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ocked　me　over　yesterday。〃

〃I　have　to　go。〃

〃I'll　just　step　out　the　door　a　minute。〃

〃And　you're　all　right？〃　I　asked　outside。

〃Yes；　darling。　Are　you　ing　to…night？〃

〃No。　I'm　leaving　now　for　a　show　up　above　Plava。〃

〃A　show？〃

〃I　don't　think　it's　anything。〃

〃And　you'll　be　back？〃

〃To…morrow。〃

She　was　unclasping　something　from　her　neck。　She　put　it　in　my　hand。　〃It's　a　Saint　Anthony；〃　she　said。　〃And　e　to…morrow　night。〃

〃You're　not　a　Catholic；　are　you？〃

〃No。　But　they　say　a　Saint　Anthony's　very　useful。〃

〃I'll　take　care　of　him　for　you。　Good…by。〃

〃No；〃　she　said；　〃not　good…by。〃

〃All　right。〃

〃Be　a　good　boy　and　be　careful。　No；　you　can't　kiss　me　here。　You　can't。〃

〃All　right。〃

I　looked　back　and　saw　her　standing　on　the　steps。　She　waved　and　I　kissed　my　hand　and　held　it　out。　She　waved　again　and　then　I　was　out　of　the　driveway　and　climbing　up　into　the　seat　of　the　ambulance　and　we　started。　The　Saint　Anthony　was　in　a　little　white　metal　capsule。　I　opened　the　capsule　and　spilled　him　out　into　my　hand。

〃Saint　Anthony？〃　asked　the　driver。

〃Yes。〃

〃I　have　one。〃　His　right　hand　left　the　wheel　and　opened　a　button　on　his　tunic　and　pulled　it　out　from　under　his　shirt。

〃See？〃

I　put　my　Saint　Anthony　back　in　the　capsule；　spilled　the　thin　gold　chain　together　and　put　it　all　in　my　breast　pocket。

〃You　don't　wear　him？〃

〃No。〃

〃It's　better　to　wear