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tapes (he had never worn them).
Though the bank would be closed today, the
banker would be in it. He would also be meeting for
lunch with some town leaders at the Dingley Club to
discuss what steps to take—for example, about the
influx of newsmen—in the aftermath of the fire and the
"gunfight murders." But he would not be meeting with
John "Hawk" Haig to discuss the highway cancellation
so many years ago (a meeting that Haig, in a mysterious
and offensively threatening tone, had insisted on Friday
evening when he had phoned), for Haig had died
tragically, so the first selectman Arthur Abernathy
announced in the press release, died in defense of his
home as a man, and in performance of his duty as an
officer of the law.
"Oh," noticed Mrs. Ransom. "Have a good day."
Her husband left the glassy gazebo of their spring-green
breakfast nook, and she (already dressed for her tennis
lesson two hours later) sat back, lean and sharply tan,
to keep up with the Times.
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