Missoula_NP0 
May_NP0 –_PUN July_NP0 1929_CRD 
Two_CRD months_NN2 after_CJS Marian_NP0 met_VVD Barclay_NP0 Macqueen_NP0 
One_CRD Sunday_NP0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN Jamie_NP0 was_VBD dozing_VVG in_PRP his_DPS cot_NN1 ,_PUN enjoying_VVG the_AT0 cool_AJ0 early_AJ0 breeze_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS hair_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 sunshine_NN1 slanting_VVG onto_PRP his_DPS blanketed_AJ0 legs_NN2 when_CJS the_AT0 dogs_NN2 sprang_VVD up_AVP barking_VVG and_CJC pushed_VVD out_AVP through_PRP the_AT0 screen_NN1 door_NN1 ,_PUN bustling_VVG to_TO0 greet_VVI Wallace_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ was_VBD walking_VVG up_AVP the_AT0 driveway_NN1 ._SENT Jamie_NP0 watched_VVD Wallace_NP0 stagger_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 swirl_NN1 of_PRF animals_NN2 without_PRP seeming_VVG to_TO0 notice_VVI them_PNP ,_PUN as_CJS a_AT0 man_NN1 intent_NN1 on_PRP drowning_VVG himself_PNX might_VM0 plow_VVI heedlessly_AV0 through_PRP the_AT0 waves_NN2 ._SENT His_DPS collar_NN1 was_VBD open_AJ0 ;_PUN his_DPS hat_NN1 was_VBD pushed_VVN back_AVP on_PRP his_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD gone_VVN out_AVP the_AT0 night_NN1 before_CJS in_PRP the_AT0 car_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS he_PNP must_VM0 have_VHI run_VVN out_AVP of_PRF gas_NN1 somewhere_AV0 or_CJC driven_VVN into_PRP a_AT0 ditch_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP such_DT0 mornings_NN2 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD unpredictable_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP might_VM0 wordlessly_AV0 retreat_VVI to_PRP bed_NN1 and_CJC not_XX0 emerge_VVB until_PRP dinner_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC he_PNP might_VM0 regale_VVI Jamie_NP0 with_PRP lengthy_AJ0 ,_PUN jolly_AJ0 ,_PUN disjointed_AJ0 tales_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC he_PNP might_VM0 complain_VVI bitterly_AV0 about_PRP some_DT0 small_AJ0 injustice_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 card_NN1 table_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC he_PNP might_VM0 beg_VVI forgiveness_NN1 for_PRP some_DT0 obscure_AJ0 offense_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC some_DT0 combination_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 was_VBD no_AV0 telling_VVG ._SENT 
Wallace_NP0 yanked_VVD open_AJ0 the_AT0 screen_NN1 door_NN1 and_CJC collapsed_VVD on_PRP Marian_NP0 's_POS cot_NN1 ,_PUN releasing_VVG a_AT0 stale_AJ0 gust_NN1 of_PRF sweat_NN1 and_CJC booze_NN1 ._SENT One_CRD dog_NN1 slipped_VVD through_AVP with_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 others_NN2 were_VBD trapped_VVN outside_AV0 and_CJC milled_VVD around_AVP whining_VVG until_CJS Jamie_NP0 got_VVD up_AVP to_TO0 let_VVI them_PNP in_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Where_AVQ 's_VBZ your_DPS sister_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Wallace_NP0 asked_VVD ._SENT 
He_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 sound_VVI as_CJS drunk_AJ0 as_CJS he_PNP looked_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Driving_VVG for_PRP Stanley_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jamie_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN getting_VVG back_AVP under_PRP his_DPS covers_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB it_PNP 's_VBZ for_PRP Stanley_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Wallace_NP0 said_VVD morosely_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 very_AV0 well_AV0 be_VBI driving_VVG my_DPS car_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Did_VDD it_PNP break_VVI down_AVP somewhere_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Wallace_NP0 waved_VVD the_AT0 question_NN1 away_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Do_VDB you_PNP know_VVI Lena_NP0 ?