But t t to to everyone, even to come to t o buy tion of liquor. ttled drinks for a nickel. And if you could not even afford t, Miss Amelia . Almost everyone, ion of Reverend t. M. illin, came to t least once during to sleep in o eat at a neigable; on sucly and are proud. toing at tables in to Miss Amelias, and scraped t very politely on tered t least, tter kno you are not his world could be laid low.

    t to bacunate people, and consumptives. And  may be mentioned t to suspect t Cousin Lymon ive. tness of ence, alkativeness, and o be some connection bet o Miss Amelia soms ter ve on treated Cousin Lymon  c platters, Kroup Kure, and sucer times even on cold days  in a . But t prevent er Marvin Macy.

    Early every morning  t to ted and ed -- as Marvin Macy  softly.  like t patiently over tiny little  to live, poking traively: quot;Doodlebug, Doodlebug -- fly a. Your ; In just suc once sad, luring, and resigned --  for trail  toimes toget in the swamp.

    And Miss Amelia continued to do t t is, to try to follo once.  t call  only stood in tcil  of sigurned up  dinnertime, and ate at able. Miss Amelia opened table   boer peas. It is true t on one occasion Miss Amelia tried to poison Marvin Macy -- but take, tes   bitterness of t day se no dinner. S tilted back in  Marvin Macy.

    Every nigo ttled  t and largest table, ter of t  pay a cent. Marvin Macy bruso, and not only did itude for t if t in ;Out of my c;  from beer and approacs clencs and t, altc. time for t  yet ready.

    ticular reason ill talked about. A great t togettle ignorant c of t to cry. Old people s to equal t it er midnigarted falling softly on torange snoened to to collapse, and some tself -- ty about it feured it to be; in t colors of blue and silver, tle sness of falling sno?

    People reacted to t of fully oes of , gato goime, to draters and lock every ely, lig solemnly over s. t t Miss Amelia feared t  so form an immediate opinion of t, and unless sly and definitely ter (. Sno it one  if sted to come to some decision, and in traction in  ed ended t notrary, c excitement, and he door.

    Marvin Macy laid claim to t  in Atlanta, and from t to day it  ttle c timidly out of to taste. Reverend illin rying to o  people ;t; and quot;pleasequot; more ters, of course,  drunk -- but t numerous. to everyone ted to go to t night.

    Cousin Lymon follo all day, seconding o t sno fall as does rain, and stared up at tly falling flakes until umbled from dizziness. And took on   resist calling out to ; O  ;

    Miss Amelia did not intend to serve dinner. But steps on t door cautiously. It  a table and served ter, and trees t s up delicate flurries from t come until after dark, in suitcase and ar.

    quot;So you mean to travel?quot; said Miss Amelia quickly.

    Marvin Macy ove. ttled do able and carefully stle stick. eetly taking tick out of o look at t on t.  boto answer.

    t Miss Amelia,  beseece sure of ly. . quot;Marvin Macy is going to visit a spell ; he said.

    Miss Amelia made no protest. S from beer and ove, as t ing  only an inc y about Miss Amelia, and sly seemed to forget altoget tood  it. urned to one side, and salking one of accusation and reproac plain. Meano te rooms led.

    t is to Miss Amelias  first Cousin Lymon,  t on  a cold t turned into a er quinsy, so Miss Amelia gave up o oo s for  lapped over ten so t  clouded s; everytried to do against Marvin Macy rebounded on  caugricks, and found iful positions. But still s put Marvin Macy off t s alone. Once you  is a great torture to o live alone. t room icking, ty  is better to take in your mortal enemy terror of living alone.

    t last. t and o as it  open il every flake ed. t in t before t, t t again into o tie a rope to t brancree. At tied a crocus sack tiguffed  day on s out in er -- a little , but knohis.

    Miss Amelia, as ioned, measured six feet to a y pounds. Marvin Macy age in slyness of movement, and in toug. In fact from t of vieoget almost everybody in toting on Miss Amelia; scarcely a person  up money on Marvin Macy. to figo c rapping fello  ters dead  only alent as a boxer t errifying faces and fierce noises, so t even tators imes co. So people ed. Of course t date for t. t t oo plain to be overlooked.

    During times trutted around tle pince and clever rouble betantly plucking at Marvin Macys trouser leg to dratention to imes steps -- but t o imitate ures in a  made o be a freak. terrible about t even t customers of t laug corner of ions. S t, dismal reproacurn toeeth clamped.

    quot;Bust a gut!quot; sterly.

    And Marvin Macy, most likely, ar from t and slimy, as oo muc in unes  like eels. rong fingers picked trings y skill, and everyted. tand.

    quot;Bust a gut!quot; s, in a s.

    But alo silence tover tones, and reply h slow, sure insolence.