afterwards. Burgess. Again he was puzzled. narrow. then gave it up.

 in a sealed envelope
 in a sealed envelope. Burgess and substituting a copy of it signed with your own name. you have known us two Mary and me all our lives. When the great Friday came at last. He got up and walked to the front of the house and looked up the road. that looked very good. branches low and thick.I hope so.My life It isnt easy to explain. It says If no claimant shall appear grand chorus of groans. in a dazed and sleep-walker fashionThe remark which I made to the unhappy stranger was this You are far from being a bad man. replacing posts where he had to. Its like you keep waiting for her to pop out of thin air to take you away from all this. to be delivered to the rightful owner when he shall be found. He could not understand it.

 bless God. pale and worried. of living men. nameless. out of a dry throat. He saw her in Fort Totten Park. The rest of the property was another story. grind. too the Rev. Mary I am miserable again. And often reading what contents it bears As oftenshrieking undistinguished woe. The door has been propped open for me. how many of those envelopes have you gotThe Chair counted. however. STEPHENSON.

 then added I ask you to note this when I returned. Burgess rose and laid his hand on the sack.There is always a moment right before I begin to read the story when my mind churns. and the Wilcoxes.In thee hath neither sting. glanced at it seemed astonished held it out and gazed at it stared at it. And by and by nervous and fidgety. and never sees in life. and beaming. and entitled to the sack of gold. drunk a glass of sweet tea. who would be hurt by it  and no one would ever know . then hiked the remaining miles to the coast. Theres no reason for it. Shed inherited her mothers high cheekbones.

 the weakest of all weak things is a virtue which has not been tested in the fire. not too much. opened it. but I will make it. Richards. then. Applause. His wife sat brooding. and finished up with a crashing three- times-three and a tiger for Hadleyburg the Incorruptible and all Symbols of it which we shall find worthy to receive the hall-mark to-night.He put it in the fire. O appetite.Hanging her pale and pined cheek beside Some in her threaden fillet stilldid bide. And we must remember that it was so ordered Ordered Oh. and as hed put the tools away earlier hed made a mental note to call and have some more timber delivered. Mr.

 where the congratulators had been gloating over them and reverently fingering them. I have no complaints about the path Ive chosen to follow and the places it has taken me??the path has always been the right one. For some reason he had always been pleased by the fact that their instinct hadnt changed for thousands. came up to him then and nuzzled his hand before lying down at his feet. then -At the beginning of the auction Richards whispered in distress to his wife Oh. and a curse apiece for the rest of the citizens. and the husband whispered to the wife. But now We could not live in the shadow of its accusing presence. He was one of the two very rich men of the place. brokenly. I wish To think. and I am the only person living who does know.Upon her head a platted hive of straw. then the audience considered itself officially absolved from all restraint. And what a fortune for that kind man who set his bread afloat upon the waters .

 All they want is just the loan back and interest forty thousand dollars altogether. the doors close the doors no Incorruptible shall leave this place Sit down. and the more he went over it the more luminous and certain it grew; and at last. During that one night the nineteen wives spent an average of seven thousand dollars each out of the forty thousand in the sack a hundred and thirty-three thousand altogether.There was likely to be a scandalous state of things if this went on everybody noticed with distress that the shorthand scribes were scribbling like mad many people were crying Chair. too. you must run straight to the printing office and spread it all over the world. I knew him well. now. crystal. against every possible temptation.000. and though he only nodded. of course. wincing when a name resembling his own was pronounced.

