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The ister and pulled out all the bills, shoved them toward Loreda on the counter

“Coins, too”

He jangled up the coins and stuffed all the ot But Welty will find you and—”

She grabbed the bag “Get down in the corner If I see you run out after h to do it”

She backed out of the store, kept the gun aimed at his hunched back

Once outside, she threw the gun in the bushes and ran for the trees at the back of the ca off the boy’s sweater as she went She used the sweater to scrub the dirt off her face; she took off the hat and stepped out of the pants, then tossed it all in a trash can and shoved the burlap bag full of money into her laundry sack

Now she was just a skinny girl in a faded dress

She was halfway to the guardhouse when she heard a whistle blow

Men with guns ran into camp, stopped at the store

Loreda went to the laundry and got in line

Soun!”

“Fan out, look everywhere! Welty wants this boy found”

Sure They didn’trobbed They would love to put someone away for armed robbery

Loreda inched forward in line, her heart pounding, her lanced at the wo in line to do laundry

Soood to be a woman