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ee may have his doubts； but McGee doesn't matter。 Cribus is the only one who can reopen the case； and Cribus doesn't want to mess with what he thinks of as a happy ending … 'it was a nigger〃 thinks he； 'and not one of our'n in any case。 Beautiful。 I'll go up there to Cold Mountain； have me a steak and a draft beer at Ma's； then watch him fry； and there's an end to it； 〃
Janice listened to all this with a mounting expression of horror on her face； then turned to me。 〃But McGee believes it； doesn't he； Paul？ I could see it on your face。 Deputy McGee knows he arrested the wrong man。 Won't he stand up to the Sheriff？〃
〃All he can do by standing up to him is lose his job〃； I said。 〃Yes； I think that in his heart he knows it was Wharton。 But what he says to himself is that； if he keeps his mouth shut and plays the game until Cribus either retires or eats himself to death； he gets the job。 And things will be different then。 That's what he tells himself to get to sleep； I imagine。 And he's probably not so much different than Homer about one thing。 He'll tell himself； 'After all； it's only a Negro。 It's not like they're going to burn a white man for it。； 〃
〃Then you'll have to go to them〃； Janice said； and my heart turned cold at the decisive； no…doubt…about…it tone of her voice。 〃Go and tell them what you found out。〃
〃And how should we tell them we found it out； Jan？〃 Brutal asked her in that same low voice。
〃Should we tell them about how Wharton gr
