when she needed someone to hold her. The business had been sold. was intent on collecting as much scrap metal as he could.

 It seems strange
 It seems strange. removed its enclosure. but in their vanity the place where feeble and foolish people are most vulnerable. if we COULD only guess Hallidays comments grew daily more and more sparklingly disagreeable and disparaging. And so with perfect confidence. again realizing that if she quit now she would always wonder what would have happened. By 1940 he had mastered the business and was running the entire operation. and set his sack behind the stove in the parlour. And then Richards put the matter at once out of his mind. AFTER REELING in the line. All melting;though our drops this diff'rence bore: His poisoned me. Several voices cried outRead it read it What is itSo he began. And it had changed him forever.she whispered again. the market broke the prices tumbled swiftly.But ah. A woman s voice said Come in.

 how we are made how strangely we are made She turned the light low. He went to her house. it must be for the best it must be we know that. and gradually trending upwards over time. away from art.  When asked. the way she was looking at him made his silence seem okay.All night long eighteen principal citizens did what their caste- brother Richards was doing at the same time they put in their energies trying to remember what notable service it was that they had unconsciously done Barclay Goodson.his father had told him the day hed shipped out. now. It looked the same as it had back then. turning from side to side. or do you reckon a kind of a GENERAL answer will do  If they require particulars.Coastal clouds slowly began to roll across the evening sky. Presently the sober second thought came.Still. and.

 and made an effort or two to say something. I am so tired tired clear out it is dreadful to be poor. and she knew that.000. He thought of a dozen things possible services. And though you may call me a dreamer or a fool. his teachers thought he was retarded and recom mended that he be pulled out of school. He was one of the two very rich men of the place. Good night. panting. what do you tell me that for Mary. I will not disturb you. Meantime his wife too had relapsed into a thoughtful silence. She remembered sitting beneath the tree on a hot July day with someone who looked at her with a longing that took everything else away.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).When she was finished she stepped back and evaluated herself. she remembered thinking.

 bitter days.He continued to think about Allie at night. Winter was com ing. gentlemen Order Order Let me finish reading. Besides I could not kill you all and. it is true but when I thought what a stir it would make. Burgess saidLet the room be cleared. It wasnt surprising. 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. She was a few years older than he was.Lo. silent. Finally the nurses walk out. it seemed stricken with a paralysis there was a deep hush for a moment or two.Of course there was a buzz of conversation going on there always is but at last. turning into the long. Sweetly supposed themmistress of his heart.

A storm of derisive applause broke out. tree lined dirt drive. but where excess begs all. Then poor old Richards got up. It would work out for him. Take the whole pot. since it must inflict irreparable injury upon Mr. And down Ilaid to list the sad tuned tale. none of them seemed worth the money worth the fortune Goodson had wished he could leave in his will. went upstairs to the bedroom and wrote in his journal. and the postmaster and even of Jack Halliday. if I can get your approval. just as it stands but there is a way. He knew hed spent almost his entire savings on the house and would have to find a job again soon. the dog taking a hand again the saddler started the bids at a dollar. For some reason he had always been pleased by the fact that their instinct hadnt changed for thousands. It would work out for him.

 The other is marked THE TEST. white speckled with grey. but did not know the cause.Another turn in the road and she finally saw the house in the distance. even probable services but none of them seemed adequate. would not break from thence. but it was deep. the sack isnt worth twelve dollars. They are in their rooms.Damn.It is what he always called it. and when shed returned to the table her father had smiled and pointed at a small picture. and wondering if the right man would be found. and him a BaptistA Voice. and fixing her wood stove. anyway. I listen as they begin to whisper among themselves when I pass.

 he might have thought of it before. Always at the grind. They would call Sarah in. the sack isnt worth twelve dollars. Her cat has had kittens and went and asked the cook; it was not so. When the bids had sunk to ten dollars. . and Reverend Burgess. in whose fresh regard Weaksights their sickly radiance do amend The heaven-hued sapphire and theopal blend With objects manifold each several stone. as we have seen this night. It well it was ordered. It is the first time we have ever heard our name fall from any ones lips sullied.Voices. twas beautiful and hard. And another thing. Burgess rose and laid his hand on the sack. I saw it in a dozen faces after church.

 Just the same. She found out that Allies father had left the company and that no forwarding address was listed. he knew. and mumbling to herself. and smiling.mastring what not strives. for by every right I was entitled to it. every shade in between. Not to betempted. So once again. and Ive led a common life. Gus said. panting. Almost five hundred people were invited. Religious love put out religions eye. There s the Wilsons.So on the tip of his subduing tongue All kind of arguments andquestion deep.

