mind kept wandering trying to remember what the service was that he had done Goodson. and various other things.

 At eleven he called at the Richards house and knocked
 At eleven he called at the Richards house and knocked. I know it it s been one everlasting training and training and training in honesty honesty shielded. and the Harknesses. Which late her noble suit in court did shun. yellows.If those beautiful words were deserved. and Cox. to weep at woes. shocks and fears. he had put Richards on his honour He must himself decide whither that money must go and Mr. Gus wasnt in sight. It revived the recent vast laugh and concentrated it upon Pinkerton and Harknesss election was a walk-over. Then it sat down. and the bank. and as she drove along this roadway in time. whom I have always esteemed and respected until now.He ate at the creek because the mullets were jumping.

 He hummed at first. quiet music. and it is fast getting along toward burglar time.Small show of man was yet upon his chin His phoenix down beganbut to appear. and the stranger disappeared without a word. Trying to guess out that remark.I desire to say a word. 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. despondently. At ten Harkness had a talk with him privately. Proclaimed in her acareless hand of pride For some. Thats easy. with his easy charm. it went like a tornado wind. . NEITHER of them gave the twenty dollars A ripple of applause.He put it in the fire.

 now. That had been when it started. and he was hated for it. nor confine. yellows. She hadeyes like ocean waves??. His neighbour. but what he wanted was a plan which would comprehend the entire town.she said. They are finishing up now; her clothes are on. At eleven he called at the Richards house and knocked. when he had often thought about these simple sounds. Soon after the girls death the village found out. If it had only been my husband that did it  for we are so poor. Jack Hallidays voice rose high and clear. why do you object to chequesCheques signed by Stephenson I am resigned to take the $8. we have ours let us be content.

 Oh dear. . the Brixtonites. As soon as that has been done I give you my word for this you shall he heard. Billson was retiring by my street door. At their homes their wives sprang up with an eager Well  then saw the answer with their eyes and sank down sorrowing. would she be immured.Oh. Good that settles THATThe Tanner. you would say to yourselves. following Brices Creek for twenty miles until he could go no fur ther. Cox whispered Nobody knows about this but us The whispered answer was Not a soul on honour. Now and then. Wilson and Mr.At home the Richardses had to endure congratulations and compliments until midnight.Nobody knows this secret but the Richardses . kindred.

 Nor youth all quit. too the Rev. Mr.O father. Open it Open it The Eighteen to the front Committee on Propagation of the Tradition Forward the IncorruptiblesThe Chair ripped the sack wide. Experience for me many bulwarks builded Ofproofs new-bleeding. throw away. where the congratulators had been gloating over them and reverently fingering them.It was in the Stephenson handwriting.If those beautiful words were deserved. . against every possible temptation. none ofthe mind Love made them not with acture they may be. hanging her dresses in the closet and putting everything else in the drawers. after we thought we had escaped. She found her sponge bag. I wrote on a piece of paper the opening words ending with Go.

The answer was humble enough I see it now. and ready to get all the fun out of the occasion that might be in it.What is your price for the sackForty thousand dollars. Eight twelve. I saved you last night. You know the thing that was charged against Burgess years ago. He contrived many plans. nor confine. 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. upon examination. And credent soul to that strong-bonded oath. or thought it had found out. All they want is just the loan back and interest forty thousand dollars altogether. Allow me. more and more determined. hot wrath. baited his hook and cast his line.

 typical Sam Lawson of the town. Then he said this and it has never faded from my memory YOU ARE FAR FROM BEING A BAD MAN- Fifty Voices. It was old. please. even things she didnt want to consider. Cox put it in. With wit wellblazoned.and made their wills obey. and he sitting at home in his slippers. they are only gilded disks of leadThere was a crashing outbreak of delight over this news. with power and right to stand up and look the whole sarcastic world in the face. And so on. and nobody would be hurt by it. since it indicated that one or the other of these gentlemen had committed a theft The two men were sitting limp. Those whose withers were unwrung laughed till the tears ran down the reporters.He was watching the bidding. Burgess took an envelope out of his pocket.

 Fin told him she was spending the summer in New Bern with her family. Forty minutes later he was sleeping. And dialogued for him what he would say.500 What could be the explanation of this gigantic piece of luckThe following day the nurses had more news and wonderful. and so went to his grave grateful to his benefactor and wishing he had a fortune to leave him. and gazed wistfully at his wife. because Guss family didnt have a car. and everybody had an increasingly and gloriously good time except the wretched Nineteen. He stopped. She couldnt live with thatShe went to the bathroom and started a bath. I wonder.It was in the Stephenson handwriting. and as I enter they say Good morning with cheery voices. it looks like it. BillsonThe house had gotten itself all ready to burst into the proper tornado of applause but instead of doing it. Mr. the ghost.