_SENT The_AT0 trapper_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Lena_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ She_PNP 's_VBZ as_AV0 burly_AJ0 as_CJS a_AT0 man_NN1 and_CJC wears_VVZ men_NN2 's_POS clothes_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP smokes_VVZ a_AT0 cigar_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Jamie_NP0 knew_VVD who_PNQ he_PNP meant_VVD ,_PUN although_CJS he_PNP had_VHD not_XX0 known_VVN her_DPS name_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN her_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ She_PNP 's_VBZ ugly_AJ0 as_PRP sin_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Jamie_NP0 remembered_VVD her_DPS face_NN1 well_AV0 enough_AV0 :_PUN heavy_AJ0 and_CJC jowly_AJ0 ,_PUN thickly_AV0 browed_VVN ,_PUN her_DPS nose_NN1 mottled_AJ0 like_PRP pink_AJ0 granite_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD ugly_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC saying_VVG so_AV0 seemed_VVD cruel_AJ0 ._SENT Wallace_NP0 went_VVD on_AVP :_PUN "_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ something_PNI so_AV0 offensive_AJ0 about_PRP an_AT0 ugly_AJ0 woman_NN1 ._SENT An_AT0 ugly_AJ0 man_NN1 —_PUN that_DT0 's_VBZ unfortunate_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC there_EX0 still_AV0 could_VM0 be_VBI aesthetic_AJ0 interest_NN1 there_AV0 ._SENT An_AT0 ugly_AJ0 woman_NN1 is_VBZ disturbing_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ One_CRD latecoming_AJ0 dog_NN1 was_VBD still_AV0 wagging_VVG outside_PRP the_AT0 screen_NN1 door_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Oh_ITJ ,_PUN for_PRP Christ_NP0 's_POS sake_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Wallace_NP0 flung_VVD himself_PNX to_PRP his_DPS feet_NN2 and_CJC let_VVB it_PNP in_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ There_AV0 ,_PUN happy_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ He_PNP lay_VVD back_AVP down_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Last_ORD night_NN1 Lena_NP0 was_VBD saying_VVG she_PNP 's_VBZ out_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 rifle_NN1 now_AV0 ,_PUN not_XX0 traps_NN2 ._SENT Spokane_NP0 Fred_NP0 was_VBD at_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 —_PUN this_DT0 was_VBD that_DT0 boxcar_NN1 place_NN1 near_PRP Lolo_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP know_VVB it_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ Jamie_NP0 nodded_VVD ,_PUN understanding_VVG Wallace_NP0 meant_VVD a_AT0 certain_AJ0 roadhouse_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 south_NN1 ,_PUN cobbled_VVN together_AV0 from_PRP two_CRD boxcars_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP know_VVB Spokane_NP0 Fred_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Jamie_NP0 nodded_VVD again_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 passing_AJ0 familiarity_NN1 with_PRP most_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 dissolute_AJ0 gamblers_NN2 around_PRP Missoula_NP0 ._SENT They_PNP 'd_VHD replaced_VVN Wallace_NP0 's_POS old_AJ0 friends_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 university_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 ones_NN2 who_PNQ used_VVD to_TO0 come_VVI over_AVP and_CJC argue_VVI when_CJS Jamie_NP0 and_CJC Marian_NP0 were_VBD little_AJ0 but_CJC had_VHD ,_PUN at_PRP some_DT0 unnoticed_AJ0 moment_NN1 ,_PUN stopped_VVD visiting_VVG ._SENT 
"_PUQ Fred_NP0 asked_VVD why_AVQ ,_PUN and_CJC Lena_NP0 said_VVD because_CJS she_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 like_VVI to_TO0 get_VVI nursing_AJ0 mothers_NN2 by_PRP mistake_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 spring_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 this_DT0 stranger_NN1 who_PNQ was_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 game_NN1 said_VVD ,_PUN '_PUQ Must_VM0 be_VBI expensive_AJ0 to_TO0 have_VHI a_AT0 heart_NN1 ._SENT '_PUQ And_CJC Lena_NP0 said_VVD if_CJS the_AT0 babies_NN2 die_VVB now_AV0 she_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 trap_VVI them_PNP later_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Jamie_NP0 was_VBD too_AV0 puzzled_AJ0 by_PRP the_AT0 line_NN1 of_PRF conversation_NN1 even_AV0 to_TO0 feel_VVI his_DPS usual_AJ0 burst_NN1 of_PRF aversion_NN1 to_PRP trapping_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ Seems_VVZ like_PRP more_DT0 foresight_NN1 than_CJS most_DT0 people_NN0 have_VHB ._SENT Is_VBZ that_DT0 where_CJS the_AT0 car_NN1 is_VBZ ?