Mildred, the church gossip, and self-appointed monitor of the church's morals, she kept sticking her nose into other people's business. Several members did not approve of her extra curricular activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence.
She made a mistake, however, when she accused Martin, a new member, of being an alcoholic after she saw his old pick-up parked in front of the town's only bar one afternoon.
She emphatically told Martin (and several others) that everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing.
Martin, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and just turned and walked away. He didn't explain, defend, or deny. He said nothing.
Later that evening, Martin quietly parked his pick-up in front of Mildred's house....... walked home ............
You gotta love Martin.
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