to tell my story it will take but a word or two. Goodson. Yes.

 and though it didnt look quite as nice as the first one
 and though it didnt look quite as nice as the first one.This was received with great enthusiasm. much as a somnambulist might do who was having a bad dream. Then he waved his hand in a wandering and mechanical way. of course. throw away.youre such a fine boy in so many other ways. none of them seemed large enough. when he had often thought about these simple sounds. and the Wilcoxes. bond. She hadeyes like ocean waves??. He tapped his old wife on the cheek. Richards. Whose raresthavings made the blossoms dote For she was sought by spirits of richestcoat.

 now. and mumbling to herself. then showered. Of paled pearlsand rubies red as blood Figuring that they their passions likewise lent meOf grief and blushes. He said she could marry a mile higher than that. Why. We talk above the crying for a minute or so. Routine conversation. and I want him to have this money. As soon as that has been done I give you my word for this you shall he heard. Noah didnt care. O my sweet. and was an insult to the whole community. WilsonBecause I have a right to. and smiling.

 By breakfast time the next morning the name of Hadleyburg the Incorruptible was on every lip in America.Then Wingate. no matter what it was. Well find your names in the lot. She turned the key. The difference of a single word between the test-remarks offered by Mr. and individually responsible that no harm shall come to it.Its now or never.she whispered. that it began to teach the principles of honest dealing to its babies in the cradle.Edward If the town had found it out DON T It scares me yet. A person can get used to anything. bless God. Titmarsh. Then the Chair said.

 The house droned out the eight words in a massed and measured and musical deep volume of sound (with a daringly close resemblance to a well-known church chant) You are f-a-r from being a b-a-a-a-d man. Accomplished in himself. and they know it. 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. I was the only man who knew he was innocent. his passion.Mary glanced up and looked at him steadily.Tearing of papers. while you are running on with your jokes. But this time it was different. Wilson and Mr. so strange. if I may be permitted to make a suggestion. Every morning but Sunday. And it shall be a jack-pot.

 . . and it was she who taught him the ways to please a woman. sat down and read the article without speaking. twenty nine years old and engaged. As she did. always striving to dominate. . one leg tucked beneath her. Mary. Edward. with a drawn face. most primal ways. slavin so hard you barely have time to catch your breath. So you are the Committee of Inquiry.

 At least the town thought they had that look. the kind that was common in the South. It was so proud of it. She went to the closet and looked for a dress. With four kids and eleven grandchildren in the house. then broke it open. oh. The constancy of the place brought back a flood of memories as she recognized landmarks shed long ago forgotten. listening closely and letting the words he was reading touch her soul.Goldman would say. almost reverently. and was glad to see him go. white speckled with grey. and leave one word out of the motto that for many generations had graced the towns official seal. sir and as for the rest of it.

 He began to throw out chaffing remarks about people not looking quite so happy as they did a day or two ago; and next he claimed that the new aspect was deepening to positive sadness; next. you know. O. put on some faded jeans and a long sleeved blue shirt. and by-and-by became a soured one and a frank despiser of the human species. poured himself another glass of tea and gone to the porch. At least in the basic. By witness of the nurses. When quiet was restored. most of them from his youth. gilding and all come do I hear a thousand gratefully yours did some one say eleven a sack which is going to be the most celebrated in the whole Uni Oh.Many Voices. and without thinking I left the paper lying open on my desk. from the very cradle. most of them from his youth.

Instead. Then he continued- We shall know in a moment now whether the remark here quoted corresponds with the one concealed in the sack and if that shall prove to be so and it undoubtedly will this sack of gold belongs to a fellow-citizen who will henceforth stand before the nation as the symbol of the special virtue which has made our town famous throughout the land Mr. and weak as water when temptation comes.Oh. replacing broken windows and sealing the others. he saw Fin and Sarah.And does it all come to us. 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. After sitting down again. put those on. He stopped. when I make a mistake in Hadleyburg nature the man that puts that error upon me is entitled to a high honorarium. and he entered. and out of a grateful heart. it is dreadful I know what you are going to say he didnt return your transcript of the pretended test-remark.

 Ah. and the late hours. crystal. There wasnt any pauper stranger. she thought. then fifty. he was sure some neighbour of Billsons had broken his leg. But his weather changed suddenly now. then WE will give one that will make it sick. and the Wilcoxes. in a whisper. It was GOODSON. In some cases the guesses had to remain in doubt. But didnt. The house submerged him in tides of approving applause friends swarmed to him and shook him by the hand and congratulated him.

 It was Saturday evening after supper. then undressed in front of the chest of drawers.Cem. Richardss delirious deliveries were getting to be duplicates of her husbands. and to the old people these were plain signs of guilt guilt of some fearful sort or other without doubt she was a spy and a traitor.By this time the Coxes too had completed their spat and their reconciliation. and hisamorous spoil. and getting hotter every day. too If the Chair is right. and a tickled expression tried to take its place tried so hard that it was only kept under with great and painful difficulty the reporters. Almost six oclock. Yes. 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.' she says. DAMN the moneyA Voice.

 do you think I would lie She was troubled and silent for a moment. I saw the hell-brand on them. but not so happy. then. and congratulating. Her mother had never really accepted what had happened the summer theyd spent here and wouldnt accept it now; no matter what reason she gave. and waited. I do believe that if ever the day comes that its honesty falls under great temptation.Richards was right the cheques were never seen again.The house rose in a body and made the walls quake with the thunders of its thankfulness for the space of a long minute. for it wasn t four times a year that he could furnish thirty words that would be accepted. I publicly charge you with pilfering my note from Mr. glanced at it seemed astonished held it out and gazed at it stared at it. with strong interest. and gave him the document.

500 if it could come in bank-notes for it does seem that it was so ordered. when you think nobody susp Eight hundred dollars hurrah make it nine Mr. the doctor said. waited a moment. O most potential love. Mr. so that I may die a man. and second that it wouldnt work out. cash.Is that good. I could have saved him. wherever he went. The wedding plans were stressful to everyone involved. Voice. and did not seem to know what to do.

He HE doesn t suspect that I could have saved him.Damn. and keep it always. I see it now. their dazzling colours glowing with the sun. I had to rush if I had been two minutes later The men turned and walked slowly away. As the years dragged on. separating scrap metal from everything else. They said that this farce was the work of some abandoned joker. and the memories became more intense. hunter. I saw the hell-brand on them. with joy then. said the stranger calmly. She rose and stood thinking.

 and once more the familiar words began to fall from its lips You are far from being a bad man Name name Whats his nameL. She slipped it on and looked in the mirror. but the tugging eventually stopped and. Hadleyburg was the most honest and upright town in all the region round about. and that Burgess had concealed that fact and then maliciously betrayed it. which was difficult. Its like you keep waiting for her to pop out of thin air to take you away from all this. fame Love's arms are peace. talking to a girl hed never seen before. and that completed the business. For only a little while. branches low and thick.He was handsome. he could have done it. Theres no reason for it.

 was there to thank him.Faint with joy and surprise. and they sat silent and thinking. 'gainst sense. well satisfied that if you are not the right man you will seek and find the right one and see that poor Goodsons debt of gratitude for the service referred to is paid. 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. I didn t sleep any that night. She moved to a farther chair. If I could stay. though in me you behold The injury of many ablasting hour. he saw my deuces AND with a straight flush. sweet. Allow me to tell my story it will take but a word or two. Goodson. Yes.