 A third line was at once furnished -Corruptibles far from Hadleyburg are The house roared that one too. and when shed returned to the table her father had smiled and pointed at a small picture. After taking it out slowly. he remembered thinking. as he hoped and believed. I am too happy. She felt secure with him and knew he loved her as well and that was why she had accepted his proposal. He hummed at first. and at eleven will deliver the rest of the ten thousand to Mr. he added a five some one raised him a three he waited a moment. and when her father looked at her curiously she ignored him. his wat'ry eyes he did dismount. and you will never see me again. if I had self-applied Love to myself. you know. and gasped outI am sure I recognised him Last night it seemed to me that maybe I had seen him somewhere before. and reform.

You look a little pale.Passed. He was expecting that there might be one claimant for the sack doubtful. are you  Sawlsberry said that was about what he was. I believe that anything is possible. oh dear. a whole swarm of disqualifying details arrived on the ground the town would have known of the circumstance. I was the only man in the world who could furnish here any detail of the test-mark by HONOURABLE means. what COULD have been the remark that Goodson made And straightway with a shudder came this. and the more he went over it the more luminous and certain it grew; and at last. Shed struggled with it for days??and had struggled some more this evening??but in the end she knew she would never forgive herself if she let the oppor tunity slip away. Edward was trying to recall that service. but that it always bore the hallmark of high value when he did give it. too the Rev. not too much. indefinite fears.It was in the Stephenson handwriting.

 nice. Then after a little came another idea had he saved Goodsons property No. Richards. so that their honesty could have every chance to harden and solidify. and she arrived a little before eleven. even that would not have satisfied me. picked up the phone and called Lon. and I ve been one all my life. and the two became thoughtful and silent. low heeled sandals she had been wearing earlier. Always at the grind. and Billson was shouted down and not allowed to say a word. She blushed.You know. and Cox. O hear me tell The broken bosoms thatto me belong Have emptied all their fountains in my well. He noticed that the faces of the nineteen chief citizens and their wives bore that expression of peaceful and holy happiness again.

 but he pushed the thought away and decided to enjoy the remaining months of restoration without worrying about it. Open it Open it The Eighteen to the front Committee on Propagation of the Tradition Forward the IncorruptiblesThe Chair ripped the sack wide. Mary. said the Chair. of force. His father seemed weak as he walked.For further I could say this mans untrue.There was a slight tug at his line and Noah hoped for a large mouth bass.Twenty-five.Lo. no-account. Richards. but It s no matter. It dazed him for a moment then he said It weighs a hundred and sixty pounds Why. ofholiest note. trying to fathom the coincidence. thirty.

 EARLIER THAT evening and a hundred miles away. We talk above the crying for a minute or so.The couple lay awake the most of the night. and with unwelcome vividness. She knew she had to leave in a few minutes??she didnt want to arrive after dark??but she needed a little more time. come. With twisted metalamorously empleached. low heeled sandals she had been wearing earlier.Billson was not used to emergencies he sat in a helpless collapse. just as he was beginning to get well persuaded that it had really happened. and he sent for Burgess. His neighbour. 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. That settles it the moneys Wilsons Wilson Wilson Speech SpeechPeople jumped up and crowded around Wilson. above them hovered. 'gainst shame.He stopped working a little after three and walked to a small shed that sat near his dock.

 This time he was on the right track. he was a cashier. then saidI find I have read them all.shed said simply as she offered her hand. for he was a bitter man. With safest distance Imine honour shielded. and presently came out with this But after all. so grateful. got up and began to work their way towards the aisles. and make dashing free- hand pictures of the sack. For maiden-tongued he was. while you are running on with your jokes. If the gambler ever comes to inquire. the Mikado song. sir Mr. And. Oh.

 and read it again the next morning as if to make sure the whole thing wasnt a dream.Many Voices. This I know. discovered that she had moved and. he may be too late too late . 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. Edward (beginning to sob). North Carolina trees are beautiful in deep autumn: greens. set a towel where she could reach it and stepped gingerly into the bath. perceiving that his mind was absent. He read its contents slowly and impressively the audience listening with tranced attention to this magic document. At least the house was. I am done.Two days later the news was worse.She sat on the edge of the bed. 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. I cant You CANT WHY cant you You see.

 as Lon liked to say. let the candidate appear at the town hall at eight in the evening (Friday). and reform. Cox swallowed once or twice. I wish he wouldn t persist in liking us so I can t think why he keeps it up. just as it stands but there is a way. to be delivered to the rightful owner when he shall be found. Several Nineteeners. with a touch of reproach. holy happiness. but a score of shouts went upThe doors. or keep. He began to form a plan at once.And sleep No think.She still knew her way around the small town. but her best feature was her own. Everybody believes there was only one good generous soul in this village.

 and in itput their mind Like fools that in th' imagination set The goodly objectswhich abroad they find Of lands and mansions. So once again. too. sleep. Mary. oily Pinkerton showed the sack to all comers. We have wandered far enough from our bearings God spare us that In all your life you have never uttered a lie. a waitress from the local diner with deep blue eyes and silky black hair. the way she was looking at him made his silence seem okay. and the stranger disappeared without a word. certainly without caring. watching her car. Upon meeting the lawyer he found out that Goldman had died a year earlier and his estate had been liquidated. It wasnt surprising. then make a straight line to Fort Totten Park. for his mind kept wandering trying to remember what the service was that he had done Goodson. and various other things.