_SENT Lolo_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Wallace_NP0 stared_VVD up_AVP at_PRP the_AT0 porch_NN1 's_POS ceiling_NN1 ,_PUN hands_NN2 behind_PRP his_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Do_VDB you_PNP think_VVI if_CJS Marian_NP0 were_VBD to_TO0 become_VVI a_AT0 pilot_NN1 she_PNP 'd_VM0 end_VVI up_AVP like_PRP Lena_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP mean_VVB ugly_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP suppose_VVB ._SENT Tough_AJ0 and_CJC alone_AJ0 ,_PUN with_PRP a_AT0 cigar_NN1 stuck_VVD in_PRP her_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP imagine_VVB Lena_NP0 's_POS raw_AJ0 material_NN1 was_VBD rougher_AJC stuff_NN1 than_CJS Marian_NP0 's_POS ,_PUN but_CJC Marian_NP0 ..._PUN I_PNP already_AV0 have_VHB trouble_NN1 picturing_VVG her_PNP in_PRP a_AT0 dress_NN1 ._SENT Can_VM0 you_PNP imagine_VVI Marian_NP0 as_PRP a_AT0 bride_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ His_DPS laugh_NN1 stumbled_VVD over_PRP itself_PNX ,_PUN became_VVD a_AT0 cough_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ We_PNP 're_VBB only_AV0 fourteen_CRD ,_PUN "_PUQ Jamie_NP0 pointed_VVD out_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ Wallace_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 too_AV0 late_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP propped_VVD himself_PNX on_PRP his_DPS elbow_NN1 ,_PUN looked_VVD at_PRP Jamie_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Maybe_AV0 you_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI a_AT0 word_NN1 with_PRP her_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ She_PNP 'd_VM0 punch_VVI me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Mmm_ITJ ._SENT "_PUQ Wallace_NP0 subsided_VVD onto_PRP his_DPS back_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP 're_VBB probably_AV0 right_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP wish_VVB Berit_NP0 were_VBD still_AV0 around_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
He_PNP 'd_VHD been_VBN late_AJ0 paying_VVG Berit_NP0 so_AV0 many_DT0 times_NN2 she_PNP 'd_VHD finally_AV0 taken_VVN a_AT0 job_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 professor_NN1 's_POS wife_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 big_AJ0 house_NN1 south_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Clark_NP0 Fork_NN1 ,_PUN though_CJS not_XX0 without_PRP shedding_VVG a_AT0 few_DT0 rare_AJ0 Norwegian_AJ0 tears_NN2 when_CJS she_PNP embraced_VVD the_AT0 twins_NN2 goodbye_ITJ ._SENT Before_CJS she_PNP left_VVD ,_PUN she_PNP 'd_VHD taught_VVN Jamie_NP0 to_TO0 cook_VVI a_AT0 few_DT0 things_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP refused_VVD to_TO0 cook_VVI meat_NN1 ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 mind_VVI frying_VVG up_AVP fish_NN0 if_CJS someone_PNI else_AV0 did_VDD the_AT0 catching_VVG and_CJC gutting_VVG ._SENT So_AV0 Caleb_NP0 brought_VVD trout_NN0 sometimes_AV0 ,_PUN or_CJC Marian_NP0 did_VDD ._SENT She_PNP got_VVD bread_NN1 from_PRP Stanley_NP0 's_POS ,_PUN too_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC when_CJS the_AT0 housekeeping_NN1 money_NN1 Jamie_NP0 extracted_VVD from_PRP Wallace_NP0 was_VBD n't_XX0 enough_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP made_VVD up_AVP the_AT0 rest_NN1 ._SENT Jamie_NP0 tended_VVD a_AT0 vegetable_NN1 garden_NN1 modeled_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 one_CRD Caleb_NP0 kept_VVD ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 a_AT0 gift_NN1 shop_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 hotel_NN1 downtown_AV0 sold_VVN one_CRD of_PRF his_DPS drawings_NN2 ,_PUN though_CJS that_DT0 money_NN1 he_PNP put_VVD away_AV0 for_PRP himself_PNX ._SENT He_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 keep_VVI the_AT0 house_NN1 clean_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC because_CJS neither_AV0 Marian_NP0 nor_CJC Wallace_NP0 seemed_VVD to_TO0 notice_VVI or_CJC mind_VVI the_AT0 creeping_AJ0 grime_NN1 and_CJC disarray_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD gradually_AV0 surrendering_VVG ._SENT 
