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Chapter 28
Hol’outyourhan’,Tom.Igotsevendollarshere.»
«Iain’tgonnatakeyamoney,"hesaid.«I’llget’longallright.»
«Hol’outyahan’,Tom.Iain’tgonnasleepnoneifyougotnomoney.Maybeyougottotakeabus,orsomepin.Iwantyoushouldgoalongwaysoff,three-fourhunderdmiles.»
«Iain’tgonnatakeit.»
«Tom,"shesaidsternly.«Youtakethismoney.Youhearme?Yougotnorighttocausemepain.»
«Youain’tplayin’fair,"hesaid.«Ithoughtmaybeyoucouldgotoabigcity.LosAngeles,maybe.Theywouldn’neverlookforyouthere.»
«Hm-m,"hesaid.«Lookie,Ma.Ibeenalldayan’allnighthidin’alone.GuesswhoIbeenthinkin’about?Casy!Hetalkedalot.Usedtabotherme.ButnowIbeenthinkin’whathesaid,an’Icanrememberallofit.Saysonetimehewentoutinthewildernesstofindhisownsoul,an’hefoun’hedidn’havenosoulthatwashis’n.Sayshefoun’hejus’gotalittlepieceofagreatbigsoul.Saysawildernessain’tnogood,’causehislittlepieceofasoulwasn’tnogood’lessitwaswiththerest,an’waswhole.FunnyhowIremember.Didn’thinkIwasevenlistenin’.ButIknownowafellaain’tnogoodalone.»
«Hewasagoodman,"Masaid.
Tomwenton,«HespoutedoutsomeScriptureonce,an’itdidn’soun’likenohellfireScripture.Hetol’ittwicet,an’Irememberit.Saysit’sfromthePreacher.»
«How’sitgo,Tom?»
«Goes,’Twoarebetterthanone,becausetheyhaveagoodrewardfortheirlabor.
