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It was burning a hole in my pocket. Actually, the dress I had on didn’t have a pocket, so I clutched a hankie in my hand. That hankie had a quarter tied in its corner. I am not sure how I managed to have any money at all. Mom and Dad did not give out money willy nilly. I may have gotten it from Uncle Clarence. He was a kind and friendly neighbor who was more generous than Dad.

Mom was doing her trading at Marshall’s Grocery, and I was getting impatient. None of us got out much and Mom ha...