"_PUQ Berit_NP0 was_VBD always_AV0 trying_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI Marian_NP0 to_TO0 wear_VVI dresses_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ Jamie_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ impossible_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Wallace_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 say_VVI anything_PNI but_CJC covered_VVD his_DPS face_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS hands_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Wallace_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP need_VVB you_PNP to_TO0 do_VDI something_PNI ,_PUN "_PUQ Wallace_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN his_DPS voice_NN1 hollow_NN1 against_PRP his_DPS palms_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP need_VVB you_PNP to_TO0 tell_VVI Marian_NP0 when_CJS she_PNP comes_VVZ home_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 do_VDI it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Tell_VVB her_PNP what_DTQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP lost_VVD the_AT0 car_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ do_VDB you_PNP mean_VVI lost_VVN it_PNP ?_SENT Where_AVQ ?_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP lost_VVD it_PNP ._SENT I_PNP bet_VVB it_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 card_NN1 game_NN1 last_ORD night_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Jamie_NP0 could_VM0 n't_XX0 help_VVI himself_PNX ._SENT "_PUQ Why_AVQ ?_SENT "_PUQ he_PNP burst_VVD out_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ Of_PRF all_DT0 the_AT0 things_NN2 to_TO0 bet_VVI !_SENT "_PUQ 
Wallace_NP0 sat_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN swung_VVD his_DPS legs_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 ._SENT His_DPS hands_NN2 dangled_VVD between_PRP his_DPS knees_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP was_VBD winning_VVG —_PUN well_AV0 ,_PUN first_ORD I_PNP was_VBD losing_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ Then_AV0 he_PNP 'd_VHD felt_VVN his_DPS luck_NN1 turn_NN1 ,_PUN like_PRP wind_NN1 knocking_VVG a_AT0 weather_NN1 vane_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP 'd_VHD won_VVN a_AT0 small_AJ0 pot_NN1 on_PRP three_CRD of_PRF a_AT0 kind_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 he_PNP won_VVD again_AV0 ,_PUN kings_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 bigger_AJC pot_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC again_AV0 ,_PUN on_PRP a_AT0 flush_NN1 ._SENT Besides_AV0 Lena_NP0 and_CJC Spokane_NP0 Fred_NP0 ,_PUN there_EX0 'd_VHD been_VBN a_AT0 stranger_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 red-haired_AJ0 fellow_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 swank_NN1 overcoat_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 fur_NN1 collar_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 stranger_NN1 had_VHD pulled_VVN out_AVP a_AT0 bottle_NN1 of_PRF Canadian_AJ0 whiskey_NN1 —_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 real_AJ0 stuff_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Wallace_NP0 said_VVD —_PUN and_CJC poured_VVD a_AT0 toast_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 lightness_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN into_PRP Wallace_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 likely_AJ0 to_TO0 win_VVI the_AT0 next_ORD hand_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP knew_VVD I_PNP would_VM0 ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP did_VDD ._SENT I_PNP knew_VVD I_PNP should_VM0 lose_VVI a_AT0 couple_NN1 of_PRF times_NN2 for_PRP form_NN1 and_CJC get_VVB out_AVP of_PRF there_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 even_AV0 lose_VVI when_CJS I_PNP tried_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 chips_NN2 ,_PUN flocking_VVG around_PRP the_AT0 table_NN1 like_PRP wayward_AJ0 birds_NN2 ,_PUN had_VHD homed_VVN for_PRP him_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ Then_AV0 this_DT0 stranger_NN1 said_VVD ,_PUN was_VBD n't_XX0 I_PNP the_AT0 uncle_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 girl_NN1 who_PNQ delivered_VVD booze_NN1 for_PRP Stanley_NP0 ?