its name to (never mind what I will not give it away). But didnt.

 I don t like to be near it it seems a defilement
 I don t like to be near it it seems a defilement. thirty.So three weeks passed one week was left. She came back flushed and a little unsteady on her legs. And the cheques are made to Bearer. Not far from his own house he met the editor proprietor of the paper. for he was a bitter man. and us . But they were to learn. O my sweet. All they want is just the loan back and interest forty thousand dollars altogether. even as she held the proof in her hands.You know. though not well. . It was so proud of it. not ungentle ones.

 And often kissed. They met the following day. without waiting for it to come in words. To make the weeper laugh. I passed through your town at a certain time.That one thing. His private guesses at the reasons for the happiness failed in all instances. said the Chair. in whose fresh regard Weaksights their sickly radiance do amend The heaven-hued sapphire and theopal blend With objects manifold each several stone. and gasped outI am sure I recognised him Last night it seemed to me that maybe I had seen him somewhere before. I know it. not ungentle ones. and reform.When she was finished she stepped back and evaluated herself.But they were.The town-hall had never looked finer. That man tried to catch me we escaped somehow or other and now he is trying a new way.

 .Father. with a sigh But it was not my Edward no. but not heated ones.282. Why. horses. The path is straight as ever. aptly understood In bloodless white and theencrimsoned mood- Effects of terror and dear modesty. tell them to go to hell I reckon that s general enough. and to the old people these were plain signs of guilt guilt of some fearful sort or other without doubt she was a spy and a traitor. thinking a draught had blown it there. Hes got them both. not communal. I asked for help in the dark I was ashamed to beg in the light. and. Mr.

 even probable services but none of them seemed adequate. boys friend. and not a dog. alone except for television. and the foreman. Order which of these two adventurers The Chair. Of paled pearlsand rubies red as blood Figuring that they their passions likewise lent meOf grief and blushes. The Wilcox kittens arent dead. and And in the meantime. just as Goldman had predicted. My testimony. There were times during the war. a wistful and pathetic interest a minority of nineteen couples gazed at it tenderly. A car accident had taken one of her legs. rising to its feet when it reached for the third time the closing line -But the Symbols are here. and. went to her room and unpacked her suitcase.

 The remark which I made. They were exact copies of the letter received by Richards handwriting and all and were all signed by Stephenson. and Ive led a common life. He got up and walked to the front of the house and looked up the road. finally called her fathers firm. and nowhere fixed. Threw my affections in his charmed power Reserved the stalk andgave him all my flower. worried. . Open it open the sackMr. havegranted. Clem wandered up the stairs. In both houses a discussion followed of a heated sort a new thing there had been discussions before. After taking it out slowly. open it. Hi. because he knew what was happening.

 I know it it s been one everlasting training and training and training in honesty honesty shielded. And besides. At this most inopportune time burst upon the stillness the roar of a solitary voice Jack HallidaysTHATS got the hall-mark on itThen the house let go. or do you reckon a kind of a GENERAL answer will do  If they require particulars. and made themselves liable for the rest at ten days. I am glad of that. 0 Soul. man had always been aggressive. and revengeful. next to meaningless. Soon after the girls death the village found out. not quite. ALL things are. and become a part of their very bone.Richards drew a deep sigh. both high and low. They sought their shame that so their shame didfind And so much less of shame in me remains By how much of me theirreproach contains.

 Richards. and hurried homeward. and affected to sneer at Hadleyburg s pride in it and call it vanity but all the same they were obliged to acknowledge that Hadleyburg was in reality an incorruptible town and if pressed they would also acknowledge that the mere fact that a young man hailed from Hadleyburg was all the recommendation he needed when he went forth from his natal town to seek for responsible employment. I put it on the table for a moment while I open the notebook. but surely that is all. it is no matter. and what a compliment it was to Hadleyburg that a stranger should trust it so Oh. and thats why he hadnt argued when shed wanted to get away for a couple of days. I need a break from planning the wedding. Whereon the thought might think sometime it saw Thecarcase of a beauty spent and done.she would say. While he was hurrying off on his honest errand. and by-and-by became a soured one and a frank despiser of the human species. the cook had detected the happiness. Camping and exploring became his passion. and as he strolled through the crowd.Its now or never.

 of living men. I could have saved him. I was a ruined gambler. You are f-a-r from being a b-a-a-d man- -a-a-a a-menWHO AM I And how. then at his wife a sort of mute inquiry. Richards.Fish again Read readThe Chair fished again. 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. Go. the way she was looking at him made his silence seem okay. turn ing silver with the reflection of the moon. Edward. law. They met. Just before he was discharged he received a letter from a lawyer in New Jersey representing Morris Goldman. put on some faded jeans and a long sleeved blue shirt. we are old.

 Wilson sat down victorious. and when it fell into his brain it lit up his whole head with an evil joy. and gazed wistfully at his wife. Mary. out of a dry throat.And sleep No think. Her husband gave her his arm. reds. the laugherweep. nor confine.The following week he returned to New Bern and bought the house. He sat long. the saddler. looking for friends. and Ive led a common life. And of course HE didn t care. Suspicion flamed up into conviction.

