Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1919-10-31


nj his nartv oonid learn what had oc-
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,,,,a r,rs+ now foca tba consequences
A. von sor II ls +rno we botb ol1-o
bove rooyon 70 foor tho law If courht
rH-hs i nm, onlv racon~so win Won
ro ,rf+, rnaq Win Won trrs+ ne?p
o4o-ao with vou7 Whereof
orfrs+ across tba river into Illinois:
tbcra is no possible safety here. In .
vav vour danger is even more serl- /
o-s tban mine 7 have nor been seen
even Kirhv had no glimpsa of nv
fara--ard MIGHT never he identified |
with fine death Of This man. But YOU
will become q fugitive slave and could
be hunted down anywhere this side
of Canada"
Then being with me would add to
your danger"
whether it will or not counts Moth
Ing; I shall never let you go alone"
She pressed the palms of both her
hands against her forehead as though
In q motion of utter bewilderment,
"Oh, I cannot seem to realize,' she
exclaimed. Everything is like
dream TO me-impossiOle in its horror.
This situation is so terriblei it has
come upon me 50 suddenly 1 cannot
decide; / cannot even comprehend
what my duty is. You urge me to 60
away with you-alone"
"T do; there is no other way left,
You cannot remain here in the hands
Of these men; the result Of such a step
is too terrible to even contemplate.
There are no means Of determining
whore the others are-Delia and Miss
Eloise Perhaps they have had warm
ing and fed already" l urged desper-
atoly
Her eyes were staring down at
Kirby's body.
Look. he-he is not dead" she
sobbed excitedly. did you see then
one of his limbs moved. and---and-
why, he is beginning to gasp for
breath"
"Al the more reason why we should
decide at once. If the fellow regalns
consciousness and lives, our danger
will be all the greater"
dyes he would he merciless." her
Inns parted, her ewes eloquent of dis
gust and horror as she suddenly lifted
them TO my face. d must not for
get that II belong to him; I am his
slave; he-he, that hideous thing
there. can do anything he wishes Will
me-the law says he can" The inllg
nant color mounted into her face. He
can sell me, or use me, or rent me
l am his chattel. Good God think Of
1t! Why. I am as white as he is, bet
ter educated, accustomed to every
care brought up to believe myself
rich and happy-and now I belong tc
him: he owns ne. body and soul" She
paused suddenly. assailed by q new
thought a fresh consideration. Us
So is it the law that these men car
take possession of nothing here unit
after Eloise has been found and thei
papers served upon herr"
sYes. 7 believe it is" l said. ssh
Is tba legal beiress of Judge Beau
caire. fine estate is hers bv inheri
tonce as I am told there was no will
All this oropery. including the slaves
wonld legally remain in her possession
= until nronor stems had been taken b
others. Serving of the papers woul
! be necessary. There is no doubt q
+. TO that"
She drew a deep breath and steppe
toward me. gazing straight into m
j.. face
~ belIavp IN Won" she said firmI,
), "And 7 trrs+ Won you look like re,
!. man yor +ell mo Won serve in th
o armv-an oficer?"
+ "S ieutenbn+ Of infantry"
:, ebo hold ont her hand and nv ow
i closed over IT, the firm. warm elias
n Of her fingers sending n strange thri
q tbrorcb nv whole bodv. An install
n sbo looked diroc+lv into NV ewes dow
, into tbo very souI Of me- and what
i. read in the depths of her brown ORR