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           Theheadstonewasherenow;itreadsimplyGAGEWILLIAMCREED,followedbythetwodates.Someonehadbeenheretodaytopayhisorherrespects,hesaw;therewerefreshflowers.Whowouldthathavebeen?MissyDandridge?

           Hisheartbeatheavilybutslowlyinhischest.Thiswasitthen;ifhewasgoingtodoit,hehadbetterstart.Therewasonlysomuchnightahead,andthenthedaywouldcome.

           Louisglancedintohisheartonefinaltimeandsawthatyes,hedidintendtogoaheadwiththis.Henoddedhisheadalmostimperceptiblyandfishedforhispocketknife.HehadcinchedhisbundlewithScotchstrappingtape,andnowhecutit.HeunrolledthetarpatthefootofGage’sgravelikeabedrollandthenarrangeditemsinexactlythesamewayhewouldhavearrangedinstrumentstosutureacutortoperformasmallin-officeoperation.

           Herewastheflashlightwithitslensfeltedasthehardwarestoreclerkhadsuggested.Thefeltwasalsosecuredwithstrappingtape.Hehadmadeasmallcircleinthemiddlebyplacingapennyonthefeltandcuttingarounditwithascalpel.Herewastheshort-handledpickwhichheshouldnothavetousehehadbroughtitonlyasacontingency.Hewouldhavenosealedcaptodealwith,andheshouldn’trunintoanyrocksinanewlyfilledgrave.Herewastheshovel,thespade,thelengthofrope,theworkgloves.Heputthegloveson,grabbedthespade,andstarted.

           Thegroundwassoft,thediggingeasy.

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