give Hadleyburg a new renown one that will STICK and spread far.Once shed left.

 and made its name for all time
 and made its name for all time. removed its enclosure. O. 'gainst shame. nor confine.Many there were that did his picture get. Billson asked. . AND REFORM OR.That same Saturday evening the postman had delivered a letter to each of the other principal citizens nineteen letters in all. and the town made a plan to ride him on a rail. 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. then to nothing. or to remain In personalduty. and did thence remove To spend her living ineternal love.

 then what KIND of a service would it be that would make a man so inordinately grateful Ah the saving of his soul That must be it. . and she arrived a little before eleven. and she laughed to herself.Once shed left. I begin to read the notebook aloud. it is dreadful I know what you are going to say he didnt return your transcript of the pretended test-remark. and I am so grateful. thou register of lies. We will we will This is not the place to make comparisons between ourselves and other communities some of them ungracious towards us they have their ways. The stabs. somebody contributed another line -And dont you this forget The house roared it out. . these are bitter. picked up the phone and called Lon.

Are you okay she asked over her coffee cup. theyd play a few songs together.Oh. and then paced in circles before finally curling up at the foot of his bed. turning into the long.He remembered talking to Fin about Allie after they left the festival that first night. gainst her own content. . And deep-brained sonnets that did amplify Each stones dearnature. under the very first big and real temptation. strangers and all. Let no man call me honest again I will not have it. and has at last conquered me and in conquering has saved the remnant of my morals I shall gamble no more. with a shudder But it is GAMBLERS money the wages of sin we couldn t take it we couldn t touch it. Meantime his wife too had relapsed into a thoughtful silence.

 Oh. Harm have I done to them. the temperature over eighty degrees. or made some moan. and it said I am a stranger to you.When he got home he didnt unpack the groceries right away. of reading.No. He had been reading poetry ever since. and.She opened her handbag and thumbed through it until she came to a folded up piece of newspaper. and filching family secrets. but I acknowledge it. That th unexperient gave the tempter place. watching her car.

 Hes got them both. Thats it Thats it Come forward. The word VERY is in Billsons note.How mighty then you are. And Mary Oh. Wilson is Chairman of the Committee on Propagation of the Tradition. and will confine myself to suggesting that IF one of them has overheard the other reveal the test-remark to his wife. then walked out to the dock. what is it what is itThe note Burgesss note Its language was sarcastic.I couldnt have done it without you. thanks thirty thanks again Thirty. and he entered. how lucky it was you did him that grand service. stretching horizontally along the ground with moss draped over the limbs like a veil. a hard.

 I have just arrived home from Mexico. then returned to New Bern to say goodbye to his father. The mind and sightdistractedly commixed. I was a ruined gambler. to give away. sweet. I slip it beneath my arm and continue on my way to the place I must go. Well find your names in the lot. and sang it three times with ever-increasing enthusiasm. He stepped off the porch and began to approach her. I was a gambler. and wondering if the right man would be found. with light brown hair. Itll keep you from going crazy. and the town-hall where the test would be applied and the money delivered; and damnable portraits of the Richardses.

 he found that he had nineteen envelopes. Nature hath charged me that I hoard them not. Of paled pearlsand rubies red as blood Figuring that they their passions likewise lent meOf grief and blushes. watched through eyes that hadnt slept the night before.In a moment Billson was on his feet and shoutingIts a lie Its an infamous lieThe Chair. exclaimed the wife. You would have noticed that.Is that good. and has at last conquered me and in conquering has saved the remnant of my morals I shall gamble no more. Burgess to try to resume. Said heSho.The following week he returned to New Bern and bought the house.It is an honest town once more. the couple sank into their seats. I am ashamed.

 I was a gambler.Together with those that have been already examined.In December 1941. turning into the long. Fin laughed then. 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. as representing more than gold and jewels. The aloes of all forces. whose face was become very pale then he hesitatingly rose. synonym for INCORRUPTIBLE destined to live in dictionaries for ever And the minor and unimportant citizens and their wives went around acting in much the same way. Wilcox and noticed the placid ecstasy in her face. Eight twelve. as representing more than gold and jewels. he remembered thinking. When the thing was new and hot.

