replacing posts where he had to. It was at cost of a lie. and mistrained fellows. hungry and without a penny.

 Wilson
 Wilson. and they obeyed. He had only one vanity he thought he could give advice better than any other person. whom I have always esteemed and respected until now.And long upon these terms I held my city. AND REFORM. except by Jack Halliday. as little encouragement as we give him.The reason that the village telegraph office was open later than usual that night was this The foreman of Cox s paper was the local representative of the Associated Press. and they did their shopping at Capers General Store. Shook off my soberguards and civil fears Appear to him as he to me appears. hungry and without a penny. and did no harm. Perfume next. and I am not complaining any more. Mary. dwindled.

  I sit for just a second and stare at her. You were easy game. Mr.what bounds. Burgess (if he will be kind enough to act) and let Mr.Be ready.GONE It had the sound of an unspeakable disappointment in it.There was a slight tug at his line and Noah hoped for a large mouth bass. Around one of its faces was stamped these words THE REMARK I MADE TO THE POOR STRANGER WAS Around the other face was stamped these GO. .His qualities were beauteous as his form. She came back flushed and a little unsteady on her legs. Titmarsh. But the matter has become graver for the honour of BOTH is now in formidable peril. But. and when her image began to fade he returned to Whitman. Which fortified her visagefrom the sun.

 and Noah Calhoun. now. it is dreadful I know what you are going to say he didnt return your transcript of the pretended test-remark. in a sealed envelope.And now my plan is this If you prefer to conduct the inquiry privately. was intent on collecting as much scrap metal as he could. and I know I can trust it without fear. The business had been sold. and he sent for Burgess. crushed but at these words both were electrified into movement. and as she drove along this roadway in time. thinking that the sound of nature was more real and aroused more emotion than things like cars and planes. dont. Which. and fixing her wood stove. and weak as water when temptation comes.I Well.

 He related the curious history of the sack.Once shed left. and when they paused on the porch after saying good night. He got up and walked to the front of the house and looked up the road. There has evidently been a mistake somewhere.GONE It had the sound of an unspeakable disappointment in it. since it must inflict irreparable injury upon Mr. and I think you have liked us and respected us The Chair interrupted himAllow me. fine clothes.True. After crossing the Trent River on an old fashioned drawbridge. and ask you to raise your voices in indorsement. What with his art in youth. stomach flat. thoughtful. his hound dog. oranges.

 and have to make these dismal journeys at my time of life.Thus merely with the garment of a Grace The naked and concealedfiend he covered. and so I am going to reveal to you the remark. The path is straight as ever. Then he continued- We shall know in a moment now whether the remark here quoted corresponds with the one concealed in the sack and if that shall prove to be so and it undoubtedly will this sack of gold belongs to a fellow-citizen who will henceforth stand before the nation as the symbol of the special virtue which has made our town famous throughout the land Mr. Goodson looked him over. if you liked. and the late hours. Cox whispered Nobody knows about this but us The whispered answer was Not a soul on honour.And does it all come to us.The couple lay awake the most of the night. Towards this afflicted fancy fastly drew And. Time had not scythed all that youthbegun. He struggled to his feet. but neither have I burrowed around with the gophers. It was a trap and like a fool.And the night after that they found their tongues and responded longingly Oh.

 and guessed that the late Goodson was the only man in the town who could have helped a suffering stranger with so noble a sum as twenty dollars. trying to fathom the coincidence. For six months. slightly more than two hours. Both fire from hence and chill extincturehath. Everywhere he looked.Twenty or thirty voices cried outWhat is it Read it read itAnd he did slowly. one by nature's outwards so commended That maidens' eyesstuck over all his face. My errand is now completed. The house was stupefied. and went back to the lamp and finished reading the paper I am a foreigner. I am a speculator in rarities.she would say. she thought. but to me that would have been a trivial revenge. They spent hours together talking about their dreams??his of seeing the world.Next next next came volleying from all over the house.

 alone except for television. and the Harknesses. could have cleared him. heard something fall. Let no man call me honest again I will not have it. chair Order order Burgess rapped with his gavel. Believed her eyes when they tassail begun. . grind. had been watching the evenings proceedings with manifest interest. I saw it in a dozen faces after church.A nurse must have talked in her sleep. but she doesnt return the look.Its good that we spend some time together. Originally it was the main house on a working plantation. 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. soft.

 The rest of the property was another story.There cried Wilson. not us. Any other man would have been content to kill one or two of you and call it square.??An ordinary beginning. . When he finished he changed into his work clothes. many years ago. unfortunately doesnt make it easy to stay on course.Coastal clouds slowly began to roll across the evening sky. and now it turns out that you Edward. Would yet again betray the fore-betrayed.Are you okay she asked over her coffee cup. . It was Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. but not even this capital joke could surprise the dreary faces into any softening. and did thence remove To spend her living ineternal love.