 She slipped it on and looked in the mirror. but she doesnt return the look.He took one out of his pocket. and the Baptist church. Still. next to meaningless. Winter was com ing. Cox swallowed once or twice. But coincidence had pushed her here. People were surprised.The Chair. His neighbour. keeping a steady rhythm. went upstairs to the bedroom and wrote in his journal.Plenty. Religious love put out religions eye. She read it again before she went to bed that night.

 kiss me. The subdued ecstasy in Gregory Yatess face could mean but one thing he was a mother-in-law short; it was another mistake. The money has to be divided among the eighteen Incorruptibles. They spent hours together talking about their dreams??his of seeing the world. and make dashing free- hand pictures of the sack. set down disordered pot-hooks which would never in the world be decipherable and a sleeping dog jumped up scared out of its wits. like a farmer coming home after hours in the field. looking up every now and then to see raccoons and possums scurrying near the creek. And I would put that paper away.And now my plan is this If you prefer to conduct the inquiry privately. and Wilson went onThose are the simple facts. I would find him myself but no matter. He hadnt dated since hed been back here. and I am not complaining any more. and the pages were stained with mud and water. They parted as friends. He noticed that the faces of the nineteen chief citizens and their wives bore that expression of peaceful and holy happiness again.

Look here what tributes wounded fancies sent me. I knew you was tryin to forget. and Noah couldnt blame him. so poor . will it happen today I dont know. He had the calloused hands and broad shoulders that came to those who worked hard for a living. Let it not tell your judgement I am old Not age. and her movements were beginning to show a troubled discomfort. In every case he got it saved satisfactorily up to a certain point; then. Yes. Per fect love did that to a person. He had read to her that day as they lay beneath the tree with an accent that was soft and fluent. with a shudder But it is GAMBLERS money the wages of sin we couldn t take it we couldn t touch it. and gradually trending upwards over time. With safest distance Imine honour shielded.Very well. I fell.

 but the tugging eventually stopped and. I just didnt know what. the jumps went from a dollar up to five. .And long upon these terms I held my city.And here it will end. sitting there with his chair tilted back against the wall and his chin between his knees. They are in their rooms. and it was she who taught him the ways to please a woman. separating scrap metal from everything else. that wouldnt do he hadnt any. that Goodson had told him to go to thunder and mind his own business HE wasnt hankering to follow Hadleyburg to heaven So that solution was a failure he hadnt saved Goodsons soul. I signed a lie. stingy town.Six days passed. and she arrived a little before eleven. then picked up the room key.

 she turned onto a gravel road that wound its way between antebellum farms. During several moments he allowed the pervading stillness to gather and deepen its impressive effects. all that borrowed motion. if we had only waited a little. It was my purpose when I got up before to make confession and beg that my name might not be read out in this public place.But stop stop don t leave me here alone with it. Was it possible that he knew that Richards could have cleared him of guilt in that bygone time. and said humorously. Though Reason weep.When he got a little older he spent most of his weekends and vacations alone. looking for souvenirs of the War between the States. He was a gentleman.Mary.shed said simply as she offered her hand. though Im the only one in the hallway this morning.She liked the way a bath relaxed her. knot.

A Voice. tramp ing through deserts in North Africa and forests in Europe with thirty pounds on his back. Richards. and gathered a list of names. stretching horizontally along the ground with moss draped over the limbs like a veil. nobody visited the whole village sat at home. books hed read a hundred times. she couldnt. It looked the same as it had back then.There was another puzzled man. The house was full. We have wandered far enough from our bearings God spare us that In all your life you have never uttered a lie. coughing and wheezing. he has exposed us to some already. but laid it down again saying I forgot this is not to be read until all written communications received by me have first been read. heard something fall.Yes.

 Mary. I might have known he didn t know. THATS not the point THAT could happen twice in a hundred years but not the other thing. then now.Bidding them find their sepulchres in mud Found yet moe letters sadlypenned in blood. then. then finally stopped beneath an oak tree that shaded the front of the house. for I never know beforehand and deep down it really doesnt matter. he could hear his microbes gnaw. They gave the suffering stranger twenty dollars apiece and that remark each in his turn it took twenty-two minutes for the procession to move past. I wish he wouldn t persist in liking us so I can t think why he keeps it up. and signed it.Yes. As in the matter of drowning. what HE thinks of us. For six months.Nobody knows this secret but the Richardses .

 please. unfortunately doesnt make it easy to stay on course. and in gratitude (and ignorance) he suppressed my claim and saved me. No two of the envelopes were alike. Chairman.I cough. Edward. Until three years ago it would have been easy to ignore.Twenty or thirty voices cried outWhat is it Read it read itAnd he did slowly. The word VERY is in Billsons note. some day It won t. Johnny Yes. The house was chanting. how lucky it was you did him that grand service. During several moments he allowed the pervading stillness to gather and deepen its impressive effects.By act of the Legislature upon prayer and petition Hadleyburg was allowed to change its name to (never mind what I will not give it away). But didnt.