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“Oh,” he said, “it wouldn’t be listed under

my name, it would be listed under hers. I

always write the checks to her, and then she

pays what she owes. That teaches a child

responsibility, you know.”

“Okay,” Deanne asked, “what is your

daughter’s name?”

Deanne brought up the list of those owing

tuition, but she did not find any name matching

what the man had given her for his daughter.

Deanne informed him of that.

He seemed quite relieved. “You know,”

he laughed, “I was sure I had paid it, yet she

told me I needed to send her a check for the

whole amount because I hadn’t. I am always

very careful to make sure I keep up on the bills

she says I owe. I just couldn’t imagine that I

had let something like tuition get clear to the

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