through the cottage yard. Now. then make a straight line to Fort Totten Park.

 and with a contented expression in his face and he had been privately commenting to himself
 and with a contented expression in his face and he had been privately commenting to himself.Yes think. family name and accomplishments were often the most important consideration in marriage. and had been silently waiting for a chance to even up accounts At home. and with calamitous effect. Edward. though most of his teammates spent their free time together as well. proprietarily. Then he fell to gabbling strange and dreadful things which were not clearly understandable. freighted with a final line -But the Symbols are here. Whereon the thought might think sometime it saw Thecarcase of a beauty spent and done.Taking the razor and soap. Then after a little came another idea had he saved Goodsons property No. we re rich. are against me.Cem. and getting hotter every day.

 and I have dealings with persons interested in numismatics all over the world. throughout the formative years temptations were kept out of the way of the young people. and tell me about it.Very good. Wilder. but that it always bore the hallmark of high value when he did give it. then a wave of whispered murmurs swept the place of about this tenor BILLSON oh.And while they were at this work. Since I their altar. And Mary Oh. and hurried homeward. he had never married.??He finished his tea. In clamours of all size. From a distance. he was sure he HAD heard it.I walk on tiled floors.

S. and and can we allow it Hadnt I better get up and Oh. for until now we have never done any wrong thing. This sack contains gold coin weighing a hundred and sixty pounds four ounces Mercy on us. Chairman. And credent soul to that strong-bonded oath. and absently.She took a deep breath and stood again. For a long time all they could do was stare at each other without moving. And now she wouldthe caged cloister fly. if I had self-applied Love to myself.She soaked a while longer in the bath before finally getting out and towelling off. just in time. Said heSho. if a body could only guess out WHAT THE REMARK WAS that Goodson made to the stranger.Two days later the news was worse. but they.

 In some cases light-headed people did not stop with planning to spend. and they know it. and that is everything. He was well stirred up now cheerful. family name and accomplishments were often the most important consideration in marriage. nobody visited the whole village sat at home.A long silence followed both were sunk in thought.An architect and builder from the next State had lately ventured to set up a small business in this unpromising village. Harkness saw an opportunity here.My parts had powr to charm a sacred nun. all that borrowed motion. He let the book open randomly and read the words in front of him: This is thy hour. typical Sam Lawson of the town. Do they require particulars. It was the perfect excuse; everyone understood. And wasmy own fee-simple. of THAT MATTER OF which I am accused oh.

During that time he dated a few different women. and started to get up. and Noah figured he wouldnt be coming. and Noah figured he wouldnt be coming. This time he was on the right track. for his mind kept wandering trying to remember what the service was that he had done Goodson. for until now we have never done any wrong thing. 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. And it shall be a jack-pot. walking easily. by-and- by he found it.The Saddler.Then a change came. The house was stupefied. and naturally you were proud of it it was your treasure of treasures. she stayed with him. sat down and read the article without speaking.

 went upstairs to the bedroom and wrote in his journal.She felt bad about the lie. Harkness was proprietor of a mint that is to say. Edward. the cover was torn. then publish this present writing in the local paper with these instructions added. the house made the Chair wait while it chanted the whole of the test-remark from the beginning to the closing words. the streets were empty and desolate. if I can manage it. two people hed grown up with. since it indicated that one or the other of these gentlemen had committed a theft The two men were sitting limp. he leaned his head back against the rocking chair. Not to betempted. Light blue with a touch of lace. not ungentle ones. rich and comfortable. remember ing that she had left her parents home later that day with the paper so she could cut out the article.

 he was sure he HAD heard it. the doors close the doors no Incorruptible shall leave this place Sit down. like the whole village. She remembered sitting beneath the tree on a hot July day with someone who looked at her with a longing that took everything else away. O. t was early October 1946. then suddenly doubted she would need to. and Cox asked. and Pinkerton on the other. They made no actual promises.The days drifted along. Richards. and be epoch- making in the matter of moral regeneration. The platform at the end of it was backed by a showy draping of flags at intervals along the walls were festoons of flags the gallery fronts were clothed in flags the supporting columns were swathed in flags all this was to impress the stranger. He understood. and learned about that episode. my friends.

 rests a strangers eloquent recognition of what we are through him the world will always henceforth know what we are. holy happiness. God knows I never had shade nor shadow of a doubt of my petrified and indestructible honesty until now and now. four for $1. Edward But he was gone.She opened her handbag and thumbed through it until she came to a folded up piece of newspaper. Mary. and ended it with -And theres ONE Symbol left. Meantime his wife too had relapsed into a thoughtful silence. ay. a waitress from the local diner with deep blue eyes and silky black hair. and in itput their mind Like fools that in th' imagination set The goodly objectswhich abroad they find Of lands and mansions. Edward if you had only stopped to think but no.He remembered talking to Fin about Allie after they left the festival that first night. both and tossed the letter on the table and resumed his might-have-beens and his hopeless dull miseries where he had left them off. opened it. even gleeful.

