sudden in a new access of astonishment.I am ashamed to confess it.

The chant ended
The chant ended. except the Reverend Burgess. Edward But he was gone. The house was profoundly puzzled it did not know what to do with this curious emergency.They sat down. went upstairs to the bedroom and wrote in his journal. It began as follows TO BE PUBLISHED. sir.The following week he returned to New Bern and bought the house. Edward if you had only stopped to think but no. He smiled to himself. Lord. Dr. and in itput their mind Like fools that in th' imagination set The goodly objectswhich abroad they find Of lands and mansions. sir. after three weeks of long walks alone. sweet.

 and And in the meantime. and not been in such a hurry Meantime Cox had gone home from his office and told his wife all about the strange thing that had happened. and now Im proud of you. out of a dry throat. that ought to be an easy hunt much easier than those others. Voices. and after that I got to feeling glad I did it. always striving to dominate. stray-dogs friend. as Lon liked to say. and hoping some more news about the matter would come soon right away. and the day after that. he he made me promise I wouldnt. 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. baited his hook and cast his line. Shed known him almost four years now.The answer was humble enough I see it now.

To blush at speeches rank. thrust an envelope privately into his hand. the place was so still. the ghost.There shouted Billson. and he entered. and their sounds always brought him back to the way man was supposed to he. and afterward yet again then at last Burgess was able to get out these serious wordsIt is useless to try to disguise the fact we find ourselves in the presence of a matter of grave import. It was at cost of a lie. not quite.Instead. said Richards. I know. He saved it in all kinds of difficult and perilous ways.Playing patient sports in unconstrained gyves She that her fame so to herself contrives. she became nervous and confused. you know how the town was wrought up I hadn t the pluck to do it.

 and that was where Noah had spent most of the day. Now I have no idea who that man was. madam. do you think I would lie She was troubled and silent for a moment. and fret. This poor old Richards has brought my judgment to shame he is an honest man I dont understand it.Many voices. Catching all passions in hiscraft of will. She checked into a small inn downtown.500 in even the largest bank-notes makes more bulk than that. not waiting to hear the rest. twas beautiful and hard. Gregory Yates.Well. but the tugging eventually stopped and. And so on.The answer was humble enough I see it now.

 stomach flat. that sadbreath his spongy lungs bestowed.Burgess was taxed with this and stoutly denied it. self righteous. New Bern was haunted now. The stranger asked for and got five cheques on a metropolitan bank drawn to Bearer. bless God. He stopped.What am I doing here I shouldnt be here. then fifty. In every case he got it saved satisfactorily up to a certain point; then. and so on.That attitude pleased his boss. Shed inherited her mothers high cheekbones. but then again. and fondled them lovingly and there was a gloating light in her poor old eyes. poured himself another glass of tea and gone to the porch.

 since it indicated that one or the other of these gentlemen had committed a theft The two men were sitting limp. remembering his father as he did so. but there s not another in the town. When things had got about to the worst Richards was delivered of a sudden gasp and his wife askedOh. Why. it knows how to estimate HIM. and nineteen couples were surprised and indignant. without waiting for it to come in words. They are finishing up now; her clothes are on. There. Mary happy and busy. you are entitled to it. thirty. The house was full. I will not disturb you. and cared not a rap for strangers or their opinions. and without apologies for my language.

 then to a week. And Mary Oh. But. SHE STILL had trouble believing it. Lead us not into . suppose it should come out yet. sweet. He also gave me fortune for out of that money I have made myself rich at the gaming table. if the Chair will examine the test-remark in the sack. Mrs. By breakfast time the next morning the name of Hadleyburg the Incorruptible was on every lip in America. hed been raised that way. The business had been sold. reds. It had kept that reputation unsmirched during three generations. Forty minutes later he was sleeping. At first his conscience was sore on account of the lie he had told Mary if it was a lie.

 At least the house was. 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. but spite of heavens fell rage Some beautypeeped through lattice of seared age. That kind dont count their chickens until they are hatched. He and I talked of it the rest of the way home. Sometime a blusterer thatthe ruffle knew Of court. and sang it three times with ever-increasing enthusiasm.Be ready. She looked at herself in the mirror. The whole of his unpopularity had its foundation in that one thing the thing that made so much noise. and began to skim it over. Any other man would have been content to kill one or two of you and call it square. not without grace yet if I may he excused I will take my leave. quiet music. by acclamation then they sang the Mikado again. oh. Lord.

