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the sports editor wanted to write something about it.

"When I had called my place of employment earlier, my boss refused to talk to me but the secretary advised that my check would be forwarded." Tom told Cole.

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"The whole town's gone crazy with hate and you're just going to have to take it, "answered Cole. The kids who had jumped Tom were celebrities The story of how they bravely fought off the child molestor made good press, therefore it was taken up by the other newspapers in the surrounding area, each adding a little more for the reader's enjoyment. Tom wasn't in for a trial, but a crucification.

Tom was lost in his thoughts when Cole said goodby. Gloria had brought in some coffee and sandwiches. He couldn't eat but the coffee hit the spot. She had been wonderful from the very start. The first night Tom stayed, she listened attentively as he explained his reasons for dress- ing, and she said that she understood.

Gloria had sent the boys away to stay with their grandmother because things might get nasty once people found out where Tom was staying. "Was this the real reason?" thought Tom "Or does she want to make sure I don't molest them. 11 Tom cursed himself for being so damned paranoid. These people are the only friends he had left in the world and now he was beginning to distrust them. He wondered if he would last until the trial.

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"My name is Leonard Cole." he said as he stood on the front porch of a run down brick house. "I'm looking for Albert Leone."

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