heblongtodesdatietoheahboutitpootysoon,soiupsensettlesdetroublebytellinuhedontblongtononeuvubuttoyouen;eniastfdeygans
propaty,engitahidnforitdeniginencentsapiece,endeyuzghtyerafsudealongenke
ie,deseniggersis,eneveri
todofuridoanhavetoastjacksa
goodnigger,enpootysrt”
”yes,heisheaintevertoldyouetoe,and
hedshoealotofoccasinsifanythinghappensheaintxedupinithecansayheneverseenustogether,anditllbethetruth”
idontuchaboutthenextdayireckonillcutit
prettyshortidaotuoverandgo
tosleepagaintobeanybody
stirringthatusualnextinoticedthatbuckwasupandgonesup,aairsnobodyaround;
everythingasstillasausejustthesaoutsidethinksi,doesitandoesayjack,andsays:
”sitallabout”
sayshe:
”dontyouknoarsjawge”
”no,”saysi,”idont”
”isssophiasrunoffdeedshehassherunoffindenightsotinobodydontknoarriedto
datyounghaeyshepherdson,youknode
falyfounitoutbouthalfanhouragoybealittleenitellyoudeyelossichanotherhurryinupgunsenhossesyouneverseedeenfolkshasgonefortostirupderelations,enolerssaulendeboystuckdeygunsenrodeupderiverroadfortotrytoketanenkillhiohekingitacrostderiverightyrough
tis”
”buckeup”
”arsbuck
heloadeduphisgunenloeashepherdsonor
bustdah,ireckn,enyoubetyouhell
fetchoneefhegitsachanst”
itookuptheriverroadashardasiuldputbyandbyibegintoheargunsagoodeinsightofthelogstoreandtheboatslandsihetreesand
brushtilligottoagoodplace,andthenicluupintotheforksofattonhatofreach,andchedtherewasawoodrankfourfoothighalittleofthetree,andfirstiwasgoingtohidebehindthat;butybeit
thereencavortingaroundontheirhorsesintheopenplacebeforethelogstore,cussingandyelling,andtryingtogetataupleofyoungchapsthathehe
steaoatlanding;buttheyuldnteiteverytioneofthebr >shoselfontheriversideoftheshotatthetwo
boystingbacktobackbehindthepile,sotheyuldchbothways
byandbythenstoppedcavortingaroundandyellingtheystartedridingtohestore;thenupgetsoneoftheboys,draeadybeadovertheoutofhissaddleall
thenjuedoffoftheirhorsesandgrabbedthehurtoneandstartedtoinutethetartedonthe
runtheygothalfennoticed
thenthenseetheandjuedontheirhorsesandtookoutafterthetheygainedontheboys,butitdidntdonogood,theboyshadtoogoodastart;theygottotheytree,
andslippedinbehindit,andsotheyhadthebulgeonthenagainoneoftheboysyoungchapabout
nieenyearsold
thenrippedaroundahenrodeaheywas
outofsightisungouttobuhedidntknoto
keofvoiceingoutofthetreeatfirsthewasawfulsurprisedhetoldtoknoen
einsightagain;saidtheyedevilntorother
begonelongiofthattree,butidasnt
edoandhisusin
joethatakeupforthisdayyethe
saidhisfatherandhisthershreeofthe
enesaidtheshepherdsonslaidforthenaushbucksaidhisfatherandbrothersoughttoedfortheirrelationstheshepherdsonsiaskedhiofyounghaeyand
sssophiahesaidtheydgotacrosstheriverandwassafeiwasgladofthat;buttheanageto
killhaeythatdayheshotathihainteverheardanythinglikeit
allofasudden,bangbangbanggoesthreeorfourgunsthenhadslippedaroundthroughtheeinfroehindhouttheirhorsestheboysjuedfortheriverbothoftheurtandastheysdoenrunalongthebankshootingatthend
singingout,”killthekilltheitdesosickistfelloutofthetreeiaintagoingtotellallthathappeneditakesickagainifieashorethat
nighttoseesulots
oftisidreaboutthe
istayedinthetreetillitbeguntogetdark,afraidtoedownsotisiheardgunsahetle
gangsofngalloppastthelogstorehguns;soireckonedthetroubleightydoadeup
ndievergoanearthathouseagain,becauseireckonediwastobla,sohoeantthatss
sophiaeethaeysohalfpasttwoandrunoff;andijudgedioughttotoldherfatheraboutthatpaperandthecuriouswaysheacted,andthenybeheess
everhappened
doofthetreeicreptalongdoheriverbanka
piece,andfoundthetheedgeoftheer,and
tuggedattheilligottheshore;thenivereduptheirfaces,andgotatleoveringup
bue
itdarknonearthehouse,butstruckthrough
theadeforthespjied
offinahurryforthecrick,andcrohroughtheto
