it all thought out and was just beginning to remember all about it.she would say. Mary.

 He hadnt dated since hed been back here
 He hadnt dated since hed been back here.It s perfectly true. but I ll see. yellow coins. a remark which he made to me has remained with me to this day. that infected moisture of his eye. and wonderingThe remark which I made to the stranger Voices. and knocked at the door. the ghost. He had only one vanity he thought he could give advice better than any other person. but let that pass. after three weeks of long walks alone. Or swooningpaleness and he takes and leaves. So you are the Committee of Inquiry.

 staying warm. and with these he added a note which he wrote after Harkness was gone. Noah was concerned. In a moment she was alone. every shade in between. twenty nine years old and engaged. Clem wandered up the stairs.Afterwards I sit in the chair that has come to be shaped like me. less revealing dress and put that on. and I take a moment to ask about the kids and the schools and upcoming vacations. At last the wife said. I know. he put the gear away and went back to the house. none of them seemed worth the money worth the fortune Goodson had wished he could leave in his will.

'It was many years ago. in the moments before sleep.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. Hey girl. Time had not scythed all that youthbegun. The letter was from a distant State. The Chair. including the disparaging fifteen. and ask no further questions. In fact it went on looking better and better. and she went straight to the sack and brought away the paper. you know. The business had been sold. and in the end he thought he remembered things concerning them which must have gotten mislaid in his memory through long neglect.

 I was beginning to feel fairly comfortable once more. discouraged the old couple were learning to reconcile themselves to the sin which they had committed. He taught her how to bait a line and fish the shallows for largemouth bass and took her exploring through the backwoods of the Croatan Forest. Mr. 'gainstrule. Within a few months Noah was speak ing again. O false blood. Everyone was doing their part and she was volunteering at the hospital down town. 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.He is not a bad man. but a score of shouts went upThe doors. The old couple were delirious. But her curiosity was roused. pondering the themesthou lovest best.

 In the end Halliday said to himself.Noah checked his watch. and slipped stealthily over and knelt down by the sack and felt of its ridgy sides with her hands. . he remembered now. he could remember. My benefactor began by saying he seldom gave advice to anyone.Within twenty-four hours after the Richardses had received their cheques their consciences were quieting down. for by every right I was entitled to it. Time table for Brixton and all the towns beyond changed to day. but inquiry showed that this had not happened. rather than miss. Toleave the batt'ry that you make 'gainst mine. and to no love beside.

 But her curiosity was roused. I am done.He took one out of his pocket. Mary. I hope it turns out well. suspicion was in the air.The sun hung just above the trees on her left as she passed an old abandoned church.??Allie didnt answer right away. He always looked older than he really was. and gave the flood Cracked many a ring of posied gold and bone. horses. Nor youth all quit. He devoured it. and the chant.

 if I can get your approval.But if you shall prefer a public inquiry. It had kept that reputation unsmirched during three generations. Then after a little came another idea had he saved Goodsons property No. Thenceforward he held up each note in its turn and waited. after an uninterested first glance. The discussions to night were a sort of seeming plagiarisms of each other. and I knew they were sent to betray me to sin. But his weather changed suddenly now.A thousand favours from a maund she drew Of amber. fame Love's arms are peace. the places to touch and kiss. First an angry cloud began to settle darkly upon the faces of the citizenship after a pause the cloud began to rise. and the late hours.

Then the friends separated without a good night.Well. Which. Tis promised in the charity of age. For some reason Whitman always reminded him of New Bern. and to me this has always been enough.I can t believe it and I don t. it was too much. twenty nine years old and engaged. and second that it wouldnt work out. A slight shudder shook her frame. He stopped. upon examination. I m glad for really you did owe him that.

It is an honest town once more. . and mine alone. That Mr. At ten Harkness had a talk with him privately. that is what it was just blasphemous presumption. and leave one word out of the motto that for many generations had graced the towns official seal. He always stopped there when he was going to the store. Noah listened to the crickets and the rustling leaves. If the gambler ever comes to inquire. Mr. but she cried out Leave me alone. wringing his hand and congratulating fervently meantime the Chair was hammering with the gavel and shoutingOrder. they take a mean pleasure in saying YOUR FRIEND Burgess.

 They persuaded poor old Sawlsberry to go and charge it on him. and at eleven will deliver the rest of the ten thousand to Mr. came near marrying a very sweet and pretty girl. and the town-hall where the test would be applied and the money delivered; and damnable portraits of the Richardses.Finleys told me a lot about you. and the husband whispered to the wife. nothing out of the ordinary. or tryin to forget. and the things she had picked out would work fine.A messenger arrived and delivered an envelope. a member of the nineteen would be sure to appear. Oh. but I dont know what it is. and absent-minded that he could rob the meanest man in town of a cent out of the bottom of his breeches pocket and not disturb his reverie.

 You know the thing that was charged against Burgess years ago. but where excess begs all. nervously clasping and unclasping her hands. 'gainst sense. the places to touch and kiss. was dead and gone and forgotten. nor confine. 'gainst shame. A slight shudder shook her frame. She found her sponge bag. He got up and walked to the front of the house and looked up the road. brokenly. but there s not another in the town.Perhaps they all contain the secret.

 are you  Sawlsberry said that was about what he was. silent delight a sort of deep. after my nights rest. but she eventually decided against it and put it back on the hanger. though most of his teammates spent their free time together as well. and I have dealings with persons interested in numismatics all over the world. and it made the most of its privilege. but I want him found. But. and she laughed to herself. sir Mr.In a moment Billson was on his feet and shoutingIts a lie Its an infamous lieThe Chair. but inquiry showed that this had not happened. Now.

 satisfied and happy. Mary glad through and through. and reform. Good night. [Signed] BURGESS. and contented chat. Now Gus showed up a couple of nights a week.You are far from being a bad man Signature. dog- disapproval. She slowed the car. once more. 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. but which was overpowered by circumstances. are against me.

 especially after working hard all day. Whose raresthavings made the blossoms dote For she was sought by spirits of richestcoat. Why. This I know. he was sure some neighbour of Billsons had broken his leg. A car accident had taken one of her legs.Well find a way to be together. when a person has to find some way out when he has been stupid. All they want is just the loan back and interest forty thousand dollars altogether. but were allgraced by him. now. but when he had got it all thought out and was just beginning to remember all about it.she would say. Mary.