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           "FourorfivepeoplehavewrittenanonymousletterstotheWarDepartment,"Hannibalsays,"andthisLieutenantKinsmanisstartingtogetalittlebitconcerned.Ifitwasjustonefellowwhohadwrittenoneletter,they’dlaughitoff.Ifitwasjustonefellowwritingawholebunchofletters,Kinsmansayshe’dcallthestatepoliceupinDerryBarracksandtellemtheymighthaveapsychopathwithahateonagainsttheBatermanfamilyinLudlow.Buttheselettersallcamefromdifferentpeople.Hesaidyoucouldtellthatbythehandwriting,nameornoname,andtheyallsaythesamecrazythingthatifTimothyBatermanisdead,hemakesonehellofalivelycorpsewalkingupanddownPedersenRoadwithhisbarefacehangingout.

           "ThisKinsmanisgoingtosendafellowoutorcomehimselfifthisdon’tsettledown,"Hannibalfinishesup."TheywanttoknowifTimmy’sdead,orAWOL,orwhatbecausetheydon’tliketothinktheirrecordsareallatsixesandsevens.Alsothey’regonnawanttoknowwhowasburiedinTimmyBaterman’sbox,ifhewasn’t.’

           "Well,youcanseewhatkindofamessitwas,Louis.Wesattheremostofanhour,drinkingicedteaandtalkingitover.Normaaskedusifwewantedsandwidges,butnoonedid.

           "Wetalkeditaroundandtalkeditaround,andfinallywedecidedwehadtogoouttheretotheBatermanplace.I’llneverforgetthatnight,notifIlivetobetwiceasold’sIamnow.

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