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Christ almighty, Noonan, quit it, I told myself. , and belief turned out to be the rightcourse. A brand-new Taurus with aHertz decal above the inspection sticker was parked next to it. We turned into Mattie's dooryard at ten to eleven, and as I parked myChevy beside her rusted-out Jeep, the trailer door opened and Mat-tiecame out on the top step.

But there was something I had to dofirst. Keep your head downthe next few weeks, Bill said. I thought that, if we could ride them out, our livesand futures might clarify with the weather. , one from Devore's cane.