If you observe the world carefully, you come to accept any kind of surprise from anyone. The inner life of others remains a mystery. Good and serious writers, however, often make it their business to put their inner lives on the table, disguised as fiction. To a degree, this may decrease the explosive possibilities of their secrets.
Prep school president commits suicide
ATLANTA - The popular president of one of Atlanta's most prestigious prep schools gave a rousing talk to the faculty about the new year. Hours later, he apparently jumped to his death from the eighth floor of a hotel.
Harry C. Payne, 60, left behind short letters to his family and the board chairman of the Woodward Academy. But friends and colleagues were still baffled by the suicide of the highly accomplished and ordinarily upbeat man. Nancy McIntire, who was Payne's administrative assistant at Williams, said she never detected depression in him.
"Absolutely mysterious," she said of his death. "He was a wonderful boss. I liked working with him a lot. He was very accessible. He had a wonderful sense of humor. And he was very, very smart."
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