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   ;Yeah察but they still ain't found the daddy。;
   ;They haven't拭
   ;No。 They wanna keep it quiet察okay察so don't say anything about it。;
   ;Yes sir。;
   ;Hurry up。 We gotta go。;
   ;What time did they get in拭
   ;Around three。;
   He left and started the tractor。 I placed the dishes in the sink and looked in on my parents。 They were deathly still察the only sounds were of deep breathing。 I wanted to shake off my boots察crawl into bed with them察and sleep for a week。 Instead察I dragged myself outside。 The sun was just breaking over the trees to the east。 In the distance察I could see the silhouettes of the Mexicans walking into the fields。
   The Spruills were trudging over from the front yard。 Tally was nowhere to be seen。 I asked Bo察and he said she was feeling bad。 Maybe an upset stomach。 Pappy heard this察and his frustration jumped up another notch。 Another picker in bed instead of in the fields。
   All I could think was此Why hadn't I thought of an upset stomach
   We rode a quarter of a mile to a spot where the half´full cotton trailer was parked察rising like a monument amid the flat fields and calling us back for another day of misery。 We slowly took our sacks and began picking。 I waited for Pappy to move down his row察then I moved far away from him察and far away from the Spruills。
   I worked hard for an hour or so。 The cotton was wet and soft to the touch察and the sun was not yet overhead。 I was not motivated by money or fear察rather察I wanted a soft place to sleep。 When I was so deep in the fields no one could find me察and there was enough cotton in my sack to make a nice little mattress察I hit the ground。
   My father arrived mid´morning察and out of eighty acres of cotton察just happened to select the row next to mine。 ;Luke ─he said angrily as he stumbled upon me。 He was too startled to scold me察and by the time I came to my senses察I was plaining of an upset stomach察a headache察and for good measure I threw in the fact that I had not slept much the night before。
   ;Why not拭─he asked察hovering over me。
   ;I was waitin' on y'all to get home。; There was an element of truth in this。
   ;And why were you waitin' on us拭
   ;I wanted to know about Libby。;
   ;Well察she had a baby。 What else do you wanna know拭
   ;Pappy told me。; I slowly got to my feet and tried to appear as sick as possible。
   ;Go to the house察─he said察and I left without a word。
   Chinese and North Korean troops ambushed an American convoy near Pyongyang察killing at least eighty and taking many prisoners。 Mr。 Edward R。 Murrow opened his nightly news with the story察and Gran started praying。 As always察she was seated across the kitchen table from me。 My mother was leaning on the kitchen sink察and she察too察stopped everything and closed her eyes。 I heard Pappy cough on the back porch。 He was also listening。
   Peace talks had been abandoned again察and the Chinese were moving more troops into Korea。 Mr。 Murrow said that a truce察once so close察now seemed impossible。 His words were a little heavier that night察or maybe we were just more exhausted than usual。 He broke for a mercial察then returned with a story about an earthquake。
   Gran and my mother were moving slowly around the kitchen when Pappy entered。 He tousled my hair as if things were just fine。 ;What's for supper拭─he asked。
   ;Pork chops察─my mother answered。
   Then my father drifted in察and we took our places。 After Pappy blessed the food察all of us prayed for Ricky。 There was practically no conversation察everyone was thinking about Korea察but nobody wanted to mention it。
   My mother was talking about a project her Sunday school class was pondering察when I heard the faint squeaking of the screen door out on the back porch。 No one heard the noise but me。 There was no wind察nothing to shove the door one way or the other。 I stopped eating。
   ;What is it察Luke拭─Gran asked。
   ;I thought I heard somethin'察─I said。
   Everyone looked at the door。 Nothing。 They resumed eating。
