Atticus scomes home early while the lady clad dinner is still in progress and calls calpurnia and Scout into the kitchen. Atticus says that Tom was killed at the prison and needs Cal and Him to go the his wifes home to tell them about what had happened. Apparently, Tom was at the workoput part of the day at prison, and simply shot and ran for the fence, and was shot by prison guards far off. Scout goes back to the relief society with a cheap smile on her face.

If any momentin reading has ever shocked me, this was it. I was rteally hoping tom would get out and see hjis fmaily, and nw its a totally different story. I just wonder what bob ewell does about al lof this.

-ME