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A coffin ordered by a dying man seems to bring him a remarkable recovery. As the story spreads through a small town, the strange object becomes tangled with another man’s hopes of inheriting his wealthy uncle’s money.
The narrator’s practical interests and the town’s superstitions give C. B. Gilford’s tale its uneasy humor. The complete story follows the coffin’s changing ownership and the consequences of trying to profit from its reputation. It first appeared in the August 1957 Tales of the Frightened.