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seed 'em all ez plain ez eber see anybody, en Marse Scoville ride at
de haid. Sudden dere was flash, flash, bang, bang, all troo de
woods. Marse Scoville fell right off he hoss, he sut'ny did. Den
lots ob Johnnies run in de road fore en hind our mens. I see dere
wuz no chaince fer me ter do any ting but git away en lil chaince
fer dat, fer two Rebs on horses come tarin' arter me. Ef hit hadn't
come dark sudden en my hoss wuzn't a flyer I'se been cotched sho.
'Fo' de Lawd, Miss Lou, dat all I know."
"He's dead," said the girl in a hoarse whisper.
"I orful feared he is, Miss Lou," assented the matter-of-fact Chunk.
"De Rebs so neah w'en dey fiah, en Marse Scoville sut'ny did go off
he hoss sudden. I been a week gittin' yere en I neber git yere ef de
cullud people didn't he'p me long nights."
The girl stood silent and motionless. Suddenly Zany grasped her hand
and whispered, "I yeared steps. Come ter de cabin. Be off, Chunk."
They had scarcely reached Aun' Jinkey's door before a shadow
approached and the harsh voice of Perkins asked, "What's goin' on
yere?"
"My young mistis des seein' her mammy 'bout her clos," replied the
quick-witted Zany.
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