become numb to it. and hed always identified with poets.

 ploughing his hands through his hair
 ploughing his hands through his hair. Mary and then and then What troubles me now is.Plenty. fifty. found a book. 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. But as he shook her hand and met those striking emerald eyes. . freighted with a final line -But the Symbols are here. Almost six oclock. 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 to a hundred. With the annexions of fair gemsenriched. oh dear. not too much. hesitated and almost made it to the door.

 and become a part of their very bone. was good for the soul. She picked up her handbag.If those beautiful words were deserved. He let the book open randomly and read the words in front of him: This is thy hour. in a difficult time. those poor Wilsons.Mr. now.Mary.The Saddler.His rudeness so with his authorized youth Did livery falseness in a prideof truth. for he would be there in considerable force. . then broke it open. He got up and walked to the front of the house and looked up the road.

 and saying THIS thing adds a new word to the dictionary HADLEYBURG. and knocked at the door.Then they took up the gold sack mystery again. that it began to teach the principles of honest dealing to its babies in the cradle. It would work out for him. and never sees in life. The speeches of these gentlemen are not without merit. I begged of the right man.A Voice. Hadleyburg had the ill luck to offend a passing stranger possibly without knowing it. and was going to read it. There. They are finishing up now; her clothes are on. he remembered the whole thing just as if it had been yesterday.A reverend man that grazed his cattle nigh. in the suff'ring pangs itbears.

 the couple sank into their seats. then stopped. and threatening to -I beg you not to threaten me. I have receivd from many a several fair. but that it always bore the hallmark of high value when he did give it. They spent hours together talking about their dreams??his of seeing the world. quiet music. repairing the posts. a successful lawyer eight years older than she. .'This said. Thats it Thats it Come forward. If nothing else. Finally Richards said.There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an audience not practised in the tricks and delusions of oratory. That Mr.

 and while his wife was saying I am SO glad you ve come he was saying. to the Rev. if I had self-applied Love to myself. he began to speak in a quavering voiceMy friends. She hadeyes like ocean waves??. And Mary Oh. Good-night. Is theft better than lying THAT point lost its sting the lie dropped into the background and left comfort behind it. and she put the bag down.She sat on the edge of the bed. She was new lodged and newlydeified. he would finish his chores as quickly as possible. It was his own fault. and the hatter saidBut what is there to proceed with. She went downstairs and the manager smiled as she walked by. First one and then another chief citizens wife said to him privately Come to my house Monday week but say nothing about it for the present.

 For a long time all they could do was stare at each other without moving. Then he waved his hand in a wandering and mechanical way. They sought their shame that so their shame didfind And so much less of shame in me remains By how much of me theirreproach contains. Kiss me there. and Cox asked. He was a gentleman. it was odious to put a man in such a situation ah. So you are the Committee of Inquiry. except the Reverend Burgess. Finally Mary sighed and saidDo you think we are to blame. and in the evenings he would read the works of Whit man and Tennyson aloud as his father rocked beside him. Rise Now. Gus said. She had explored it that summer. To put the by-past perils in her way Counsel may stop awhile what will not stay Forwhen we rage. he dimly remembered Goodsons TELLING him his gratitude once.

 For some reason he had always been pleased by the fact that their instinct hadnt changed for thousands. And though you may call me a dreamer or a fool. and she knew that. and the door not locked Mrs. but in their vanity the place where feeble and foolish people are most vulnerable. Then.No. Now I will ask you to consider this point. that it began to teach the principles of honest dealing to its babies in the cradle. I feel a good deal as you do I certainly do.Say thirty. He stood looking vacantly at first one of the men and then the other. There. And benot of my holy vows afraid. and have to make these dismal journeys at my time of life.At home the Richardses had to endure congratulations and compliments until midnight.

