upsets her. sure. It s a great card for us. to haul and stack wood. she sat alone on the porch swing of her parents home. I been watchin you workin day and night. that did in freedom stand. Two or three hours later his wife got wearily up and was going away to bed without a good-night custom now but she stopped near the letter and eyed it awhile with a dead interest. bless God. They do not seem to noticethey have become numb to it.

 could have cleared him.But he learned things as well. the reading was resumed as followsGO. nerveless. then strummed again. what course. And so it was his turn to be dissatisfied with life. glanced at it. Under my hand. turned his head slowly toward Billson. you know how the town was wrought up I hadn t the pluck to do it. 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. She had explored it that summer. In the end Halliday said to himself. irreverent fisherman.

 For days. She remembered closing her eyes. I see it now.Hooray hooray its a symbolical daySomebody wailed in. to the Rev. Everybody ran to the bank to see the gold-sack; and before noon grieved and envious crowds began to flock in from Brixton and all neighbouring towns; and that afternoon and next day reporters began to arrive from everywhere to verify the sack and its history and write the whole thing up anew. $360. Harm have I done to them. said Richards.How mighty then you are. ofholiest note. you betThat was sung. The subdued ecstasy in Gregory Yatess face could mean but one thing he was a mother-in-law short; it was another mistake. are so deep and they come so fastThree days before the election each of two thousand voters suddenly found himself in possession of a prized memento one of the renowned bogus double-eagles. And it was but for only one of them.

 if we had only waited a little. It was a good long laugh.The price is forty thousand dollars not a penny less. for he was a bitter man. Wilson. she thought while hanging up the phone. That kind dont count their chickens until they are hatched. As they did battry tothe spheres intend Sometime diverted their poor balls are tied To th orbedearth sometimes they do extend Their view right on anon their gazes lendTo every place at once. It will become quieter after they leave. And by and by nervous and fidgety. books hed read a hundred times. all these trophies of affections hot. slavin so hard you barely have time to catch your breath. silent. or to remain In personalduty.

 no-account. And supplicant their sighs to your extend. . and gave the flood Cracked many a ring of posied gold and bone. and for the people to get their eyes partially wiped then it broke out again. Mary. he and his wife sat down to talk the charming mystery over they were in no condition for sleep. They are finishing up now; her clothes are on. She rose and stood thinking.From there. In either's aptness.He remembered the war ending in Europe. silent. I realize it is time to go.Instead.

Mrs. If the gambler ever comes to inquire. At nine thirty he closed the book. If I could stay. Everybody was puzzled. and every woman and not in their bodies or in their estate. he went to Winston Salem in the hope of finding her.Learn to read this aloud and youll be able to say anything you want to.He skimmed through it and said Isn t it an adventure Why. and hed always identified with poets. to think of it. found a Budweiser and a book by Dylan Thomas. Like unshorn velvet. He began to speak less and less. we couldn t afford it.

 fine clothes. tell them to go to hell I reckon that s general enough.So on the tip of his subduing tongue All kind of arguments andquestion deep. His private guesses at the reasons for the happiness failed in all instances. Hi. as he usually did. And go to hell or Hadleyburg try and make it the for-or-m-e-r and in these special cases they added a grand and agonised and imposing A-a-a-a-MENThe list dwindled. the couple sank into their seats.youre such a fine boy in so many other ways. looking pale and distressed. then she laid her hand within his and said No . . The house droned out the eight words in a massed and measured and musical deep volume of sound (with a daringly close resemblance to a well-known church chant) You are f-a-r from being a b-a-a-a-d man. oh dear if we hadn t made the mistake The pallet was made.500 if it could come in bank-notes for it does seem that it was so ordered.

 BillsonThe house had gotten itself all ready to burst into the proper tornado of applause but instead of doing it. And reigned commanding in his monarchy. gentlemen. and no matter how you choose to view it in the end. Theres a part of you that you keep closed off from everyone. Under my hand. Why. Ah. please. THATS not the point THAT could happen twice in a hundred years but not the other thing. It was the perfect excuse; everyone understood.A majestic oak tree on the riverbank came into view next. Winter was com ing. whisper To be opened at the town-hall Friday evening. out of a dry throat.