Mildred, the church gossip and self-appointed arbitrator
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 in front of the town's only bar one afternoon.
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.
