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Seeing a cloud pass over Courtland's face, the young lady added with an affected sigh, and the first touch of feminine coquetry which had invaded their wholesome camaraderie: "Yo' ought to have found us out BEFORE, co'nnle."
"But I thank yo', all the same, co'nnle. It was real good in yo' to think of toting these things over here." And she held out her hand frankly. Courtland took it with the sickening consciousness that for the last five minutes he had been an unconscionable ass. He could not prolong the interview after she had so significantly risen.
And you, Sally you will let me find you a home and fortune North? There is work for me there; there is room for you among my people." She shook her head slowly with a sweet but superior smile. "No, co'nnle! I didn't believe in the wah, but the least I could do was to stand by my folks and share the punishment that I knew was coming from it.
"And yo' think I ought to have accepted him?" she said slowly. "No! but you know you told me" he began hurriedly. But she had already risen, and was shaking out the folds of her dress. "We're not talking BUSINESS co'nnle and business was my only excuse for coming here, and taking Sophy's place. I'll send her in to yo', now." "But, Miss Dows! Miss Sally!"
Joyce Masterton, or both. That's like most yo' men, co'nnle. Yo' reckon because a girl pleases yo' she ought to be grateful all her life and yo'rs, too! Yo' think different now! But yo' needn't act up to it quite so much." She made a little deprecating gesture with her disengaged hand as if to ward off any retaliating gallantry. "I ain't speaking for myself, co'nnle.
She's a good deal in yo' fashion, co'nnle, she don't forget, but" more slowly "I don't know that THAT'S altogether the best thing for YO'!" Courtland lifted his eyes with affected consternation. "If this is in the light of another mysterious warning, Miss Dows, I warn you that my intellect is already tottering with them.
But I shall certainly manage to attend to my duty to-morrow, and I hope to be at your service. "Meaning that yo' don't care to see me NOW, co'nnle," she said lightly, with a faint twinkle in her wise, sweet eyes. "I thought of that, but as my business wouldn't wait, I brought it to yo'." She took from the folds of her gown a letter.
Why should I?" She noticed, however, that he had slightly drawn himself up a little more erect, and she smiled as he continued, "I dare say I should feel as he does if I were in his place." "But YO' wouldn't do anything underhanded," she said quietly. As he glanced at her quickly she added dryly: "Don't trust too much to people always acting in yo' fashion, co'nnle.
A suppressed shout greeted him, and half a dozen mounted men, masked and carrying rifles, rode down towards him, but he remained quietly waiting there, and as the nearest approached him, he made a step forward and cried, "Halt!" The men pulled up sharply and mechanically at that ring of military imperiousness. "What are you doing here?" said Courtland. "We reckon that's OUR business, co'nnle."
"You gather the buds of the witch-hazel in April when the moon is full. You then pluck three hairs from the young lady's right eyebrow when she isn't looking" "Yo' can laugh, co'nnle, for yo' 're lucky because yo' 're free." "I'm not so sure of that," he said gallantly, "for I ought to be riding at this moment over to the Infirmary to visit my Sunday sick.
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