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'"I'll go see hi toward

the stairway She smiled

"I've got so" she

said "Roy just loves ht back

her smile

She nodded and started back toward the kitchen I watched her a moment and then went up the stairs I called to Harley His door was closed He

didn't answer or open it so I knocked softly

"Harley?"

There was still no answer I turned the knob

softly and opened the door as gently as I could When

I looked in I saw him in bed, face down Why was he

sleeping this time of the day I wondered, I waited, but

he didn't turn or move

"Harley?" I still waited I knew he had to have

heard me I knew he didn't sleep that soundly "Go away Summer," he finally said