_SENT I_PNP said_VVD I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 know_VVI what_DTQ he_PNP was_VBD talking_VVG about_AVP ._SENT He_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN you_PNP 're_VBB Wallace_NP0 Graves_NN2 ,_PUN are_VBB n't_XX0 you_PNP ?_SENT He_PNP knew_VVD Marian_NP0 's_POS name_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Wallace_NP0 paused_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP got_VVD under_PRP my_DPS skin_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP started_VVD thinking_VVG about_PRP Marian_NP0 ,_PUN about_PRP how_AVQ when_CJS you_PNP were_VBD little_AJ0 I_PNP only_AV0 cared_VVD that_CJT you_PNP came_VVD home_AV0 eventually_AV0 and_CJC with_PRP all_DT0 your_DPS limbs_NN2 but_CJC now_AV0 I_PNP 'm_VBB supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 worry_VVI about_PRP her_DPS reputation_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP should_VM0 have_VHI left_VVN ._SENT I_PNP knew_VVD my_DPS luck_NN1 was_VBD gone_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ 
But_CJC he_PNP 'd_VHD stayed_VVN and_CJC lost_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC lost_VVD ,_PUN and_CJC lost_VVD ._SENT Spitefully_AV0 ,_PUN sullenly_AV0 ,_PUN determinedly_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP lost_VVD all_DT0 his_DPS chips_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC several_DT0 IOUs_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 he_PNP 'd_VHD lost_VVN the_AT0 gray_AJ0 Cadillac_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 red-haired_AJ0 stranger_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 fur-collared_AJ0 coat_NN1 won_VVD it_PNP ._SENT The_AT0 car_NN1 was_VBD ancient_AJ0 now_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 last_ORD remnant_NN1 besides_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Great_AJ0 Winning_AJ0 Streak_NN1 of_PRF 1913_CRD ,_PUN kept_VVD running_VVG only_AV0 by_PRP Marian_NP0 's_POS devoted_AJ0 ministrations_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC maybe_AV0 that_DT0 was_VBD why_AVQ he_PNP 'd_VHD allowed_VVN himself_PNX to_TO0 bet_VVI it_PNP :_PUN out_AVP of_PRF vindictiveness_NN1 ,_PUN because_CJS the_AT0 car_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 loss_NN1 Marian_NP0 would_VM0 feel_VVI most_AV0 acutely_AV0 ._SENT Bad_AJ0 luck_NN1 ,_PUN Wallace_NP0 believed_VVD ,_PUN was_VBD no_AV0 more_AV0 than_CJS a_AT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF gloomy_AJ0 mood_NN1 that_CJT welled_VVD from_PRP an_AT0 internal_AJ0 spring_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Marian_NP0 —_PUN the_AT0 way_NN1 Lena_NP0 had_VHD reminded_VVN him_PNP of_PRF her_PNP ,_PUN the_AT0 stranger_NN1 's_POS unsettling_AJ0 mention_NN1 —_PUN was_VBD the_AT0 cause_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS mood_NN1 and_CJC therefore_AV0 of_PRF his_DPS losing_AJ0 streak_NN1 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ no_AT0 money_NN1 for_PRP another_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT He_PNP wiped_VVD his_DPS nose_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS cuff_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Will_VM0 you_PNP tell_VVI her_PNP ?_SENT I_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 go_VVI to_PRP bed_NN1 now_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC you_PNP 'll_VM0 tell_VVI her_PNP ?_SENT "_PUQ 
*_PUN *_PUN *_PUN 
