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THE GENTLE GRAFTER
“Down about the edge of Arkansas I got out Bill’s appointment and looked it over, and then I handed it to Andy to read. Andy read it, but didn’t add any remarks to my silence.
“The paper was for Bill, all right, and a genuine document, but it appointed him postmaster of Dade City, Fla.
“Me and Andy got off the train at Little Rock and sent Bill’s appointment to him by mail. Then we struck northeast toward Lake Superior.
“I never saw Bill Humble after that.”
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