   Then Percy Latcher stepped into the kitchen察and we froze。 He took two steps through the door and stopped察as if he were lost。 He was barefoot察covered with dirt from head to foot察and his eyes were red察as if he'd been crying for hours。 He looked at us察we looked at him。 Pappy started to stand up and deal with the situation。 I said察 It's Percy Latcher。;
   Pappy remained in his seat察holding a knife in his right hand。 Percy's eyes were glazed察and when he breathed察a low moaning sound came forth as if he were trying to suppress a rage。 Or maybe he was wounded察or somebody across the river was hurt and he'd raced to our house for help。
   ;What is it察boy拭─Pappy barked at him。 ;It's mon courtesy to knock before you e in。;
   Percy fixed his unflinching eyes upon Pappy and said察 Ricky done it。;
   ;Ricky done what拭─Pappy asked察his voice suddenly softer察already in retreat。
   ;Ricky done it。;
   ;Ricky done what拭─Pappy repeated。
   ;That baby's his察─Percy said。 ;It's Ricky's。;
   ;Shut up察boy ─Pappy snapped at him and clutched the edge of the table as if he might bolt for the door to whip the poor kid。
   ;She didn't wanna do it察but he talked her into it察─Percy said察staring at me instead of Pappy。 ;Then he went off to the war。;
   ;Is that what she's tellin'拭─Pappy asked angrily。
   ;Don't yell察Eli察─Gran said。 ;He's just a boy。; Gran took a deep breath察and seemed to be the first to at least consider the possibility that she had delivered her own grandchild。
   ;That's what she's tellin'察─Percy said。 ;And it's true。;
   ;Luke察go to your room and shut the door察─my father said察jolting me out of a trance。
   ;No察─my mother said before I could move。 ;This affects all of us。 He can stay。;
   ;He shouldn't hear this。;
   ;He's already heard it。;
   ;He should stay察─Gran said察siding with my mother and settling the matter。 They were assuming I wanted to stay。 What I really wanted to do at that moment was to run outside察find Tally察and go for a long walk´away from her crazy family察away from Ricky and Korea察away from Percy Latcher。 But I didn't move。
   ;Did your parents send you over here拭─my mother asked。
   ;No ma'am。 They don't know where I am。 The baby cried all day。 Libby's gone crazy察talkin' 'bout jumpin' off the bridge察killin' herself察stuff like that察and she told me what Ricky done to her。;
   ;Did she tell your parents拭
   ;Yes ma'am。 Everybody knows now。;
   ;You mean everybody in your family knows。;
   ;Yes ma'am。 We ain't told nobody else。;
   ;Don't察─Pappy grunted。 He was settling back into his chair察his shoulders beginning to sag察defeat sinking in rapidly。 If Libby Latcher claimed Ricky was the father察then everyone would believe her。 He wasn't home to defend himself。 And in a swearing contest察Libby would likely have more supporters than Ricky察given his reputation as a hell´raiser。
   ;Have you had supper察son拭─Gran asked。
   ;No ma'am。;
   ;Are you hungry拭
   ;Yes ma'am。;
   The table was covered with food that would not be touched。 We Chandlers certainly had just lost our appetites。 Pappy shoved back from the table and said察 He can have mine。; He bounced to his feet察left the kitchen察and went to the front porch。 My father followed him without a word。
   ;Sit here察son察─Gran said察indicating Pappy's chair。
   They fixed him a plate of food and a glass of sweet tea。 He sat down and ate slowly。 Gran drifted to the front porch察leaving me and my mother to sit with Percy。 He did not speak unless he was spoken to。
   
   After a lengthy discussion on the front porch察a meeting Percy and I missed because we were banished to the back porch察Pappy and my father loaded the boy up and took him home。 I sat in the swing with Gran as they drove away察just as it was getting dark。 My mother was shelling butter beans。
   ;Will Pappy talk to Mr。 Latcher拭─I asked。
   ;I'm sure he will察─my mother said。
   ;What will they talk about拭─I was full of questions because I assumed I now had the right to know everything。
   ;Oh察I'm sure they'll talk about the baby察─Gran said。 ;And Ricky and Libby。;
   ;Will they fight拭
   ;No。 They'll reach an agreement。;
   ;What kind of agreement拭
   ;Everybody'll agree not to talk about 

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