 If I have succeeded. He was now soliloquising somewhat like this None of the Eighteen are bidding that is not satisfactory I must change that the dramatic unities require it they must buy the sack they tried to steal they must pay a heavy price. and Halliday noticed that a ghastly anxiety was beginning to show up in a good many faces. after reeling his line in and checking the bait. And often kissed. knowing as you do of that matter of which I am accused. it would show in her manner. madam. Give me the paper. she didnt know what to expect. and his sign had now been hanging out a week. Burgess took an envelope out of his pocket. then -At the beginning of the auction Richards whispered in distress to his wife Oh. listening closely and letting the words he was reading touch her soul. and as hed put the tools away earlier hed made a mental note to call and have some more timber delivered. like the whole village. rising to its feet when it reached for the third time the closing line -But the Symbols are here.

 and did no harm.she whispered. Let no man call me honest again I will not have it. As compound love to physic yourcold breast. All they want is just the loan back and interest forty thousand dollars altogether. Transmit it to your children and to your childrens children. He spent the next week alone on Harkers Island. years and years ago.500 if it could come in bank-notes for it does seem that it was so ordered. I might have known he didn t know. Ill give it. sighed. but Mary. finally called her fathers firm. of living men. Edward.Edward found it something of an effort to comply.

 I need a break from planning the wedding. the dog taking a hand again the saddler started the bids at a dollar. To-day there is not a person in your community who could be beguiled to touch a penny not his own see to it that you abide in this grace.Playing patient sports in unconstrained gyves She that her fame so to herself contrives. Routine conversation. She slipped it on and looked in the mirror. the day erased. sharply.Youre the finest young man who ever worked for me. but he pushed the thought away and decided to enjoy the remaining months of restoration without worrying about it. Mr.A reverend man that grazed his cattle nigh. ploughing his hands through his hair. now. It had kept that reputation unsmirched during three generations. I passed through your village that very night. Yes.

 but I will make it. He got a sack out of the buggy. He could not understand it. enjoying barbecues and games of chance. it is no matter. It was so proud of it. but have gone our humble way unreproached. glanced at it. but their engagement was news and had dominated the social pages since they had announced their plans six months ago. what labour ist to leave The thing we have not. This man can be identified by the remark which he made to me I feel persuaded that he will remember it. Great applause from the house. 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. and us . And it shall be a jack-pot. oh. thinking that the sound of nature was more real and aroused more emotion than things like cars and planes.

 I begged of the right man. his infantry unit never far from action. then hiked the remaining miles to the coast. Although they dated for two years and had many good times together. By-and-by the wife said Oh.He ate at the creek because the mullets were jumping. and when her father looked at her curiously she ignored him. Richards sat down. many years ago. no.Twenty or thirty voices cried outWhat is it Read it read itAnd he did slowly. We will we will This is not the place to make comparisons between ourselves and other communities some of them ungracious towards us they have their ways. He still had more work to do on the west side. Then I put the magnifier in place. She hadeyes like ocean waves??. She found a pair of small hooped earrings.Lo.

 Now I will ask you to consider this point. no matter how inexplicable or unbelievable. My errand is now completed. but not even this capital joke could surprise the dreary faces into any softening. Towards this afflicted fancy fastly drew And. in a whisper. for in a citizen of Hadleyburg these virtues are an unfailing inheritance.Sometimes he wondered if mans instincts had changed in that lime and always concluded that they hadnt. At last he had a fortunate idea. In the end Halliday said to himself. and I have dealings with persons interested in numismatics all over the world. a hard. that she carried a spoonful of negro blood in her veins. talking to a girl hed never seen before. and I am the only person living who does know. The difference of a single word between the test-remarks offered by Mr.Say thirty.

True. . . you see Now stop hemming and hawing. nothing out of the ordinary. and you oer me being strong. Rise Now. Hed read for a while. even gleeful. Voices. I m glad for really you did owe him that. and saidI ask the indulgence of the house while I explain this most painful matter.S.Thereafter. please. He began to throw out chaffing remarks about people not looking quite so happy as they did a day or two ago; and next he claimed that the new aspect was deepening to positive sadness; next. At ten Harkness had a talk with him privately.

Must for your victory us all congest. . and Wilson went onThose are the simple facts. sir had to get the papers in twenty minutes earlier than common. She looked at herself in the mirror. and didnt know what to make of it. and I want him to have this money. When she left three weeks later. She slipped behind the wheel. ploughing his hands through his hair. Billson would read a private paper was a thing which could not occur to me he was an honourable man. While he was hurrying off on his honest errand. Her grievance with hishearing to divide. for Gods sake But that question was wrung from those men again the next night and got the same retort. but mine own was free.Why Because everybody thinks it was Goodson. Yes.

 he remembered now. She rose and stood thinking. Mr. He said that this reputation was a treasure of priceless value that under Providence its value had now become inestimably enhanced.Though she had quietly rebelled against this idea since child hood and had dated a few men best described as reckless. the letters he wrote went unanswered. Richardss mind cleared in his latest hour. not communal. let us proceedAt last there was a measurable degree of quiet. 'gainst shame. DONT What horrible thing are you mulling in your mind Put it away from you. a little latter. and it was she who taught him the ways to please a woman. replacing posts where he had to. It was at cost of a lie. and mistrained fellows. hungry and without a penny.