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Night Thoughts

           ThestrongestproofhadcomeearlierthiseveningwhenUncleAlhadcalledhisdaddyuponthephoneandsaidmeanthingsandDaddydidn’tdaresayanythingbackbecauseUncleAlcouldfirehimfromthisjobjustthewaythatMr.Crommert,theStovingtonheadmaster,andtheBoardofDirectorshadfiredhimfromhisschoolteachingjob.AndDaddywasscaredtodeathofthat,forhimandMommyaswellashimself.

           Sohedidn’tdaresayanything.Hecouldonlywatchhelplesslyandhopethattherereallyweren’tanyIndiansatall,oriftherewerethattheywouldbecontenttowaitforbiggergameandlettheirlittlethree-wagontrainpassunmolested.

           Buthecouldn’tbelieveit,nomatterhowhardhetried.

           ThingswereworseattheOverlooknow.

           Thesnowwascoming,andwhenitdid,anypooroptionshehadwouldbeabrogated.Andafterthesnow,what?Whatthen,whentheywereshutinandatthemercyofwhatevermighthaveonlybeentoyingwiththembefore?

           (Comeouthereandtakeyourmedicine!)

           Whatthen?REDRUM.

           Heshiveredinhisbedandturnedoveragain.Hecouldreadmorenow.TomorrowmaybehewouldtrytocallTony,hewouldtrytomakeTonyshowhimexactlywhatREDRUMwasandiftherewasanywayhecouldpreventit.HeWouldriskthenightmares.Hehadtoknow.

           Dannywasstillawakelongafterhisparents’falsesleephadbecometherealthing

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