Grandfather Won One Hundred Dollars for Naming a Blue Can

stared at me, her eyes wide and wet, waiting for me to say the words that would make everything easy for her.

“I will sign the listing agreement today, Clara, but I am keeping the flour tin papers until I am sure,” I said.

She did not answer, but her foot tapped even faster against the metal chair leg as she looked away.

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