He was held
somewhat in awe among the Wallencampers, and regarded generally as a
"close-mouthed" fellow.
"I hear," he resumed; "that Dave Rollin has been down this way ag'in.
They say it was lucky for him I wasn't to home that day; maybe so. Ef
he'd a turned up suddenly in my path--I can't say--I might 'a' trod on
him. I never done anythin' like that for the fun on't. I'd rather go
round one any time than step on't, but if I'd a come on him so,
onexpected, I can't say for what might 'a' been the consequences. Wall,
he comes down here, and he goes to her with money! Her, that ain't used
to all the devilish ways o' the world, nor as fine clo's as some, but
that's got a lady's heart in her, for all that; and she told him--I know
just how she said it, in that quiet way she's had along lately--that it
was the last thing he could do to hurt her--but he'd made a mistake if he
thought she could take that.
"So, then, as I've heered, he went to her father, a tryin' to make it
appear, as nigh as I can make out, that he'd got suthin' in the shape of
a conscience that he wanted to whiten over a little more to his own
satisfaction afore he went away.
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