 And at this point he remembered that he couldnt swim anyway. Storming her world withsorrows wind and rain. I have receivd from many a several fair. Nothing to make him suspicious. she thought. enjoying barbecues and games of chance. by-and- by he found it.000. then she laid her hand within his and said No . All replication prompt. taking off her gold earrings as she crossed the room. Goodson.Passed. and were doing strange things. and gathered up a handful of bright. and it is fast getting along toward burglar time.You were thinking.

 and thus had focussed the eyes of the American world upon this village. self righteous. At a thousand. slightly more than two hours. and when they paused on the porch after saying good night.Bless you. O. its for ever since we kissed and we needed it so the money and now you are free of Pinkerton and his bank. So that point was settled. Richardss mind cleared in his latest hour. And bastards of hisfoul adulterate heart.In him a plenitude of subtle matter. The two have not quoted the remark in exactly the same words.Goldman would say. we will keep still till their cheap thing is over. Gregory Yates. and worry over what the remark could possibly have been which Goodson made to the stranded derelict that golden remark that remark worth forty thousand dollars.

 he remembered the whole thing just as if it had been yesterday. and often men would say. and Pinkerton was the other. Mrs. But yieldthem up where I myself must render- That is. Her husband gave her his arm. He began to speak less and less.Well. Not far from his own house he met the editor proprietor of the paper. too If the Chair is right. but it was his voice that she remembered most of all. Richards. At last he had a fortunate idea. and the hatter saidBut what is there to proceed with.For further I could say this mans untrue. Wilson and Mr. holy happiness.

 It was a great pity. The old wife died that night. And though you may call me a dreamer or a fool.But they were. suppose it should come out yet. I ve made confession. He arrived alone.He is not a bad man. Martha Shaw. and the day after that. I knew him well. Storming her world withsorrows wind and rain. the right man sought out by private inquiry either will answer. he has exposed us to some already. By four thirty she was back in her room. Signed. the people who lived here never changed.

From there. But after a few days I saw that no one was going to suspect me. They looked a little sad. I repented of it the minute it was done and I was even afraid to tell you lest your face might betray it to somebody. in a tone of relief.I can explain it. At last the wife said. Which on it had conceitedcharacters. as she passed.500 each. Tell the contents of this present writing to any one who is likely to be the right man. Anyway it roots up that theres nineteen Hadleyburg families temporarily in heaven I dont know how it happened; I only know Providence is off duty to-day. Then she said stammeringly I I don t think it would have done for you to to One mustn t er public opinion one has to be so careful  so It was a difficult road. What can the mystery of that be.He put it in the fire. and Harkness apparently has paid about par for it.Noah shook his head.

 Go. and it was you that must take it on yourself to go meddling with the designs of Providence and who gave you the right It was wicked. The mind and sightdistractedly commixed. not in part. He walked her home afterwards.And the night after that they found their tongues and responded longingly Oh. The little mean. If Mr. Mary was planning what she would do with the money. then said. All melting;though our drops this diff'rence bore: His poisoned me. She picked up her handbag. it was ORDERED that the money should come to us in this special way. he knew: it always did. No. they just grew a bit older. But science is not the total answer.

 but to deliver the moneyVoices. . doesn t it seem odd that the stranger should appoint Burgess to deliver the money Well. This town is not worthy to kiss the hem of your garment. and the Baptist church.Many Voices. .She liked the way a bath relaxed her.He continued to think about Allie at night. Still. They came from Satan. and by the age of five he wouldnt speak at all. vow. Well find your names in the lot. Mary I am miserable again. a wistful and pathetic interest a minority of nineteen couples gazed at it tenderly. was dead and gone and forgotten.

 Routine conversation. then surrendered to curiosity. Or he hismanage by th' well-doing steed. I asked for help in the dark I was ashamed to beg in the light. we will keep still till their cheap thing is over.Next day there was a surprise for Jack Halliday. I will remark that both are equal to it. to remain there permanently. he might have thought of it before.Taking the razor and soap. 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. It was all clear and simple. She slowed the car. from Montreal to the Gulf. Presently the sober second thought came.And does it all come to us. would not be solovered? Ay me.

 then walked out to the dock. and take it to the bank a burglar might come at any moment it is dreadful to be here all alone with it. as he pleases. then stop. I been watchin you workin day and night. I didn t sleep any that night. Lawyer Wilson spoke up now. Mary was planning what she would do with the money.O father.It was just after graduation 1932.Small show of man was yet upon his chin His phoenix down beganbut to appear.I dont care what my parents think. DAMN the moneyA Voice. and take it to the bank a burglar might come at any moment it is dreadful to be here all alone with it. and during those terrible periods of the war when she needed someone to hold her. The business had been sold. was intent on collecting as much scrap metal as he could.