Michael Malone - Weebly

Antiques, Hobbies, and Appliances store to advertise
himself in the paper, on balloons, and even on
television, where he had played the main role in six
thirty-second commercials long familiar to local
insomniacs. He was Dingley Falls's only screen star.
How could he have so missed his calling? It was clear,
thought Hayes, the gods had meant Barnum to sell used
cars in Los Angeles, but had set him down by mistake
too far to the east.
"Now Lime," he cautioned, "if I were you, I
wouldn't let the FBI in on this letter scandal just yet.
You know how they are, they're liable to get it all
wrong, probably infiltrate your committee and arrest
you for being an agitator."
"I'm no agitator."
"For being agitated then."
"Very funny."
The editor walked his concerned citizen toward the
front door and with a neighborly pat privately hurled
him through it into oblivion. But before dropping off,
Barnum jerked his head in the direction of Kate
Ransom, who had just walked sulkily past them, having