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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION T he D eacon's E xoneration Hugh Pendexter Writes One of His Best Short Stories on an Ever-Pleasing Subject w a s oil t h e f i r s t d a y o f th e c o u n ty f a i r t h a t D e a c o n P l u n k e t t fe ll fr o m g r a c e . T h e r e w e re m a n y w h o m e r e ly p itie d h im fo r ever w a g e r in g h is h a rd -e a rn e d m oney o n th e g a u n t m a r e A b ig a il’s P r id e , b u t th e in s is te n c e o f t h e s p ite f u l fe w t h a t h e b e d is c ip lin e d c a r r ie d t h e d a y , a n d a s a r e s u l t t h r e e fe llo w c h u r c h m e n m e t in s o le m n c o n c la v e to m e te o u t ju s tic e . T h e p o s tm a s te r , a s ta u n c h e ld e r, p r e s id e d a n d d u ly r e a d t h e c h a r g e s . T h e p o o r d e a c o n c o u ld o n ly g r o a n a n d g a z e a p p e a lin g ly f r o m o n e s te r n f a c e to a n o t h e r a n d b r e a t h e h u r r i e d ly , a s if p r e s s e d f o r a ir . 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M e b b e h is m in d w a s u p s e t in s o m e w ay. W h a t h o s s d id ye bet on, deacon?” T h e p o s t m a s t e r ’s e y e g lin te d w ith i n t e r e s t a s h e s q u a r e d h is e lb o w s a n d w o t h is p e n c il, w h ile M r. W h itte n s h a d e d h is g a z e w ith o n e lo n g b o n y h a n d , a n d in c lin e d h is h e a d a b it to c a t c h t h e a n s w e r. “ O n t h a t d e r n e d A b ig a il’s P r i d e , ” s ig h e d t h e d e a c o n . “ S h e s tru c k m e a s s u c h a s w e e t n a t u r ’d d r iv e r , s u c h a c h e e r f u l, g a m e y l ittl e m a r e , t h a t I d id n ’t th i n k i t w a s g a m b lin ’. W h y , I ’d a s w o re A b T h o m a s d id n ’t h a v e a g h o s t o f a show . A n ’ w h e re th e re a i n 't n o c h a n c e to lo se I d o n ’t see h o w it is g a m b lin ’.” “ I n e v e r lik e d t h ’ w a y s h e c a r r ie d h e r h e a d , ” o b s e r v e d M r. 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W h y , S im C o le ’s I h ir e d m a n to ld m e y e s te r d a y th a t ¡ a f t e r a r a i n lik e w e ’r e j u s t b e e n h a v i n ’ | s h e ’ll g o t h r o u g h t h ’ f ie ld lik e a s tre a k .” M r. C a r r p r ic k e d u p h is e a r s a n d • tw is te d n e r v o u s ly in h is c h a i r , w h ile j i th e p o s tm a s te r b i t h is p e n c il d u b i - , jo iis ly a n d s n e e r e d . “ W h a t d o e s S im C o le ’s m a n k n o w a b o u t h e r , a n y w a y ? ” ) “ H e to o k c a r e o f h e r a t t h ’ D u rg in v ille t r a c k , ” in f o r m e d t h e d e a c o n . J “ H e k n o w s a h o s s a ll r i g h t , ” de-1 d a r e d M r. W h itte n d r e a m ily . “ B u t! II c a n ’t s a y I lik e t h ’ w a y th* m a r e w a s h a n d le d t 'o t h e r d a y . S e e m s if j h e r d riv e r fre tte d h e r a t t h ’ s tre tc h .” “ S h e g re w w u s s a n ’ w u s s in e v e r y ! h e a t , ” a d d e d t h e p o s tm a s te r , lis tle ss ly . “ S h e ’d p r o b a b ly m a k e a f in e s h o w - ! in ’ t o m o r r e r if s h e w a s g iv e n a f a i r c h a n c e ,” la m e n te d M r. C a r r . “ A n ’ s h e ’ll g it t h ’ c h a n c e ,” c r ie d I ‘ t h e d e a c o n , s e e m in g to f o r g e t th e j h a z a r d o f h is p o s itio n , “ f o r S im ’s m a n | is g o in ’ to h a n d le h e r . L a w d ! I p ity j th e m f o lk s t h a t 's w e a k an* s in fu l j e n o u g h to b e t a g in h e r . I fe e l so r e - I p e n t e n t I c a l’c la te It’s m y d u ty to | w a r n ’e m a ll.” “ N o ,” d e c id e d th e p o s t m a s t e r f i r m ly. “ I t a i n ’t y o u r d u ty , E g b e r t , to d o th a t.” “ I s h o u ld s a y n o t,” c r ie d M r. 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T h e n h e ja m m e d o n h is h a t a n d s a u n t e r e d c a r e le s s ly d o w n th e s t r e e t to w a r d th e liv e ry s ta b le . T h e e x o n e r a t io n o f th e d e a c o n w a s w a r m ly a p p la u d e d b y t h e m a j o r i t y t h a t n ig h t. H is lo n g Ilf© o f c o r r e c t liv in g a n d h is m a n y k in d ly d e e d s w e re n o t to b e o u tw e ig h e d b y o n e fo o lis h a c t , i t w a s u r g e d , a n d w ith a b la n d s m ile h e a c c e p te d f o r g iv e n e s s a n d b u s tle d a b o u t h is d u tie s w ith a ll h is o ld - t im e e n e r g y . T h e m o r r o w s a w th e s a m e b la n d s m ile o n h is f a c e a s h e s lo w ly e n te r e d t h e f a i r g r o u n d s , w h e r e h e m e t th e t r i b u n a l o f y e s te r d a y in t h e im m e d i a t e v ic in ity o f t h e s ta b le s . “ L o o k in ’ a t th ’ h o s se s? " h e a sk e d g e n ia lly o f th e p o s tm a s te r . 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