The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-13

kitchen, opened abruptly, and black
Suzanne stood before him, quiverine
with repressed excitement lis you
heard the nows!"
"What news?'
He turned upon her in irritation. Her
low, intense voice had snapped IN twain
/ the golden thread of blessed reverie.
Cup to the big house everything turn
upside down Mars Adr'e hurt Ole
marster goin to him. lie goin to run the
| folks and the stock back from the river
befo' he start Folk ben packin up ev,
er since dark. Only the ole folks and the
cripplos goin 10 be lief in the quarters.
The men and the boys is goin first wild the
carriage horses and the work stock
They gettin ready to start soon as day
break. "
"For where?"
"Way over ON the Lakelock place.
Marster say if freedom can fin 'em there
he'll give up. These is queer times
sho'.
"Who goes with them?'
"Ole Ebon Martin and your brother
Charlie. They done pick out the prim
es' ones in the lot for to go. That boy
looks finer for his bed. -
Hold your CAB, Suzanne Send vi.
ney here and tell her TO fetch my va
lise. -
The shadow of a black cloud fitted
across SuZanne's grave face She made
no motion to carry out his orders, just
stood still, lacing her long, pallid fin
gers in and out, out and in
"Well?' savagely from Strong.
''Is you a-goin?"
Eyes -
"And her-your sweetheart, nOdding
toward the room suddenly converted in.
to guest chamber.
"Suzanne, do as / tell you.
There was new air of self assertion
about him. 1t was as if he had sudden
ly come into recognition of self emit
tied to some respect. Suzanne turned
and left the room puzzled and awed
By the time Whey arrived, amazed hut
deliberate. he was sealing the envelope
which inclosed his hastily written ex.
PLANTATION to Miss Colyer
He looked up as his old nurse, pant.
ing with the unusual excitement of this
midnight demand Oh her energies, came
to a halt by his table.
''W ats this yer foolishness hears
from Suzanne? She says you goin out
with the folks
II am going out with father and
Charlie -
"Then you is Soin into trouble, that's
all l got to say Hi, wat you think
black folks is studyin about to let they
sef1s be druv outer reach NV freedom
wen it's knockin at de do? Times is
gone by when ole Eben Martin and one of
his boys, nor two of 'enl, nor the whole
lot, kin drive mOre'n 100 black folks
plum back inter the swamp, lax so
many head er cattle. Folks is folks now,
Strong Martin, and you kin climb yon
cliff and go tell ole Eben Martin that ole
Whey say so. q"
Father is simply carrying out Gov
emor Strong's orders. And l am gong
TO assist him TO do so.
"All right. He'll need YOU ole Eben
Martin will. He'll need all the help
you aud lot mo- lax you kin give
him.
The look which accompanied these
words was so sinister that Strong search.
cd the old crone's face anxiously
What do you mean, Whey? Speak
palmer, old woman.
Il done said all got to say Iwouldn
a-said that much if you wasn't goin
long. l cant seem to fOrgit somehow
that nussed you and my Suzanne at the
same time, and wen you was a little
chap you always call me nanny same
AS her. Don't go, son That all ask. +"
Put all of my clothes in my valise.
Whey. And see here. DO your best by
those ladies in there until they get
away. They will go after breakfast As
for you-take all there is in the pantry
I've nothing else to bequeath you.
The faintest streak of light was
Frightening the gray eastern skies when. |
with his valise i'm his hand, Strong open.
ed the front door of his cabin and began
he tOilsome ascent of the cliff on foot.