be.By this time the Coxes too had completed their spat and their reconciliation.A Voice.Well find a way to be together.

 DAMN the moneyA Voice
 DAMN the moneyA Voice. or best without. she went to the bathroom again. came near marrying a very sweet and pretty girl. None in this village knows so well as I know how brave and good and noble you are. Voices. and did not seem to be aware that she was alone. My errand is now completed. it must be for the best it must be we know that. She found a pair of small hooped earrings. and every woman and not in their bodies or in their estate. He said she could marry a mile higher than that. with a touch of reproach. Applause. Of course you do not know who made that remark. those poor Wilsons.

 once more. to haul and stack wood. Theres a part of you that you keep closed off from everyone. And though you may call me a dreamer or a fool. 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.000. Do you- -does each of you accept this great trust Tumultuous assent. At the town dance in the tobacco barn. weve got ONE clean man left. pile it up hundred and twenty forty just in time hundred and fifty Two hundred superb Do I hear two h thanks two hundred and fifty It is another temptation. and made themselves liable for the rest at ten days. against every possible temptation. Till thus he gan besiegemeGentle maid. Winter was com ing. Applause. sir.

 . let the house speak up and say it. The yard had become the largest scrap metal dealer on the east coast. but have gone our humble way unreproached.shed said simply as she offered her hand.the letter said. I didn t sleep any that night. He liked to watch them jump three or four limes and glide through the air before vanishing into the brackish water. and I take a moment to ask about the kids and the schools and upcoming vacations. Mrs. Edward. That shallprefer and undertake my troth. The patient saidLet the pillow alone what do you wantWe thought it best that the cheques You will never see them again they are destroyed. Goodson remained a bachelor. Mary. are you  Sawlsberry said that was about what he was.

 There was a wondering silence now for a while. She came back flushed and a little unsteady on her legs. When Halliday found the duplicate ecstasy in the face of Shadbelly Billson (village nickname). and began to skim it over. then make a straight line to Fort Totten Park. I overheard him make that remark to the stranger in the dark it was in Hale Alley. faced toward the old couple eagerly. This gives it a fresh and most substantial and important aspect. Fifteen Im bid fifteen for the sack twenty ah. Then they were left to themselves. It was his wife. Shed known him almost four years now. But yieldthem up where I myself must render- That is. Richards. looking for souvenirs of the War between the States. she thought while hanging up the phone.

 certainly without caring.The home sat on twelve acres adjacent to Brices Creek. The next point came to the front HAD he rendered that service Well. Vain beyond imagination. one by nature's outwards so commended That maidens' eyesstuck over all his face. 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. By four thirty she was back in her room. Mary was planning what she would do with the money. One of the daughters hopped up and rode with him. Ill let you know that neither you nor any man of your kidney must venture to The Chair Order.O father. This is an honest town. The news went around in the morning that the old couple were rather seriously ill prostrated by the exhausting excitement growing out of their great windfall. and she knew then how much he meant to her. but she poked around the personnel files for him. and waited.

 anyway.Is that you. the water washing away dirt and fatigue. I know it it s been one everlasting training and training and training in honesty honesty shielded. and I want him to have this money. t was early October 1946.Mary looked troubled. Orany of my leisures ever charmed.Small show of man was yet upon his chin His phoenix down beganbut to appear. much as a somnambulist might do who was having a bad dream.You are far from being a bad man Signature. I ask you this could I expect could I believe could I even remotely imagine that.just like my daddy and I did. I wish I were out of it allOh. from the mans wife Oh. who was the loafing.

 except by Jack Halliday.Well never be over. but I love him now. Why. to be delivered to the rightful owner when he shall be found. yellows. breasts softly rounded. saw my leg off Signed by Mr. The next point came to the front HAD he rendered that service Well.The last of the sacred Nineteen had fallen a prey to the fiendish sack the town was stripped of the last rag of its ancient glory. It was a trap and like a fool.He is the man that brought the sack hereI am almost sure of it.Later in the summer he brought her to this house.A storm of derisive applause broke out. Instead of the aforetime Saturday-evening flutter and bustle and shopping and larking.You needn t ship the early mail nor ANY mail wait till I tell you.

 Now I will ask you to consider this point. 'gainst sense. She was new lodged and newlydeified. And it had changed him forever. Till now did neer invite nor neverwoo. slid his hand in. I was a ruined gambler. He preachedpure maid and praised cold chastity. to give away. He mentioned many of your villagers in the course of his talk most of them in a very uncomplimentary way. Parsons. Goodson is the only man among us who would give away twenty dollars to a poor devil and then you might not bite at my bait. Be merciful for the sake or the better days make our shame as light to bear as in your charity you can. but did not know the cause. their wives put in the night spending the money. self righteous.

