The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1920-04-08
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fully slow. in spite q ~ p-e'el-e a. .
steady vC-a and '1e fact tAat my +.
thoughts were continuously occupied. .
4 cautious whisper, sounding almost
g. --7 very ear. caused re 90 glance
-- quickly. startled ~ the unexpected
sound 7 could perceive rc'h.lg, al
.----- 7 instantly fe., convinced that
whispering voice had issued from BE-
tween the narrow Stats defending 'he
snail s.c-e-cou window. no one was
r. SIGH. along he deck. end the rog
7 va. welding hung .-7 ll my hand.
.-vt5 was s. that su0seF l ven
.---s ,te words barely audible.
aAh 5.5-.ae prisoner 10 the state
rom. Have both those men goleT
yes: am here alone. You are
zo-z-i You ere Rene Bel1ca.ret
-Er. All a- not her; but All Eno"
zte- Rene Beaucalre is.'
-Ys- E1ovl Tel ne FIRST who you
are
Elsie Clark. Al am mulatto, a
= Tree reg-esz. Al bin he,pin' Aassa
S.--s an cookin fer him. Yer
know zhu; 1t WIS vhut happened
down tharT
Il know part Of H. at least-that
sh-unk has been killed. was at
Sa-rk's cabin and found the bodies.
. Tel me exactly what occurred there
-Whur's yer nameT
Steven KNOX; an soldier. Rene
nus, have told you about me-
No. sah; she never done tor me
n--r.l. Al didn't much morn see
1z- e-yhow. fur IS thet goes"
Not see her Then she is not con
s-e5 there with your
aTiv re? Oar sln't nobody con
@-@5 yer wlv re. An Just amt set
=y=s on nobody since All done got on
----E. 'ce-t DE- cook. All reckon dem
white men l.- fer ter tote NE soute.
--. sell ne FER q slave; de-'s why Abs
locked -- ye-z dis wsv. Bu. An sure
does know vhar dis yer Rene Beau.
-z-= WIS
-The-e:~
-waL sab II WIS bout Ike dis:
L--z r1-. three O'Clock IN de uau.
mig OF BIZ Skies cum up frum ue
lower p,-. a-drlvia' his kiyered wag-
Oh. en- made Nessa Sh-unk git uD out
- te5 te- Ter gi- him auOdder team O.
tczS=s. Den tey done routed me Up
r. -e- hustle Up sum grub
"S.ez; who was SlkesE7
"Ha lives down ~ de lower pike
, sab: he's an at0lluon.s-, sab"
"Oh, I see; he and Shrunk worked
. together. He helped with the runaway
slaves"
Yes, sab. Abs bin called up thet
. way afore. So An Just natlarIy wen
ter work Cookin' an purity soon dey
2 all or EN- cum straggl.n' ia ter d.
? cabin fer ter eat Oar was four o.
g EN-, sab" her voice q husky whisper
BILL Skies, tot!n' q gun In his han.
T. free Niger whut Gey called Pete, an
: two wiuuin. De bigger one was
3. quadroon, maybe bout forty years ol
- an De odder she want much morer
= G gal; an dar want nuthln' oY de mig
q ger bout her, 'cept It mought be d
2 hair, an de eyes-dem was sure blac
? 'uough."
z You learned who they wereE"
9 Course An did. Skies he 'splalne
d all bout EN- ter Massa Shrunk. an A
+ heerd whut he sed. All was a waitr
? on EN-. We all ov Us helped fer te
z put EN- IN de wagon, hid undeh a lot
$ truck. an den Skies he done drove 'eI
2, ont thro' de bluffs. All done wake
?, VIII de gal, an she tor NOR bout he
u self, an whar she cum frum; an d.
II wus her name, sah.'
n "Her uame7 What namef"
p Rene Beaucaire; de quadroon Won
Is an. she wus her mother"
RI I could scarcely voice my surprls
le the quick throbbing OF my heart threa
Sc ening to choke me.
e. "She claimed that name7 She actua
s. ly told you she was Rene Beaucaire'
"She sure did. Why7 Want tn
ly her manner
1y Il do not know" confessed. ape
y haps ! shall understand better, II yC
he 90 on. What happened after III,
T. leftT"
er why, we Just went back ter be
n an long bout daylight, l reckon. su
he fellars cum ashore of a steamboat, q
ed done broke inter de house. We new
IFS done heerd 'em tin dey bust in de dor
he One oh dem he knocked me down. a
n. den All saw MaSsa Shrunk Kill on
M afore dey got him. All don't kno
,r, Just whut did cum ob de free nigge
ch All reckon maybe he run away. Dar
10 a fellar on board yere whut Kill,
Is MnsSa Shrunk: an he's de S0ma oi