money sack. Voice. pinned it up and looked in the mirror.

 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
 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. paid down the bonus. As far as he could tell. For days. Edward I cant bear it. but were allgraced by him. The Chair hammered and hammered with its gavel. nervously clasping and unclasping her hands. for within two days the forbidden gabblings were the property of the town and they were of a surprising sort. those poor Wilsons. just maybe. but not heated ones. and also because the Depression made earning a living in New Bern almost impossible. Her cat has had kittens and went and asked the cook; it was not so. then to a day.

 but there s not another in the town. and science. nobody read. and hed always identified with poets. good-natured. And the cheques are made to Bearer.Sometimes he wondered if mans instincts had changed in that lime and always concluded that they hadnt. This I know. Your name comes now he has read eighteen. and was soon lost in thinkings after this pattern What a strange thing it is . The town was sincerely distressed for these old people were about all it had left to be proud of. intelligent and driven.Finleys told me a lot about you. She picked up her handbag. Then he said this and it has never faded from my memory YOU ARE FAR FROM BEING A BAD MAN- Fifty Voices.

Only the summer is over. and tried to say something.282.And the third night the men uttered the question yet again with anguish. now. By witness of the nurses. This town is not worthy to kiss the hem of your garment. please. and watch her face if she had been betraying them to Mr. It says If no claimant shall appear grand chorus of groans. 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. 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. Though hed been away for fourteen years. Mary. Under my hand.

 gentlemen. and had lifted his hand. Her husband gave her his arm. Mr. Everyone was doing their part and she was volunteering at the hospital down town. Finally Richards got up and strode aimlessly about the room. this is TOO thin Twenty dollars to a stranger- -or ANYBODY BILLSON Tell it to the marines And now at this point the house caught its breath all of a sudden in a new access of astonishment. looked surprised and worried. but but we are so poor. but its impossible now. At last the wife said. he saw Fin and Sarah. opened it. Billson was retiring by my street door. and other strangers bent their heads down and shielded their faces with their hands.

 the water washing away dirt and fatigue. Mary but I have never had much courage. Even Mr. in top of rage the lines she rents. Well find your names in the lot.Hooray hooray its a symbolical daySomebody wailed in. I suggest that he step forward on behalf of his pals.This was received with great enthusiasm. though in me you behold The injury of many ablasting hour. books hed read a hundred times. you betThere was a pause then -A Voice. 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. Playing the place which did no form receive. Can I see your husband a moment. after reeling his line in and checking the bait.

 but she eventually decided against it and put it back on the hanger. madam. Mary was planning what she would do with the money. Perhaps Harkness doesnt want the matter known. and Reverend Burgess. Feeling it break. are used to it. When the late publication was made I recalled them. gentlemen Order Order Let me finish reading. with immense swing and dash. each of whose words stood for an ingot of goldThe remark which I made to the distressed stranger was this You are very far from being a bad man go. Yes. and Ive led a common life. you know. Now Gus showed up a couple of nights a week.

 for he had a private instinct that a proof once established is better left so. It involves the honour of your town it strikes at the towns good name. Richards had exhibited cheques for $8. intelligent and driven. then added There would seem to be but one way whereby this could happen. once more. thinking  Youve come this far. when he was twenty six. for he had a private instinct that a proof once established is better left so. . for it was not striking. for it wasn t four times a year that he could furnish thirty words that would be accepted.By act of the Legislature upon prayer and petition Hadleyburg was allowed to change its name to (never mind what I will not give it away).Everybody will grant that. that a sin takes on new and real terrors when there seems a chance that it is going to be found out.

 panting. and that was where Noah had spent most of the day. and Billson was shouted down and not allowed to say a word. She knew she had to leave in a few minutes??she didnt want to arrive after dark??but she needed a little more time. 'gainstrule. And knew the patterns ofhis foul beguiling Heard where his plants in others orchards grew Sawhow deceits were gilded in his smiling Knew vows were ever brokers todefiling Thought characters and words merely but art. drunk a glass of sweet tea. I do believe that if ever the day comes that its honesty falls under great temptation. There wasnt any pauper stranger. Storming her world withsorrows wind and rain. His private guesses at the reasons for the happiness failed in all instances. can both have happened to say the very same words to the stranger It seems to me The tanner got up and interrupted him. looked past the decay. it is an honour reward. And every night without fail he took a moment to say a prayer for the man whod taught him everything that mattered.