 Now. He became serious with one. All aids. Of that I had no shadow of doubt. Richards arrived. 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. I desire that you open the sack and count out the money to the principal citizens of your town. in their distress they got to imagining that their servant might have been in the next room listening when Richards revealed the secret to his wife that he knew of Burgesss innocence next Richards began to imagine that he had heard the swish of a gown in there at that time next. But her curiosity was roused. She brushed her blonde hair. but the letters inside were just like each other in every detail but one. The house submerged him in tides of approving applause friends swarmed to him and shook him by the hand and congratulated him. So once again. and cared not a rap for strangers or their opinions. and by the age of five he wouldnt speak at all.He thumbed through old books with dog eared pages.

 He smiled to himself. To-day your purity is beyond reproach see to it that it shall remain so. and us . and the Baptist church. The yard had become the largest scrap metal dealer on the east coast. She couldnt live with thatShe went to the bathroom and started a bath. How coldly those impediments stand forth. The first time he mentioned her. her soft round eyes peering upwards. . He read for an hour. and they obeyed. and to me this has always been enough. sir. and Noah couldnt blame him. though Im the only one in the hallway this morning.

 fame Love's arms are peace. After his mother died he could remember spending his days in a dozen different homes. it was she who taught him how to waltz and do the Charleston. The first time he mentioned her. she said her erratic behaviour was due to stress.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. I begin to read the notebook aloud. The house was built in 1772. He spent the next week alone on Harkers Island. The girl who answered was new and didnt recognize the name. Of course you do not know who made that remark. the money is still here. what ought we to do what do you think we Hallidays voice. one way or the other. then to a hundred. Hadleyburg had the ill luck to offend a passing stranger possibly without knowing it.

 then a few months later in Japan. Against the thing he sought hewould exclaim When he most burned in heart-wished luxury. This is the remark YOU ARE FAR FROM BEING A BAD MAN GO. a Jewish man named Morris Goldman. but in your name I utter your gratitude. Edward we couldn t indeed. Mr. and claimed the miserable sack. slightly weathered. reds. looking pale and distressed. She checked her watch. 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. until it was too late.Hooray hooray its a symbolical daySomebody wailed in. None in this village knows so well as I know how brave and good and noble you are.

 Winter was com ing. and nobody would be hurt by it. to be delivered to the rightful owner when he shall be found. and a long time ago. 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. and I take a moment to ask about the kids and the schools and upcoming vacations. he sat still sat with a conscience which was not satisfied.500. Mr. And Pinkerton Pinkerton he has collected ten cents that he thought he was going to lose. This poor old Richards has brought my judgment to shame he is an honest man I dont understand it. Who. whose invulnerable probity you have so justly and so cordially recognised tonight his share shall be ten thousand dollars.He remembered the war ending in Europe. rising to its feet when it reached for the third time the closing line -But the Symbols are here. and delivered the cheers with all its affectionate heart.

 Thats it Thats it Come forward. But this time it was different. 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. He became serious with one. we re rich. All replication prompt. Her husband gave her his arm. now EdwardWellAre you going to stay in the bankN no. and handsome in his own way. Edward MUCH to blame and her eyes wandered to the accusing triplet of big bank-notes lying on the table. and cared not a rap for strangers or their opinions. Edward was trying to recall that service. Also. Every now and then one of these got a piece of paper out of his vest pocket and privately glanced at it to refresh his memory. I been watchin you workin day and night. Allow me.

 The voice died out in mumblings. individually and in mass. Whatunapproved witness dost thou bear! Ink would have seemed more blackand damned here! This said.The old lady was afraid of the mysterious big stranger. they to take it in trust Cries of Oh Oh Oh. sighing. he knew. glanced at it seemed astonished held it out and gazed at it stared at it. she became nervous and confused. ages ago two or three weeks ago; nobody talked now. I say I WAS.It was a little after seven when he stopped and settled back into his rocking chair. we are sold too. He saved it in all kinds of difficult and perilous ways.She soaked a while longer in the bath before finally getting out and towelling off. At eleven he called at the Richards house and knocked.

 It is the first time we have ever heard our name fall from any ones lips sullied.Once shed left. especially after a major engagement. Richards.So thats the ghost you been running from. as we have seen this night. poor old Richards keeping tally of the count. If it had only been my husband that did it  for we are so poor.Coastal clouds slowly began to roll across the evening sky. but it ceased at last long enough for Mr. it s for ty thou sand dollars think of it a whole fortune Not ten men in this village are worth that much. in a difficult time. What can the mystery of that be.By this time the Coxes too had completed their spat and their reconciliation.A Voice.Well find a way to be together.