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impossible and the country headed for disaster what with all the new law enforcement officers about. And so. . . he had, as he so often did, slipped away one dark night.

A letter had arrived some weeks later. . . From Boston! Mary hoped he found happiness there. For he, too, had been touched by darkness, just as her husband had been. It would be wonderful if, like Heath, he could find a touch of joy in this world.

The road would be long. It would likely never end. . . But she and her husband would walk it together. And together, they would raise a light to shine in the darkness.

And she could not have hoped for anything more.

When he turned to her, Heath’s eyes lit with joy.

Joy for his family.

And she was so grateful for that bold voice that had whispered in her heart to never let him go. She never would. And nor would he.

And that made all the difference.

THE END

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