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"What!" exclaimed Suwanee, in the accents of surprise; then, sharply, "go and knock louder, and wake them up," adding, "it's very strange." Hildy came back with a scared look, and said, "I knock and knock; den I open de doah, and der' ain't no one dere." "They must be out in the grounds for a walk," exclaimed Roberta. "Haven't you seen them this morning?"
I took her roun' to Vina's 'fore I went to de libbery-stable, an' jes' 'fore I come to de doah a t'ought come to me dat made me dat sick to de stomach I could hardly stan'. S'posin', after all, she wan't Vina's chile!
'Dey comes from de missus' room. Den he say, 'Run down dar an' ask de sergeant ob de guard to send tree men wid you, an' come quick! Now moder kin tell yer what happened. I had lef de back hall doah unlocked, an' de cap'n went in like a flash." "De good Lor' bress Cap'n Lane," began the colored woman, "fer he come just in time.
The sun slipped low in the heavens. Out of the purple haze to the south, a wagon from Staunton way, drawn by oxen and piled high with forage, came up a side street. The ancient negro who drove was singing, "I saw de beam in my sistah's eye, Cyarn see de beam in mine! Yo'd better lef' yo' sistah's doah, An' keep yo' own doah fine! An' I had er mighty battle lak Jacob an' de angel "
I'se sent Cap'n Walling in pursuit, an' now we mus' make prep'rations fer de night. Den a man dey call a sergeant, who'd been a spyin' roun' de kitchen, an' lookin' in de dinin'-room winders, come up an' say something to Cap'n Lane; an' he come up to de doah an' say he like ter see one ob de ladies.
"Dar!" she muttered, checking herself on the edge of the roof, "I reckons you know a blamed sight more dan you eber did afore, and arter dis, when you tries to steal into a 'spectable lady's room, you'll knock at de doah fust."
"She is supposed to be playing the wedding-march. Hark! There is a familiah note: 'Heah comes the bride. They must be at the doah. Well, I wish you'd look!" Every head was turned, for the bridal party was advancing. Slowly down the aisle came M'haley, in the pink chiffon gown from Paris.
At what?" "A man, sah, wot was a-creepin' around de ranch, sah, peepin' in de doah an' de winders, sah." "A man?" "Hank Stiger, I'll wager a dollar!" cried Dan. "It must have been that fellow," added Ralph. "What became of the man, Pompey?" went on Mr. Radbury. "I can't say as to dat, sah. As soon as I dun spot him, sah, I got de gun, an' he run away like de Old Boy was after him, sah."
Dere ain't no use ob your takin' on 'bout dat light. We'se watch it all night as well as your fren's, an' de cap'n has lef' a soger guardin' it, to keep it burnin'. Ef I should let yer go, yer couldn't put it out, an' ef it had been put out any time, we'd a' lighted it agin. So dere's nuffin' fer yer to do but 'bey orders an' shut de doah.
De missus had been wakin' an' fearful-like mos' ob de night, but at las' we was all a-dozin'. I was in a char by her side, an' Missy S'wanee laid on a lounge. She hadn't undress, an' fer a long time seemed as if listenin'. At las' dere come a low knock, an' we all started up. I goes to de doah an' say, 'Who's dar? 'A message from Cap'n Lane, says a low voice outside.
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