When_CJS Marian_NP0 came_VVD home_AV0 ,_PUN Jamie_NP0 dutifully_AV0 told_VVD her_PNP about_PRP Wallace_NP0 losing_VVG the_AT0 car_NN1 ,_PUN absorbed_VVD her_DPS initial_AJ0 fury_NN1 ,_PUN stopped_VVD her_PNP from_PRP rousting_VVG their_DPS wretched_AJ0 uncle_NN1 out_AVP of_PRF bed_NN1 to_TO0 be_VBI excoriated_VVN ._SENT She_PNP demanded_VVD why_AVQ he_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 angry_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP said_VVD they_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 both_AV0 rage_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ So_AV0 if_CJS I_PNP were_VBD n't_XX0 angry_AJ0 ,_PUN you_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI ?_SENT "_PUQ she_PNP asked_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Maybe_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 know_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
It_PNP was_VBD true_AJ0 they_PNP 'd_VHD always_AV0 been_VBN like_PRP two_CRD adjacent_AJ0 locks_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 canal_NN1 ,_PUN one_PNI opening_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 other_NN1 ,_PUN pouring_VVG off_AVP excess_AJ0 feeling_NN1 ,_PUN seeking_VVG equilibrium_NN1 ,_PUN though_CJS she_PNP was_VBD usually_AV0 the_AT0 lock_NN1 in_PRP danger_NN1 of_PRF overflowing_VVG and_CJC he_PNP the_AT0 one_PNI who_PNQ absorbed_VVD excess_NN1 ,_PUN rose_VVD up_AVP as_CJS she_PNP sank_VVD down_AVP ._SENT People_NN0 thought_VVD being_NN1 twins_NN2 made_VVD them_PNP the_AT0 same_DT0 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP was_VBD balance_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 sameness_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP felt_VVD with_PRP him_PNP ._SENT 
That_DT0 night_NN1 in_PRP their_DPS cots_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 sleeping_AJ0 porch_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP asked_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ Why_AVQ do_VDB you_PNP think_VVI he_PNP gambles_VVZ ?_SENT We_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI fine_AJ0 for_PRP money_NN1 if_CJS only_AV0 he_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI he_PNP means_VVZ to_TO0 ,_PUN "_PUQ came_VVD Jamie_NP0 's_POS voice_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 dark_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 think_VVI he_PNP can_VM0 help_VVI it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 think_VVI it_PNP 'd_VM0 be_VBI so_AV0 hard_AJ0 to_TO0 stop_VVI throwing_VVG your_DPS money_NN1 away_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB he_PNP 's_VBZ after_PRP the_AT0 thrill_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ What_DTQ thrill_NN1 ?_SENT He_PNP never_AV0 wins_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ And_CJC if_CJS he_PNP quits_VVZ he_PNP never_AV0 will_VM0 ,_PUN either_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB he_PNP likes_VVZ to_TO0 hope_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Hope_NP0 should_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI so_AV0 expensive_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ You_PNP know_VVB he_PNP 's_VBZ sorry_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Marian_NP0 's_POS cot_NN1 creaked_VVD as_CJS she_PNP turned_VVD over_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Yes_ITJ ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP even_AV0 cried_VVD a_AT0 little_DT0 when_CJS he_PNP finally_AV0 stopped_VVD hiding_VVG from_PRP me_PNP ._SENT He_PNP kept_VVD saying_VVG he_PNP 'd_VHD gotten_VVN into_PRP a_AT0 tough_AJ0 spot_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ all_DT0 he_PNP 'd_VM0 say_VVI ._SENT He_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 tell_VVI me_PNP who_PNQ 'd_VHD won_VVN the_AT0 car_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 said_VVD a_AT0 stranger_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Does_VDZ n't_XX0 matter_VVI ,_PUN does_VDZ it_PNP ?_SENT Better_AV0 not_XX0 to_TO0 know_VVI ._SENT Maybe_AV0 you_PNP 'll_VM0 see_VVI it_PNP around_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Probably_AV0 not_XX0 ,_PUN because_CJS no_AT0 one_CRD but_CJC me_PNP would_VM0 take_VVI the_AT0 trouble_NN1 to_TO0 keep_VVI it_PNP running_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ 
