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ten there, hut she knew Mark had been
captured, and it was fair to suppose
that he was at or near Chattanooga.
"Waal," she said, "y' niggers he7
passed this ter me; reckon y ken pass
me back; I'll go 'th y. Air y hungry"
'I'ze rid since one o'clock dis maWn-
in.''
"Waal, take yer horse round ter the
barn fur a feed, and then come IN
hyar."
The darky showed his white teeth
and did as he was hidden. When he
came in Souri, placed something to eat
before him, and then went in to in
form her mother Of what had happen
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NAV" she said, "Jakey's TUX
"La sakes!" exclaimed the mother
with a scream. "Air they goen ter
hang him?'
"Don't know. The sojers tux, too.
Reckon they'll hang him, sarten."
How'd y know?"
Souri, told her about giving Mark the
handkerchief and its return lin de
cause oh fredum."
"What shall we do?" moaned the
mother. rocking in concert with her
feelings.
I'm goen ter Chattanoogy ter find
out"
They'll hang 3. too" whined Mrs.
Slack.
Reckon not. I mought find way
ter git Jakey outen jail.''
"'N tn sojer too"
"Mebbe"
"Air y goen jests = air?'
Souri, thought awhile without reply
ing. She would 60 with the colored
boy Of course. He could show her the
way, and she might pass for some
relative. But that would not do: She
was white, and the boy was black.
WHY not darken her face? The idea
was a good one.
"Maw," she said, I'm a-goen out ter
find some berries to make me mer-
latter" and before her mother could
reply she was off. When she returned
the negro boy had finished his break
fast. She told him that she would be
ready to go back with him in half an
hour. While she was talking to him
he fell asleep.
It was about four o'clock in the after
noon when Souri, awakened the boy.
Seeing a mulatto girl standing by him
in an old calico dress and a sunbonnet
on her head he was astonished-
"Who yo?'' he asked.
"Don't y know me?"
'Sho nuffr'
''What's yer name?"
Julius"
"What's yer t'other name%
"Ain't got none!'
'T'm goen with y t. where y started
from: then I reckon I'll have ter 60 on
alone"
"Ole man dar; he tote y furder."
"Waal. come along. Eat a snack n
then We'll co.
When julius had eaten his i'll they
mounted the horse, the girl sitting
straddled behind him. Souri,, in COM
mon calico dress and very large sun
bonnet, looked for all the world like
negro girl. julius took her over hills
innumerable, and at midnight drew
rein near a large plantation. There
they both got down, and julius, who
had surreptitiously taken neSof his
masters horses, returned it to the sta
BILE. Then he led the way to a row OF
negro cabins. Going to one OF them
he knocked on the door. 1t was opened
by the negro with whom Mark and
Jakey had staid on the creek between
the Fains' and Chattanooga.
"Dis de gal" said julius.
"Goen to Chattanooga asked the
old man.
Reckon"
81 show yo' de way. Go righ' off,"
"Yas"
"Hab t. foot hit. Amt got no horse"
81 can do hit
The negro was evidently ready and
expecting them, for without going back
into the cabin he led the way eastward.
Souri, tramped in his company the
rest Of the night, and at daybreak they
were at his cabin on the creek. There
she took a few hours, rest, and after
the sun was up ate breakfast which
the old man prepare for her. After
this he set out to S w her the way
to Chattanooga. He asked ques-
tons. All he knew was that his efforts
were in "de cause oh fredum," and
that was quite enough. The old Wo-
man who had brought him the hand
kerchief had told him where her cabin
vas in Chattanooga, and he seemed to
understand that he was to guide Souri,
there.
They crossed the river by the regu-
lar ferry, having no trouble in dong
so, for citizens and negroes wer, pass
tnc all the while About ten clock
in the morning they reached the CABIN