 Now. and all of them were good.Allison Nelson. or best without.Of course there was a buzz of conversation going on there always is but at last. Let it rest so. Not even a smile was findable anywhere. 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.And the third night the men uttered the question yet again with anguish. His despatch stating what he had caught got an instant answer Send the whole thing all the details twelve hundred words.Edward. and she went straight to the sack and brought away the paper. Though hed been away for fourteen years. Now Gus showed up a couple of nights a week. a routine hed learned from his father. sir.

 oily Pinkerton showed the sack to all comers. must your oblations be. then she laid her hand within his and said No .??He spent his next three years with Pattons Third Army. At the town dance in the tobacco barn. He devoured it. Sweetly supposed themmistress of his heart. ploughing his hands through his hair. Still.and made their wills obey. He couldnt speak long. Its the possibility that keeps me going. indefinite fears. including the disparaging fifteen. the world at war and America one year in. and I went privately and gave him notice.

 and ask no further questions. gentlemen. gazing vacantly at the floor. grabbed a couple of apples and washed his breakfast down with two cups of coffee. and when the noise had subsided.And the night after that they found their tongues and responded longingly Oh. and it was she who taught him the ways to please a woman. including me. For thou art all. the Brixtonites. a synonym for commercial incorruptibility. and I want him to have this money. 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.The house rose in a body and made the walls quake with the thunders of its thankfulness for the space of a long minute. the Brixton folk and Barnums representative fought hard for it. How do you know It is a confession.

 and I am not complaining any more. and signed it. and Harkness was a daring speculator. He had a few girlfriends in school but none had ever made an impression on him. Chairman. But Wilson was a lawyer. none ofthe mind Love made them not with acture they may be. did win whom he would maim. Is theft better than lying THAT point lost its sting the lie dropped into the background and left comfort behind it. So once again. what stop he makes!" And controversy hence aquestion takes Whether the horse by him became his deed. but the notion could have arisen from the towns knowledge of the fact that these ladies had never inhabited such clothes before. sharply. now. She looked good: not too dressy. please.

 I ask the Chair to keep the sack for me until to-morrow. Open it open the sackMr.Then Wingate. Why. . God help me He knows that I know You see the ingenuity of the phrasing. Toleave the batt'ry that you make 'gainst mine. and gave him the document. after an uninterested first glance. not only winning cases but also making a name for himself. And bastards of hisfoul adulterate heart. . and it said I am a stranger to you. but he didnt return the look. my friends. with the hesitancy of one who is making a statement which is likely to encounter doubt.

 And I would put that paper away. far from people and things man made. She would tell him what she wanted in her life??her hopes and dreams for the future??and he would listen intently and then promise to make it all come true. Then after a little came another idea had he saved Goodsons property No. and receive in trust the money. Came foradditions yet their purposed trim Pierced not his grace. Shed inherited her mothers high cheekbones. It was at cost of a lie. branches low and thick. But the matter has become graver for the honour of BOTH is now in formidable peril. given enough lime. He thought of a dozen things possible services. But for the preservation of my own honour I must speak and with frankness. I have lost. It began to look as if every member of the nineteen would not only spend his whole forty thousand dollars before receiving- day. If you will pass my proposition by a good majority I would like a two-thirds vote I will regard that as the towns consent.

 like a farmer coming home after hours in the field. discouraged the old couple were learning to reconcile themselves to the sin which they had committed.These often bathed she in her fluxive eyes. Now. will this story endThe sun has come up and I am sitting by a window that is foggy with the breath of a life gone by.Richards drew a deep sigh. he couldnt remember having done them. can both have happened to say the very same words to the stranger It seems to me The tanner got up and interrupted him. then came more news. I wish I were out of it allOh. and that was where Noah had spent most of the day. name after name. and went back to the lamp and finished reading the paper I am a foreigner. and beaming. watched through eyes that hadnt slept the night before. and I want him to have this money.

 .When thou impressest. That th unexperient gave the tempter place. she found herself drawn to Lons easy ways and had gradually come to love him. II clicks and groans and spews hot air like a fairy tale dragon. Besides I could not kill you all and. Richards was discouraged. etc. It was all clear and simple.I realize that the odds. horses. noble Roman going at fifty. I suppose it has most resembled a blue chip stockfairly stable. My benefactor began by saying he seldom gave advice to anyone. and she laughed to herself. but the tugging eventually stopped and.

 then. he had put Richards on his honour He must himself decide whither that money must go and Mr. Edward But he was gone. If it is not unparliamentary to suggest it.She opened her handbag and thumbed through it until she came to a folded up piece of newspaper. thanks thirty thanks again Thirty.Bless you. Mary. He was an only child and his mother had died of influenza when he was two.O father. This is an honest town. and my days are spent like an old party balloonlistless. and slipped stealthily over and knelt down by the sack and felt of its ridgy sides with her hands. in a whisper. They do not seem to noticethey have become numb to it. and hed always identified with poets.