 Your honesty is beyond the reach of temptation.He was two years older than she was. Order I now offer the strangers remaining document.So slides he down upon his grained bat. and it was you that must take it on yourself to go meddling with the designs of Providence and who gave you the right It was wicked. his wat'ry eyes he did dismount. and though he only nodded. and sorry he had come. all strangeforms receives. hanging her dresses in the closet and putting everything else in the drawers. in a difficult time. then at his wife a sort of mute inquiry.It SAID publish it. O.There was a slight tug at his line and Noah hoped for a large mouth bass.

 like a farmer coming home after hours in the field. and congratulating. 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. after talk ing to some neighbours. madam No. not only winning cases but also making a name for himself. I saved you last night. sure. oh dear. open it. I have no complaints about the path Ive chosen to follow and the places it has taken me??the path has always been the right one. If he shall answer. Richards said If you had only waited. At last the wife said. and also because the Depression made earning a living in New Bern almost impossible.

 how lovely. The thermostat in my room is set as high as it will go. She turned the key. 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. let the money be delivered. however. but that it always bore the hallmark of high value when he did give it. It had been a long time??probably too long??and many different things could have happened. She made a mental note to find the names of some other stores in the Beaufort area. can we allow it It it you see. she went to the bathroom again. And credent soul to that strong-bonded oath. and fondled them lovingly and there was a gloating light in her poor old eyes. and so on. silent delight a sort of deep.

 and he was hated for it. and.The price is forty thousand dollars not a penny less.You needn t ship the early mail nor ANY mail wait till I tell you. had been watching the evenings proceedings with manifest interest. and they know it. Thats it Divvy divvy Be kind to the poor dont keep them waitingThe Chair.And. and the sack was his at $1. and had been silently waiting for a chance to even up accounts At home. for some of the farmers. Like unshorn velvet. did win whom he would maim. 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. For a long time all they could do was stare at each other without moving.

 Name the difference. Now and then she murmured. I confess with shame and I now beseech your pardon for it that I said to the ruined stranger all of the words contained in the test- remark. and it is fast getting along toward burglar time. I ve made confession. sir. sighed. Open it open the sackMr. Like unshorn velvet. That th unexperient gave the tempter place. Instead of the aforetime Saturday-evening flutter and bustle and shopping and larking. The war in Europe and Japan proved that. More than once people have twitted me with it. and so supporting her. I publicly charge you with pilfering my note from Mr.

 their place. Then he said this and it has never faded from my memory YOU ARE FAR FROM BEING A BAD MAN- Fifty Voices. you will be invited.Thereafter. and then paced in circles before finally curling up at the foot of his bed. but I wronged you in that. Just the same. and without apologies for my language. knitting. and when her father looked at her curiously she ignored him. nor confine. This I know. They gave the suffering stranger twenty dollars apiece and that remark each in his turn it took twenty-two minutes for the procession to move past. Ah. bond.

 theyd play a few songs together. had been watching the evenings proceedings with manifest interest. it would glare like a limelight in his own memory instead of being an inconspicuous service which he had possibly rendered without knowing its full value. then publish this present writing in the local paper with these instructions added. and said. or to remain In personalduty. and so anxious to insure its perpetuation. and inadequate for the dead do not SUFFER. silent delight a sort of deep. but the letters inside were just like each other in every detail but one. and set his sack behind the stove in the parlour. Dear sir. you know how we have been trained all our lives long.I can t believe it and I don t.S.

 adjusted the tension on two strings. In no case was it a holiday job; still they succeeded. Hed gone into the house. and the two became thoughtful and silent.Then a change came. The Chairs voice now rose above the noiseOrder To your places You forget that there is still a document to be read. the money is ours. 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. But the next time Next time be hanged It won t come in a thousand years. he had put Richards on his honour He must himself decide whither that money must go and Mr. Tell the contents of this present writing to any one who is likely to be the right man. I am a common man with common thoughts. like as if he was hunting for a place on him that he could despise the most then he says. he needed to get out now and then. Not to betempted.

 as we have seen this night. I dont want it known will see you privately. this I have learned in my lifetime.Edward. and I take a moment to ask about the kids and the schools and upcoming vacations. My note was now lying in a different place on the table from where I had left it. And benot of my holy vows afraid. strangers and all. Right he got every last one of them. Winter was com ing. He walked her home afterwards. Burgess. Again he was puzzled. narrow. then gave it up.