Michael Malone - Weebly

quickly back and hurried away to Long Branch Road.
From there she had intended to turn onto Goff, cross
the bridge, and be home before dark to start dinner for
her husband's return. Sarah MacDermott, however,
carrying groceries up her front steps, saw her and called
Judith over with the yelled demand that she explain
what she was doing in the neighborhood. Knowing that
Sarah was irritated by her interest in Chin Lam, Judith
said merely that she was on her way home.
"Honey, from where? Fred's bar? Jesus bless us,
you shouldn't be trooping all over Madder in this heat.
Tell you the truth, when I first saw you, I thought you'd
had a stroke and were wandering around in a daze.
Here, would you just grab this bag for me so I won't
have to make another trip? Judith, listen to me, don't
ever have kids 'til they make it legal to kill them. My
oldest son delivers groceries for a living, if you can
believe that, and he trots right past me down these steps
like he would have thrown a quarter in my tin cup if I'd
had one to poke up in his face." Mrs. MacDermott
butted the door open with her behind and held it for
Judith. "Anyhow, he's not fooling me.