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                Remorseless? Not a bit of it, no matter
                  what they say! Here's the genuine,
                  inside, light-hearted story of----

                            DEATH AND TAXES

                           by H. A. HARTZELL

           [Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
                Worlds of If Science Fiction, May 1962.
         Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
         the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]


"It's a crime, Your Honor," said the young man with the dreamy eyes and
paint-smeared sport-shirt. "The Council not only proposes tearing down
this picturesque landmark, but would thereby destroy the home of our
only local ghost."

"Really, Mr. Masterson!" The mayor smiled to show he knew Jerry
Masterson was only kidding, then brandished a State Highway Commission
report recommending