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It was I, not you, who caused that disaffection among the blacks. Your neighbors ought to blame me, not you I will explain it all to them in a moment, in an instant. Surely, they will listen to me. Yes, I am going." Dunwody looked at her in grave contemplation for an instant. "In God's name, my dear girl, how can you find it in your heart to see that place again? But do you find it? Will you go?
He knew that in this case care and skill would for a time continue in demand. Little sleep was accorded him during his first night. Ammonia whisky what he had, he used to keep his patient alive; but morning came, and Dunwody still was living.
Dunwody joined Jamieson below, and the latter now called for his horse, the two walking together toward the door. They hardly had reached the gallery when there became audible the sound of hoof-beats rapidly approaching up the road across the lawn. A party of four horsemen appeared, all riding hard. "Who're they?" inquired the doctor. "Didn't see any of them on the road as I came in."
"Men," said young Desha tersely, "we're wastin' time. We've made our medicine. Let's hit the war trail." Dunwody smiled at him. "You boys are hot-headed," said he. "To hell with the Constitution!" exclaimed the Honorable William Jones suddenly. "Well, it's one Constitution against the other, anyhow," said Clayton. "You can see the intent of the North now plainly enough.
Easily visible now against the black background of the night, there showed a flower of light, rising and falling, strengthening. "Drive!" cried Dunwody; and now the sting of the lash urged on the weary team. They swung around the turn of the shut-in, and came at full speed into the approach across the valley. Before them lay the great Tallwoods mansion house.
"This here house has had mighty strange goings on of late times. There was always something strange about it, something strange about Dunwody too! There ain't no doubt about that. But I'm skeered, too him a-settin' thah " "But who was she, or it, whatever it was? How come in in there? How long has it been there? What kind of goings on do you think there has been; in this here place, after all?"
I've helped you before, and I've held your secrets; but I don't go into the business of making any more secrets, d'ye see?" "There aren't going to be any more, Jamieson," rejoined Dunwody slowly. "I've got to keep hers. You needn't keep mine if you don't feel like it. Get her well, that's all. This is no place for her. As for me, as you know very well, there isn't any place anywhere for me."
"No, my friend," said he to himself, "you shall not lose!" But what he said aloud was, "You must not be excited, Dunwody. You may need all your nerve. I thought you cooler in times of stress." "You don't know me. I don't know myself. Perhaps it is ice in your blood I don't know, it's fire in mine." "Very well, I hope you like the cards I have given you."
Haven't you always been treated well down there at home?" "Yas, sir, I reckon so," replied the girl sullenly; "well as anybody's niggahs is!" "Then why do you want to run off? This is the third time in the last year. I've been kind to you I say, Dunwody," he went on, turning suddenly as he saw the latter approach "haven't I always treated my people right?
"Certainly I am not willing to pledge my land and 'niggers, like our friend from Belmont here. Perhaps my fall has been hard enough not to tempt me to go on with my sort of luck. Suppose I decline!" "You don't understand me," said Dunwody, looking him fair in the face. "I said that your stake can easily be equal with this on the table.
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