Semi-weekly herald., 1911-05-22

sound the girl looked up. seeing clear
ly ths goodnatured faoe Of the nsGrs. |
"Yo' don't nsbbsr need CRY, Missus."
he said soberly. so long - Aasaa
Jack done greed to look after yo'.~
"Have-haye you known him longr'
Has I knowed him long. honsy : |
Ebber sence befo' do wah. Why I |
done knowed Massa Jack whom he
want more'n dat high. LAwd, hs shs' |
was lively youngstsr. but mighty |
good hearted to us nisEers."
She hssitsted to question . servant !
and yet felt she must uncover the,
truth.
Who IL hsf 10 he all he oisims -
be-s Virginia gentlsmAnf"
All the loyalty and pride Of slavery
days WAS In Neb.
He sho' am. Missus, dAr amt nuth-
In higher in OIL Virginia dan d
ksiths. Dsy amt got much money
ssnce the Yankees come down daF,
but dsy's quality folks Jest de- sams.,
was done born on Dc ol' Oo'nslr
plantation, and reck'n dar want No
nner man sbbsr libed. He was done
killed In de wah. An Massa Jack hol
was q captain; he rode on hossbank,,
an Lawdy, but he did look sorumpta-
Gus whom he irst got his uniform He
done fought all through de wsh, an
dsy say Ginral Lee done shook hanAa
wid him. an said how proud he wad
ter know him. You kin sutt'nly ~ -
Massa Jack. Missus."
The nsgro's voice had scarcely oeGD-
cd when Keith came In again. elsshs
the door securely behind him.
"All quiet outside" he annouAesAs
speaking with new confidence. r
wanted to get an understanding Of the |
surrounding In case Of smsrgsay,.
questioning Of the brown ayes gravslH
upliftsd to his face. ri see there III
quite corral At the lower end Of this
island. safely hidden behind the trtnD
OF cottonwoods. And q log stAbh
back Of the house. IL the creek 1osdr
able both waysr
II think 70; the man who bseaghtl
me here rode away south"
And are you going TO trust ysu.
self to my carer" !
She came around the table with
hands extended. He took them tnta
his grasp. looking down into her syss.
-Yes." she said softly. II am COINS
TO trust you. Captain Keith"
He laughed
Captain. hey? You must have hssa
talking with that black rascal thars.~
The swift color flooded her face, but
her hands remained imprisoned.
II Just dene tor her who Dc Keith
was down In OIL Virginia. sah." burst
In Neb Indignantly. Il sho' don't
want nobody to think 70 trapsiA1
round wild any low white trash
The gray eyes and the brown. gas-
ing into one another. smiled with IN
derstandinE.
"Oh. WE'LL" Keith Acknowledged.
genially, ~ cannot say I am sorry
you know something Of my pest -
some source Of pride to have . past -
remember. But now about the Drss-
ent. We're not much protsctisa -
any one. the way we're fixed. ~ ~
are unarmed."
There is a big revolver hanging IN
. holster In the other room." she aAr
swsred, land q short, sawsdoR gun
Of some kind. but don't know ahea6
ammunition"
May We invsstigatef''
Most osrtsinly." and abe threw
open tho intervening door. A. IL
two stepped into the other apaTtnsnt
she held Tie lamp IN aid ol ~
searcn. -rnere u the revolver On shs
wall. and the gun II in the opposite
corner. Isn't II strange you should
b out in this country without srmss'
Keith slapos1 up. the rsvetvsr IN
his Aands. TIE radiance of the Light
was full upon her face. revealing tAs
clsarnsss Of her skin, the dark sAaA-
sws Of her lashss. TAars was he
fAantest tings Of suspicion t. ~ Onoe-
ton, but he answered easily.
I'VE leo Carson m semetAin1 es .
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