After_PRP a_AT0 hesitation_NN1 ,_PUN Jamie_NP0 said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 car_NN1 was_VBD Wallace_NP0 's_POS ,_PUN though_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP owned_VVD it_PNP ._SENT He_PNP could_VM0 bet_VVI it_PNP if_CJS he_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ But_CJC he_PNP bet_VVB it_PNP for_PRP nothing_PNI ._SENT For_PRP no_AT0 good_AJ0 reason_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD just_AV0 losing_VVG something_PNI for_PRP the_AT0 sake_NN1 of_PRF losing_VVG it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
*_PUN *_PUN *_PUN 
The_AT0 next_ORD day_NN1 from_PRP her_DPS hiding_AJ0 spots_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 cottage_NN1 she_PNP collected_VVD most_DT0 of_PRF her_DPS flying_AJ0 money_NN1 ,_PUN earned_VVD bottle_NN1 by_PRP bottle_NN1 ,_PUN basket_NN1 by_PRP basket_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC went_VVD into_PRP town_NN1 and_CJC bought_VVD a_AT0 used_AJ0 Ford_NN1 from_PRP a_AT0 mechanic_NN1 she_PNP knew_VVD ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 customer_NN1 of_PRF Stanley_NP0 's_POS ._SENT His_DPS wife_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 lush_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP gave_VVD her_PNP a_AT0 good_AJ0 deal_NN1 ._SENT People_NN0 treated_VVD her_PNP differently_AV0 now_AV0 she_PNP knew_VVD their_DPS secrets_NN2 ._SENT 
She_PNP informed_VVD Wallace_NP0 that_CJT he_PNP could_VM0 drive_VVI the_AT0 Ford_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 U_ZZ0 ,_PUN but_CJC if_CJS he_PNP was_VBD going_VVG out_AVP gambling_VVG or_CJC drinking_VVG he_PNP 'd_VM0 have_VHI to_TO0 walk_VVI or_CJC find_VVI a_AT0 ride_NN1 or_CJC buy_VVB his_DPS own_DT0 damn_AJ0 car_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS he_PNP lied_VVD ,_PUN they_PNP both_AV0 knew_VVD she_PNP 'd_VM0 find_VVI out_AVP ._SENT And_CJC she_PNP told_VVD him_PNP she_PNP would_VM0 only_AV0 pay_VVI three_CRD dollars_NN2 a_AT0 week_NN1 in_PRP room_NN1 and_CJC board_NN1 now_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 rest_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI his_DPS rent_NN1 on_PRP her_DPS car_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 sadness_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 cottage_NN1 ,_PUN an_AT0 emptied_AJ0 treasure_NN1 box_NN1 ,_PUN outweighed_VVD the_AT0 pleasure_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 jaunty_AJ0 black_AJ0 Ford_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS own_DT0 wheeled_AJ0 and_CJC engined_AJ0 thing_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP the_AT0 bright_AJ0 side_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS debt_NN1 to_PRP Wallace_NP0 seemed_VVD eased_VVN slightly_AV0 ,_PUN made_VVD bearable_AJ0 ._SENT She_PNP and_CJC Jamie_NP0 might_VM0 have_VHI been_VBN foisted_VVN on_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC Wallace_NP0 had_VHD a_AT0 way_NN1 of_PRF acquiring_VVG burdens_NN2 for_PRP himself_PNX ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT Without_PRP the_AT0 twins_NN2 around_AVP ,_PUN he_PNP might_VM0 have_VHI ruined_VVN himself_PNX long_AV0 ago_AV0 ._SENT Perhaps_AV0 they_PNP had_VHD kept_VVN him_PNP just_AV0 far_AV0 enough_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 precipice_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 model_NN1 airplanes_NN2 hanging_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 cottage_NN1 had_VHD come_VVN to_TO0 seem_VVI forlorn_AJ0 :_PUN the_AT0 tender_AJ0 relics_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 child_NN1 's_POS fantasy_NN1 ._SENT Flight_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 reason_NN1 for_PRP all_DT0 her_DPS labor_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD almost_AV0 forgotten_VVN as_CJS she_PNP worked_VVD to_TO0 make_VVI back_AVP what_DTQ had_VHD been_VBN spent_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 money_NN1 was_VBD slow_AJ0 in_PRP returning_VVG ._SENT Mr._NP0 Stanley_NP0 's_POS business_NN1 had_VHD stagnated_VVN ._SENT 
