Louise, if you would not become a burden yourself
at this time you must do as the doctor says."
Within an hour the girl was sleeping and her nature regaining the
strength and elasticity of youth.
As Whately stood fuming where his cousin had left him, Perkins
approached for the first time since they had parted in anger the
night before.
"I reck'n Miss Baron's gone over ter the inemy," remarked the
overseer.
"What do you mean?"
"Look yere, Leftenant, what's the use o' you bein' so gunpowdery
with me? What's the use, I say? I mout be of some use ter you ef you
wuz civil."
"Of what use were you last night? You allowed my prisoner to be
carried off right under your nose."
"Who carried 'im off? Answer that."
"Why, some gawk of a Yank that you were too stupid to tell from me."
"P'raps hit was, p'raps hit wasn't."
"Who else could it be?"
"I s'picion who it was, but I'm not goin' ter talk to one who's got
nothin' better to give me 'n uggly words."
"You don't mean to say--"
"I don't mean to say nothin' till I know who I'm talkin' ter.
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