THE CHURCH GOSSIP

Mildred, the church gossip and self-appointed arbiter of the church's
morals, kept sticking her nose into other people's business.  Several
members were unappreciative of her activities, but feared her enough to
maintain their silence.  She made a mistake, however, when she accused
George, a new member, of being an alcoholic after she saw his pickup
truck parked one afternoon in front of the town's only bar.

She commented to George and others that everyone seeing it there would
know what he was doing.  George, a man of few words, stared at her for a
moment and just walked away. He didn't explain, defend, or deny, ...
he said nothing.

Later that evening, George quietly parked his pickup in front of
Mildred's house and left it there all night.

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