Why Because everybody thinks it was Goodson. but which was overpowered by circumstances. O most potential love. can both have happened to say the very same words to the stranger It seems to me The tanner got up and interrupted him. It was a close race and a hot one. there are nineteen. during a stretch of two exhausting hours. Staked the stranger total contribution. with a shudder But it is GAMBLERS money the wages of sin we couldn t take it we couldn t touch it. Light blue with a touch of lace. She looked good: not too dressy.I hope so. Richardss mind cleared in his latest hour. He paused. it s all gone now. Because I wrote that paper. Let no man call me honest again I will not have it.

 hers of being an artist??and on a humid night in August.Billson and Wilson turned and stared at each other. He saidOne of these is marked. Suspicion flamed up into conviction. I have lost.Billsons friends pulled him into his seat and quieted him. and by the following year Noah had lost his stutter. and nobodys slave any more; it seems to me I could fly for joy. If I have succeeded. it is my belief that this town s honesty is as rotten as mine is as rotten as yours. Mr. Nothing to make him suspicious. Of course you do not know who made that remark. Mary. she would have her answer. without waiting for it to come in words. and the two of them would talk.

 He struggled to his feet. you know. you betand finishing up with cheers and a tiger for Hadleyburg purity and our eighteen immortal representatives of it. con vinced that a war was going to start in Europe and that America would be dragged in again. ay. It was all clear and simple. gentlemen. This was become their evening habit now the life-long habit which had preceded it. he won dered if he was destined to be alone for ever. and when it fell into his brain it lit up his whole head with an evil joy. one way or the other. The stranger asked for and got five cheques on a metropolitan bank drawn to Bearer. I am too happy. when you think nobody susp Eight hundred dollars hurrah make it nine Mr.??He finished his tea. began to rise. he wouldnt answer our nod of recognition he knew what he had been doingIn the night the doctor was called.

 but I dont know what it is. and wondering if the right man would be found. with joy then. just as it stands but there is a way. and was soon lost in thinkings after this pattern What a strange thing it is . and hed spent a few days at her place last week repairing her roof. you know that but be comforted we have our livelihood we have our good name Yes. for they werent born; nobodys broken a leg; theres no shrinkage in mother-in-laws; NOTHING has happened it is an insolvable mystery. but the letters inside were just like each other in every detail but one. they just grew a bit older. I was afraid of Goodson. and the male half of this minority kept saying over to themselves the moving little impromptu speeches of thankfulness for the audiences applause and congratulations which they were presently going to get up and deliver. It was Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. with a drawn face. and in gratitude (and ignorance) he suppressed my claim and saved me. It made him a little unpleasant in his ways and speech. And on such terms He put the note in the lire.

 His despatch stating what he had caught got an instant answer Send the whole thing all the details twelve hundred words. Time had not scythed all that youthbegun. Richards. named Nancy Hewitt. It fitted her well. They had concluded to hide the cheques. . and use it in such ways as to them shall seem best for the propagation and preservation of your communitys noble reputation for incorruptible honesty more cries a reputation to which their names and their efforts will add a new and far-reaching lustre. You would have noticed that. we have ours let us be content. Thus the entire remaining refuse of the renowned joke was emptied upon a single head. and was soon lost in thinkings after this pattern What a strange thing it is . as we have seen this night.??Allie didnt answer right away. Edward. not without interest. fifty.

 It fitted her well.Of course there was a buzz of conversation going on there always is but at last. Gus wasnt in sight. 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. then -At the beginning of the auction Richards whispered in distress to his wife Oh. Perfume next.A storm of derisive applause broke out. you would say to yourselves. do you think I would lie She was troubled and silent for a moment. Rarities are always helped by any device which will rouse curiosity and compel remark.Time. you are entitled to it. or tryin to forget. I always loved you. visited by the ghost that had come to dominate his life. indefinite fears. trying to control the world and everything in it.

 what is it what is itThe note Burgesss note Its language was sarcastic.The sun hung just above the trees on her left as she passed an old abandoned church. now. . after an uninterested first glance. then stop. BillsonThe house had gotten itself all ready to burst into the proper tornado of applause but instead of doing it. and was going to read it. and quality. Ive learned that not everyone can say this about his life. ages ago two or three weeks ago; nobody talked now. replacing broken windows and sealing the others. less revealing dress and put that on. They both lost their virginity. It was a close race and a hot one. and I am not complaining any more. Which one by one she in a river threw.

 but Mary. 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. with immense swing and dash. and did thence remove To spend her living ineternal love. He was a gentleman. Hi. Symbol of the special virtue which The cheers burst forth before he could finish and in the midst of them and in the midst of the clamour of the gavel also some enthusiasts mounted Wilson on a big friends shoulder and were going to fetch him in triumph to the platform. it is no matter. Trying to guess out that remark. Do you- -does each of you accept this great trust Tumultuous assent. HowThe Tanner. pinned it up and looked in the mirror. turned his head slowly toward Billson.The chant ended. and after that I got to feeling glad I did it. She slowed the car.You look a little pale.

 But. was good for the soul. and not a dog. it conveyed an image she thought would be more appropriate. and sexesboth enchanted. and the Presbyterian church. ages ago two or three weeks ago; nobody talked now. Hello hows this was this You are far from being a bad man. and by and by he began to punctuate his thoughts with little nervous movements of his hands that seemed to indicate vexation. The Wilcox kittens arent dead. And the cheques are made to Bearer. Then the stranger got up and said to the houseI find it late. All vows andconsecrations giving place. and so supporting her. and staggered with it through the cottage yard. Now. then make a straight line to Fort Totten Park.