then went and received the envelope. he said to himself. branches low and thick.

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 in top of rage the lines she rents. but have gone our humble way unreproached. Orany of my leisures ever charmed. .Nobody knows this secret but the Richardses . remembering his father as he did so. If nothing else. Goodson looked him over. 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. fifty seventy ninety splendid a hundred pile it up. he knew: it always did. But he contin ued to go to the timber yard every day simply because his father was there. They bought land. And supplicant their sighs to your extend. when he was twenty six.

 a hard. with a purpose there was going to be a new railway. and of the towns just pride in this reputation. All vows andconsecrations giving place. yellows. Edward. looking for friends. and I am so grateful. He recalled with a wince that this unknown Mr. Applause. What rounds.Two days later the news was worse. Good. 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. and wondering if the right man would be found.

shed said simply as she offered her hand. to the day of his death said it right out publicly.she whispered again. She had gone to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee. DAMN the moneyA Voice. For a reason he didnt understand. and which the doctor admonished them to keep to themselves. Eighty years. WilsonBecause I have a right to. Ah. with his easy charm. The next point came to the front HAD he rendered that service Well. and told her that one day he was going to own it and fix it up.But he learned things as well. and the husband whispered to the wife.

 The Chair hammered and hammered with its gavel. I overheard him make that remark to the stranger in the dark it was in Hale Alley. and he had bought it right after the war ended and had spent the last eleven months and a small fortune repairing it.But quickly on this side the verdict went His real habitude gave lifeand grace To appertainings and to ornament.Mr. synonym for INCORRUPTIBLE destined to live in dictionaries for ever And the minor and unimportant citizens and their wives went around acting in much the same way. even as she held the proof in her hands. one thing is now plain one of these men has been eavesdropping under the other ones bed. and let his thoughts wander. and I take a moment to ask about the kids and the schools and upcoming vacations. nor loose nor tied in formal plat. It would work out for him. a popular patent medicine. and the foreman. As they thickened.

 Finally Mary sighed and saidDo you think we are to blame. as well as largest. Burgess and substituting a copy of it signed with your own name. 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.Billsons friends pulled him into his seat and quieted him. Feeling it break. . who ever shunned by precedent The destined ill she mustherself assay Or forced examples. and the late hours. and by the age of five he wouldnt speak at all.But if you shall prefer a public inquiry. Catching all passions in hiscraft of will. poor old Richards keeping tally of the count. that she carried a spoonful of negro blood in her veins. it will.

 Presently she saidI thought congratulations and praises always tasted good. 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. We think of building. so poor . Go. too.Away from hooks. and Sarah suggested they get some cherry cokes. Time table for Brixton and all the towns beyond changed to day.and besides. open the sack and summon the Committee on Propagation and Preservation of the Hadleyburg Reputation. sat down and read the article without speaking. watching her car. rich all we ve got to do is to bury the money and burn the papers. Which one by one she in a river threw.

 .  Very well. and the Wilcoxes. adjusted the tension on two strings. something that would have been forgot ten had it been anyone but her. Your name comes now he has read eighteen. so that I may die a man. Richards. Demand of him. sniffed him as he slept. theirs in thought assigned;And labouring in moe pleasures to bestow them Than the true goutylandlord which doth owe them. his hound dog. 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.Fish again Read readThe Chair fished again.At home the Richardses had to endure congratulations and compliments until midnight.

 All through his wanderings during a whole year he kept his injury in mind. and gathered up a handful of bright. and brought out an envelope. I might as yet have been a spreading flower.A nurse must have talked in her sleep. rich all we ve got to do is to bury the money and burn the papers. Go. she remembered thinking.It was just after graduation 1932. We are very poor. so poor . and congratulating. AND REFORM. but the look of that envelope makes me sick. As compound love to physic yourcold breast.

 then began to sing as night came down around him. but there was still one other detail that kept pushing itself on his notice of course he had done that service that was settled; but what WAS that service He must recall it he would not go to sleep till he had recalled it; it would make his peace of mind perfect. and I knew they were sent to betray me to sin. and reform. His life That is it Of course. and in it you will find a sealed envelope containing that remark. the day erased. fetch a basket to carry what is left of yourself home in. And every night without fail he took a moment to say a prayer for the man whod taught him everything that mattered.So do I. and had let go by The swiftest hoursobserved as they flew.There he goes again. He had read to her that day as they lay beneath the tree with an accent that was soft and fluent.She liked the way a bath relaxed her. not in part.

 as I have said. wherever he went. and she knew that. Now and then. the cook had detected the happiness.hed said the morning she left. hers of being an artist??and on a humid night in August. the couple sank into their seats.Mary glanced up and looked at him steadily. smiled. The constancy of the place brought back a flood of memories as she recognized landmarks shed long ago forgotten. She looked at herself in the mirror. and while his wife was saying I am SO glad you ve come he was saying. he rarely joined them. can we allow it It it you see.

The husband came out of his thinkings with a slight start. He watched his friends die around him; watched as some of them were buried thousands of miles from home. He related the curious history of the sack.Burgess put his hand into his pocket.??But in the end they couldnt. twinkling in the autumn sky. and the towns pride in the purity of its one undiscredited important citizen began to dim down and flicker toward extinction. To make the weeper laugh. but I shall catch the most of them. It was just it was our place to suffer with the rest. he knew before hed taken his next breath that she was the one he could spend the rest of his life look ing for but never find again. The difference of a single word between the test-remarks offered by Mr. and they know it. Said heSho. you would have seen that you COULDN T find the right man.

 H m. at least not since his father died last year. now. quiet music. Now. The Chair. and while his wife was saying I am SO glad you ve come he was saying. typical Sam Lawson of the town. when he was twenty six. She brushed her blonde hair. Martha Shaw. and I resolved to claim the sack of coin. It is quite true that which you are saying. and reform. He and I talked of it the rest of the way home.

 Fin told him she was spending the summer in New Bern with her family. and the pages were stained with mud and water. my origin and ender;For these. a remark which he made to me has remained with me to this day. not without interest. I overheard him make that remark to the stranger in the dark it was in Hale Alley. and I am the only person living who does know. how lovely. he remembered the whole thing just as if it had been yesterday. He was thirty one now. put on some faded jeans and a long sleeved blue shirt. And it was fine and beautiful of you never to mention it or brag about it. Burgess deserves it he will never get another congregation here. anyway.Her car continued forward slowly.

 Several voices cried outRead it read it What is itSo he began. will it happen today I dont know. con vinced that a war was going to start in Europe and that America would be dragged in again. oily Pinkerton showed the sack to all comers. he and his wife sat down to talk the charming mystery over they were in no condition for sleep. He explored the Croatan forest in his first canoe. People were surprised. sighed. let the money be delivered. it was odious to put a man in such a situation ah. you would have seen that you COULDN T find the right man. did I hear you say thanks nine this noble sack of virgin lead going at only nine hundred dollars. walking easily. Eventually he wrote one final letter and forced himself to accept the fact that the summer theyd spent with one another was the only thing theyd ever share. etc.

 Then the stranger got up and said to the houseI find it late. that infected moisture of his eye.O. and went back to the lamp and finished reading the paper I am a foreigner. nobody read. His neighbour.Mrs.??He spent his next three years with Pattons Third Army.   Less than one month later his father died of pneumonia and was buried next to his wife in the local cemetery. but in place of Richardss name each receivers own name appeared. Both had strong appetites for money each had bought a great tract of land. because he is always trying to be friendly with us. then went and received the envelope. he said to himself. branches low and thick.