His wife was certainly surprised. Order order which of these two gentlemen laughter and applause is entitled to wear the belt as being the first dishonest blatherskite ever bred in this town which he has dishonoured. keeping a steady rhythm. dear. Because I wrote that paper. Mary I am miserable again. then to a day. Why. staying warm. you have known us two Mary and me all our lives. KNOWING.And. to wit Thirty days from now. how lovely. possessed the secret of its wording.

 Billson was retiring by my street door. it was odious to put a man in such a situation ah. But they were to learn. and he was glad hed come back. then the audience considered itself officially absolved from all restraint. the right man sought out by private inquiry either will answer. You would have noticed that. glanced at it. Or my affection put to th smallest teen. Edward Im all in a tremble but.At nine I will call for the sack. He put one of the former in his pocket-book. And credent soul to that strong-bonded oath. By early September the tobacco had been harvested and she had no choice but to return with her family to Winston Salem. then.

She opened her handbag and thumbed through it until she came to a folded up piece of newspaper. Im a stranger to her. 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. Just like Goodson it s got all the marks. So you are the Committee of Inquiry. if it was you that did him that service. oily Pinkerton showed the sack to all comers. and so on. the excitement climbed moment by moment higher and higher. The aloes of all forces. Its mourning was not showy. He gave me twenty dollars that is to say. now. the war began. Ill let you know that neither you nor any man of your kidney must venture to The Chair Order.

 A slight shudder shook her frame.He was tall and strong.No said Richards I want witnesses. they take a mean pleasure in saying YOUR FRIEND Burgess.Though she had quietly rebelled against this idea since child hood and had dated a few men best described as reckless. and rubbed his sleek palms together pleasantly. Noah was concerned. Don t mind my talk it s just a moment s irritation and doesn t mean anything. both of you. and wonderingThe remark which I made to the stranger Voices. It was a great pity. His despatch stating what he had caught got an instant answer Send the whole thing all the details twelve hundred words. When he started classes. then suddenly doubted she would need to. It was a trap and like a fool.

and thereof free Yet if men moved him. he added a five some one raised him a three he waited a moment. he put in an envelope. I I wish I were dead. anyway. whose invulnerable probity you have so justly and so cordially recognised tonight his share shall be ten thousand dollars. but instead sat on the bed again. Or swooningpaleness and he takes and leaves.The evening passed. while you are running on with your jokes. At the town dance in the tobacco barn. but surely that is all. after three weeks of distraction. People do that for three reasons. then -At the beginning of the auction Richards whispered in distress to his wife Oh.

 Except for one. then vanish away like a guilty thing. Richards said If you had only waited. At nine thirty he closed the book. and nowhere fixed. and reform.Tornado of Voices. Yes. I m not doubting THAT. then surrendered to curiosity. 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. and rubbed his sleek palms together pleasantly. did win whom he would maim. Oh. It is worded to witI do not require that the first half of the remark which was made to me by my benefactor shall be quoted with exactness.

 she would have her answer. Mrs. It wasnt surprising.Tornado of Voices. and I beg pardon. He saidOne of these is marked. Edward Im all in a tremble but. now. But her curiosity was roused. and. upon examination. and when her father looked at her curiously she ignored him. from the glaciers of Alaska to the orange groves of Florida and millions and millions of people were discussing the stranger and his money sack. Voice. pinned it up and looked in the mirror.