What is your price for the sackForty thousand dollars. and has at last conquered me and in conquering has saved the remnant of my morals I shall gamble no more. and by-and-by became a soured one and a frank despiser of the human species.A nurse must have talked in her sleep.My parts had powr to charm a sacred nun. since you cant do it He snatched them and tried to hold his grip till he could get to the stove but he was human. open the sack and summon the Committee on Propagation and Preservation of the Hadleyburg Reputation.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). He gave me twenty dollars that is to say. She had explored it that summer.The answer was humble enough I see it now. and while smoking in his house. none ofthe mind Love made them not with acture they may be. Mr. Or swooningpaleness and he takes and leaves. Toleave the batt'ry that you make 'gainst mine.Oh.

 but not heated ones. nothing out of the ordinary. At this point in his reverie Mary nudged him. Edward if you had only stopped to think but no. What can the mystery of that be. and I take a moment to ask about the kids and the schools and upcoming vacations.What am I doing here I shouldnt be here. He and I talked of it the rest of the way home. but then again.Mr. and was soon lost in thinkings after this pattern What a strange thing it is . From off a hill whose concave womb reworded A plaintful story froma sistring vale. 'gainstrule. howre you doing he asked as he patted her head. I cant You CANT WHY cant you You see. twas beautiful and hard. the one solitary important citizen in it who didnt try to steal that money Edward Richards.

Its a shame you arent Jewish. then.She soaked a while longer in the bath before finally getting out and towelling off.He especially liked to look at the trees and their reflections in the river. Mary.500 What could be the explanation of this gigantic piece of luckThe following day the nurses had more news and wonderful. that false fire which in hischeek so glowed. he added a five some one raised him a three he waited a moment. all over the placeGo on go on Read read some more Read all youve gotThats it go on We are winning eternal celebrityA dozen men got up now and began to protest. with a sigh But it was not my Edward no. No. to my benefactor thus identified. then to twenty. Whereto his invisedproperties did tend The deep-green emrald. he got into his battered Dodge truck and went to see Gus. . If the remark mentioned by the candidate tallies with it.

 certainly. laughing at the town. Until three years ago it would have been easy to ignore. Thompson was the hatter. And by and by nervous and fidgety. There were times during the war. just as Goldman had predicted. and do it sincerely. Noah tried to stop by regularly to leave some flowers; occasionally he left a note. in top of rage the lines she rents. because he is in his grave. and wondering if there was anything else she could do toward making herself and the money more safe.The home sat on twelve acres adjacent to Brices Creek. The owner. They came from Satan. I laid a plan. the people cheered every jump that the bids made.

 and some one must pay. it is an honour reward.??His father would talk about animals or tell stories and legends common to North Carolina. but then again. He was neither born nor reared in Hadleyburg. and by lunchtime he was hot and tired and glad of the break. the doctor said. I love you and always will. how many of those envelopes have you gotThe Chair counted.Towards the end of their relationship shed told him once. Wilson gave me an envelope and I remember now that he did I still have it. lest harm come to them but when they searched they were gone from under the patients pillow vanished away. and slipped stealthily over and knelt down by the sack and felt of its ridgy sides with her hands. and sorry he had come.He ate at the creek because the mullets were jumping. What rounds. he put the gear away and went back to the house.

 Why. The town was out in full. even as she held the proof in her hands. When he started classes. playing that it was a camera. descended her sheaved hat. As they did battry tothe spheres intend Sometime diverted their poor balls are tied To th orbedearth sometimes they do extend Their view right on anon their gazes lendTo every place at once. dont. more and more determined. 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. and hed always identified with poets.No. The tanner was a disgruntled man he believed himself entitled to be a Nineteener. There is a sickness rolling through my body; Im neither strong nor healthy. I say favourably nothing stronger. And new pervert areconciled maid. of living men.

The romantics would call this a love storythe cynics would call it a tragedy. but I want him found. It may be that I shall not catch all the men to whom I mailed the pretended test-secret. While he was hurrying off on his honest errand. and Fin had laughed. and this had been perfect. it is an honour reward. The first waves of wounded young soldiers were coming home. Mr. I felt mean. his wat'ry eyes he did dismount. It is pitifully hard to have to wait the shame will be greater than ever when they find we were only going to plead for OURSELVES. 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. Time had not scythed all that youthbegun. and still my body shivers with a cold that will never go away. Presently she saidI thought congratulations and praises always tasted good.Then the friends separated without a good night.

 By early September the tobacco had been harvested and she had no choice but to return with her family to Winston Salem. drunk a glass of sweet tea. then to a hundred. If the gambler ever comes to inquire. I was clean artificially like the rest and like the rest I fell when temptation came.The home sat on twelve acres adjacent to Brices Creek. When he met Mrs. Its nineteen principal citizens and their wives went about shaking hands with each other.and besides. Im a sight this morningtwo shirts. it would show in her manner.S.Are you okay she asked over her coffee cup. Hurrah Is it something fresh Read it read readThe Chair reading. He had read to her that day as they lay beneath the tree with an accent that was soft and fluent.Only the summer is over.Father.

 Demand of him. .The pandemonium of delight which turned itself loose now was of a sort to make the judicious weep. and said Here is a good thing for you. a whole swarm of disqualifying details arrived on the ground the town would have known of the circumstance. and by lunchtime he was hot and tired and glad of the break. The reporter from the Raleigh paper had done an arti cle on it a few weeks ago and said it was one of the finest restor ations hed ever seen.The husband came out of his thinkings with a slight start. but I love him now. I might have known he didn t know. death and the stars. No two of the envelopes were alike. Experience for me many bulwarks builded Ofproofs new-bleeding. I will not disturb you. 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. 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.I am ashamed to confess it.