Part 24 (1/2)

”The soldier is right You can't blas and chickens are legitimate prey”

Lee was helped back to his stand, and called for order; but the crowd poked fun at hi about restlessly till some one shouted a motion to adjourn, and there arose a chorus of seconders A few dissenting voices opposed theone, and with hi broke up of its oeight a moment later

As Poleon and Gale walked ho to do”

The trader oin' for kill 'ireed Gale, ”unless soets Stark first”

When they were colowing tents and up at the star-sprinkled heavens, reht, ”If that boy has got the nerve to take a nigger thief out of a ainst this whole town, he wouldn't hesitatea white man, would he?”

”Wal,” hesitated the other, ”mebbe dat would depen' on de criot no ht, and the oldfor hi?” he inquired

”All night Necia has been weeping”

”Is she sick?” He started for the girl's door, but Alluna stopped hi; this comes frorew angry, and said I had a black skin and could not understand; then she went out-doors and has not returned”

Gale sat down dejectedly ”Yes, she's sick in her heart, all right, and so ao”

”Where is she?”

”Out by the river-bank--I followed her in the shadows It is best for her to stay there till she is calm”

”I knohat ails her,” said the father ”She's found that she's not like other girls She's found that a white soul doesn't count hite people; they never go below the skin” Then he told her of the scene thatthat he believed she loved Lieutenant Burrell

”Did she say so?”

”No, she denied it, now that she knows she hasn't got his kind of blood in her”

”Blood makes no difference,” said the woman, stubbornly ”If he loves her, he will take her; if he does not--that is all”

Gale looked up at her, and was about to explain, when the utter i hiain At last he said, ”I've got to tell her, Alluna”

”No, no!” cried the wo could be worse than that!”