The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-06-11
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No. sub. She come fom Hells-
Half-Acre"
What's that?"
Oats dat ornery passle o. folks
yondah on de Dome" explained I'm
Gle Jefferson. "Dey's been dab longs
All kin recommembah-jes' er ram
shackle lot o. shifless po'-white trash
whut git erlong anyways t all"
That's interesting" said Valiant.
$50 Rickey belonged there?"
"Yas, sub; nebbah d a-come down
heah 'cep'in' TO Mis- Shirley. She de
one whut fotch de iii gal outen dat
place, en- put huh wild Mis- Matte Sue,
three yeah ergo"
A sudden color came into John Va
liant's cheeks. Tell me about II.
His voice vibrated eagerly.
We'll, suh," continued Uncle Jener
son. '-iey was one o. dem low-down
HelTs-Half-Acrers, name Greet King,
whut call heseT de mayah OBJ de
Dome, en- he went on de rampage one
day. en- took ahtah his wife. She was
er po' sickly CONAN, wild er III gal
five yeah OIL by er fust husban'. He
| done beat huh heap O. times befo', but
dis time he beun' ter finish huh. All
reck'n he was too drunk TO dat, en-
she got erway en- run down heah. 1t
was wintah time en- dah's snow on de
grcun'. Dah's er road fom de Dome
| dat hits de Red Road clost' ter Rose
wood-dat ar's de cambridge place
| en- she come dah. Reck'n she wuz 81
pitifulIookin' obstacle. 'Peahs lax
she done put de Ill gal up in de
cabin lof' en- hid de laddah, en- she
mos crazy TO feah Greet git huh. She
ler he huntin' TO de young 'un when
she run erway. Dey was on'y MIS-
Judith en- Mis- Shirley en- de gal EN-
line at Rosewood. Well. sub, deJ
want no time ter SEN To- men. Whu'
yo' reck'n Mis- Shirley do? She ain
afeahd O. muffin on dis yerf, en- she
only sebenteen yeah Of den, too. She
don tell Mis- Judith-no, sub! She
run out ter de stable en- saddle hui
I boss, en- she gallop up dat road tel
HeN's. HalfAcre LAX er shot outen el
shovel"
Valiant brought his hands together
sharply. "Yes. yes" he said. ANT
vhen?"
"When she come ter Greet King''
cabin, he done foun' de laddah, en- ON
er he foots was on de rung. He hat
or ak in he ham. De po' III gal wal
Spsepin' down tlooo' de cracks o d.
fo'. en- pray1n' de bestes' she know
how. She say arterwuhds dat sh'
reck,n de Good La%d sem er angel
ITO Mis' Shirley were all In white
she didn' stop ter change huh close
She didn' say muffin, Mis- shirle'
,didn'. She on'y lay huh han on cree
Kings ahm, en- he look at huh face
en- he drop he AZ en- so. Den sh
clunb de laddah en- fotch de chill
down In huh aims en- take huh ON O.
hoss On come back. Dat de way 9
happen, suh." ,,,
"And Hickey was that little child!
''Yas, sub, she sho' was. In d
mawnin' er posse done rae up te
HelPa.HaaE-Acre n en- take Greet Kin
lin. De majah he argyfy de case fe
de State, en- when he done git tnoo
dey mos put de tow erOnn' King
nek In de ce'ot room. He done &c
six yeah, en- ct mos broke de ma3ah'
ha,at dat dey couldn' give him n
mo-. He wuz certn'y er bad aig' da
Greet wuz. Dey say he done swa
he gwineter do up de majah when b
git out"
Such was the story which Uncl
Jefferson told, standing in the doc
: way. When his shuffling step had r.
E treated, Valiant went to the table an
; picked up a slim tooled volume thf
, lay there. It was Lucille" which b
had found in the hall the night OF n
arrival. He opened it to a page Wher
pressed and wrinkled but still retail
ing its bright red pigment, lay Wh'
had been a rose.
He stood looking at it abstractedl
his nostrils widening to its crushe
4 spicy scent, then closed it and slippe
it into his pocket.