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besttoignorethetownspeoplewhopassedher
kadyanagerthatsheterokthananyonehedeverhadathishoteljustasarrogantly,hetoldherhe
63
judedeveraux
didnteninhiskitchen,incitingthentoxahnkneactshehadntevennsideredgivingkadyajob
soentopportunities;shedfindsothingsowhere
butasnightdreeered
bodyhadheldherduringthenightbefore
bynightfallshedtriednearlyeveryshopintoadeheriliation,inenagertoldherthataan
ongthen,shehadburstintotearsforantthehedlookedasthoughhewas
goingtorelent,buthedglanananagerdidnotgiveinhedid,hootohewagonsfullofore
askadyen,shesathesllofit,everythingwas
friedinthesagreasethathadbeenusedtolubriellofanyfooddekadysuther
sheforgotherpride”uldihavesothingtoeat”sheasked,andsheuldseebythenagerseyesthathean,hislieutenant,hisevil,firytookheradtoldherthataningcahinkofanappropriatelynastyreply,hehalfliftedherontoahardboardandtoldthedrivertogo
inutessheountainaherhelaundry,z,
64
legend
ajly,\,tinandaskediftheyneededanyhelpsheintheleastsurprisedheytoldheo
aparlor,hbigttonreesandgrassylaoneend
lookedlikeasportsfieldhbleacherssetup
bythetishereaadeherparisonthinthelittleshefoundaupleofforgottenatsandelledlikeahorse
blanket,putthenthefloor,laydo,rolledtheroundher,andtosleep
entstoreerotherhadtoldherthatselfpitylessoit,youkeptfallingforever
sincethereoringtobeletinthenext
ing,kadyassuditaybesundaysheuldbarelykeepupuchlessthedayoftheweek
shespentsotisearethingsheuldountainsun,ebitteess
assheirroronthefaredinhorrorthisaninenagersaidongthen
herhair,oncecleanandneatlypinned,yandastangledlisalddishofangelhairpastaherfacehadablack
65
judedeveraux
streakacrossonecheek”sbeenthere”shcsaidaloudassherubbedatthedirt
asforherdress,ithardlyreseledthebeautifulbersofthegangandenththerobbersandheyburythelootand
kadyhadrunfroheoffiighthaveset
herselfonfire”atleastiething,”shettered,asshetrudgeddohestreet
aftertheldnightinthesoreluethingtoeattheansfacehaddissolvedintopity,andkadyfelttheanhadbeenabouttospeak
kady,andsaid,”takekindlytobeggarsinthistown,
thenshutthedoorinkadysface
sonoeetleattitudeshouldshetakethateverythingallsts
oddhoaybeshedetravel:thenelossplan
dignity,shetoldherselfassheustkeepherdignitytherebehindthefirehouse,crossheroad,hashorthedgerunningatoptheridge
66
legend
askadyintoheaventheroadforkedrightandleftandthechurchstoodto
theleftontherightlittlebuildingwi
... </P></TD>
besttoignorethetownspeoplewhopassedher
kadyanagerthatsheterokthananyonehedeverhadathishoteljustasarrogantly,hetoldherhe
63
judedeveraux
didnteninhiskitchen,incitingthentoxahnkneactshehadntevennsideredgivingkadyajob
soentopportunities;shedfindsothingsowhere
butasnightdreeered
bodyhadheldherduringthenightbefore
bynightfallshedtriednearlyeveryshopintoadeheriliation,inenagertoldherthataan
ongthen,shehadburstintotearsforantthehedlookedasthoughhewas
goingtorelent,buthedglanananagerdidnotgiveinhedid,hootohewagonsfullofore
askadyen,shesathesllofit,everythingwas
friedinthesagreasethathadbeenusedtolubriellofanyfooddekadysuther
sheforgotherpride”uldihavesothingtoeat”sheasked,andsheuldseebythenagerseyesthathean,hislieutenant,hisevil,firytookheradtoldherthataningcahinkofanappropriatelynastyreply,hehalfliftedherontoahardboardandtoldthedrivertogo
inutessheountainaherhelaundry,z,
64
legend
ajly,\,tinandaskediftheyneededanyhelpsheintheleastsurprisedheytoldheo
aparlor,hbigttonreesandgrassylaoneend
lookedlikeasportsfieldhbleacherssetup
bythetishereaadeherparisonthinthelittleshefoundaupleofforgottenatsandelledlikeahorse
blanket,putthenthefloor,laydo,rolledtheroundher,andtosleep
entstoreerotherhadtoldherthatselfpitylessoit,youkeptfallingforever
sincethereoringtobeletinthenext
ing,kadyassuditaybesundaysheuldbarelykeepupuchlessthedayoftheweek
shespentsotisearethingsheuldountainsun,ebitteess
assheirroronthefaredinhorrorthisaninenagersaidongthen
herhair,oncecleanandneatlypinned,yandastangledlisalddishofangelhairpastaherfacehadablack
65
judedeveraux
streakacrossonecheek”sbeenthere”shcsaidaloudassherubbedatthedirt
asforherdress,ithardlyreseledthebeautifulbersofthegangandenththerobbersandheyburythelootand
kadyhadrunfroheoffiighthaveset
herselfonfire”atleastiething,”shettered,asshetrudgeddohestreet
aftertheldnightinthesoreluethingtoeattheansfacehaddissolvedintopity,andkadyfelttheanhadbeenabouttospeak
kady,andsaid,”takekindlytobeggarsinthistown,
thenshutthedoorinkadysface
sonoeetleattitudeshouldshetakethateverythingallsts
oddhoaybeshedetravel:thenelossplan
dignity,shetoldherselfassheustkeepherdignitytherebehindthefirehouse,crossheroad,hashorthedgerunningatoptheridge
66
legend
askadyintoheaventheroadforkedrightandleftandthechurchstoodto
theleftontherightlittlebuildingwi
... </P></TD>