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Chapter 27

           

           Islippeduptobed,feelingrutherblue,onaccountsofthethingplayingoutthatwayafterIhadtooksomuchtroubleandrunsomuchreskaboutit.SaysI,ifitcouldstaywhereitis,allright;becausewhenwegetdowntheriverahundredmileortwoIcouldwritebacktoMaryJane,andshecoulddighimupagainandgetit;butthatain’tthethingthat’sgoingtohappen;thethingthat’sgoingtohappenis,themoney’llbefoundwhentheycometoscrewonthelid.Thentheking’llgetitagain,andit’llbealongdaybeforehegivesanybodyanotherchancetosmouchitfromhim.OfcourseIWANTEDtoslidedownandgetitoutofthere,butIdasn’ttryit.Everyminuteitwasgettingearliernow,andprettysoonsomeofthemwatcherswouldbegintostir,andImightgetcatchedcatchedwithsixthousanddollarsinmyhandsthatnobodyhadn’thiredmetotakecareof.Idon’twishtobemixedupinnosuchbusinessasthat,Isaystomyself.

           WhenIgotdownstairsinthemorningtheparlorwasshutup,andthewatcherswasgone.Therewarn’tnobodyaroundbutthefamilyandthewidowBartleyandourtribe.Iwatchedtheirfacestoseeifanythinghadbeenhappening,butIcouldn’ttell.

           Towardsthemiddleofthedaytheundertakercomewithhisman,andtheysetthecoffininthemiddleoftheroomonacoupleofchairs,andthensetallourchairsinrows,andborrowedmorefromtheneighborstillthehallandtheparlorandthedining-roomwasfull.

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