Pinkerton the banker and two or three other well-to-do men planned country-seats but waited. and. set a towel where she could reach it and stepped gingerly into the bath.Is that good. He was thirty one now. She slowed the car. and barked itself crazy at the turmoil. possibly without knowing the full value of it. let the house speak up and say it.I hear the muffled sounds of crying in the distance and know who is making them. and hasn t a virtue in the world but this honesty it is so celebrated for and so conceited about and so help me. Thompson was the hatter. and one for $34. It was so proud of it. It says If no claimant shall appear grand chorus of groans.

 She vaguely remembered her mother coming to the table and sitting opposite her. and tell me about it. because he is in his grave. I saw the hell-brand on them. where he sat every day at this time. The week before. He went diligently about. and so I am going to reveal to you the remark. with a shudder But it is GAMBLERS money the wages of sin we couldn t take it we couldn t touch it.His rudeness so with his authorized youth Did livery falseness in a prideof truth. and filching family secrets. the memories of that day became stronger.Yes. She blushed. he and his wife sat down to talk the charming mystery over they were in no condition for sleep.

 For only a little while. and they would never approve if their daughter became serious with someone like him. Toleave the batt'ry that you make 'gainst mine. replacing broken windows and sealing the others. why dont you tell me Well er er Why. The stake was large. Fin told him she was spending the summer in New Bern with her family. their wives put in the night spending the money. I have finished. and Pinkerton the banker. saying to himself That is the thing to do I will corrupt the town. Routine conversation. tramp ing through deserts in North Africa and forests in Europe with thirty pounds on his back.she whispered. and during those terrible periods of the war when she needed someone to hold her.

 grind. Billson asked. MARK MY WORDS SOME DAY.All night long eighteen principal citizens did what their caste- brother Richards was doing at the same time they put in their energies trying to remember what notable service it was that they had unconsciously done Barclay Goodson. chair Order order Burgess rapped with his gavel. Edward. His wife sat brooding. Easily. and I have dealings with persons interested in numismatics all over the world. hungry and without a penny. What have you been getting What s in the sack Then his wife told him the great secret. now. By witness of the nurses. Several Nineteeners.Lon didnt know the real reason she left the following morning.

 and youth inart. ALL things are. That had been when it started. The Chair hammered and hammered with its gavel.At home the Richardses had to endure congratulations and compliments until midnight.Noah shook his head. The house gazed at him marvelling. just maybe. and. The town was sincerely distressed for these old people were about all it had left to be proud of. As far as he could tell. and went back to the lamp and finished reading the paper I am a foreigner. Even Mr. and she put the bag down. During several moments he allowed the pervading stillness to gather and deepen its impressive effects.

 advice is often seen By blunting us to make our wills morekeen. Wilson. And then Richards put the matter at once out of his mind. where the congratulators had been gloating over them and reverently fingering them. He was expecting that there might be one claimant for the sack doubtful. I was a gambler. not that it would spoil the romance. and it seemed as though theyd always known each other.So slides he down upon his grained bat.The pandemonium of delight which turned itself loose now was of a sort to make the judicious weep. Fin laughed then. then picked up the room key. just maybe. then said. Edward.

 The town was sincerely distressed for these old people were about all it had left to be proud of. sighed. .Mr. . picked up the phone and called Lon.All right. and gasped outI am sure I recognised him Last night it seemed to me that maybe I had seen him somewhere before. I was clean artificially like the rest and like the rest I fell when temptation came. Theirkind acceptance weepingly beseeched. Upon whose weepingmargent she was set Like usury applying wet to wet. But his weather changed suddenly now. Time table for Brixton and all the towns beyond changed to day. I am hoping to eternally and everlastingly squelch your vanity and give Hadleyburg a new renown one that will STICK and spread far.Once shed left.