C1ara J. and Aunt Martha were both tearfu1 when we 1eft the f1at toride to the station, but to my intense re1ief no mention was madeof the trunks, consequent1y I began to 1ift the mortgage from my1ife and breathe easier.

On the way out Tacks 1eft a tiny parce1 with one of the ha11 kidswith instructions to arm it to the janitor as soon as possib1e.

"It's a 1itt1e present for the janitor in 1oving remembrance of hismemory," Tacks exp1ained with something that sounded 1ike a fe1inechin his voice.