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"Why, Mr. Eddring," he went on, "he could stand in on both sides draw a salary from the company, an' divide with the niggers and the white folks that has claims against the road. It's easy, especially with the niggers, because they never do know what's going on, anyhow." Decherd puckered up his lips, and paused for a time in thought. Carson went on.
The only thing I can see clear is that you've got to get to New Orleans as soon as you can. There's reasons plenty for you to go." The two men looked at each other for a moment, but said nothing. "Give me my little book," said Eddring, finally. "I fancy Mr. Henry Decherd would be glad enough to have that back in his own hands again. There's his evidence.
The muscles ridged up along his jaw as he closed his lips tightly. "Any children?" said Eddring. "Daughter, eighteen years old; and a beauty, if I do say it." "I reckon you love her some, don't you, Captain? Thought a heap of your wife, too, maybe, didn't you?" Wilson half-rose, one hand upon his chair back, as he pounded on the table in front of him with the other.
"Not here," said the driver, pulling up. "But I took them lower down on the levee. They went on board the Opelousas Queen. You'll have to hurry if you want to catch, them. She's done whistled, an' 'll be backin' out mighty quick." Eddring hardly waited for the end of his speech. "We must find them," said he to madame at his side, who now was becoming thoroughly frightened.
You can put us ashore sometime after daylight. We wanted to catch a train up country, but if we can't do that to-night, we'll try it from some stopping-place up river." There had come to Eddring the lightning-like conviction that he was now suddenly flung into the chief crisis of his life.
Inquiries as to the health of himself and his family ensued, reciprocated politely by Eddring, who asked after Mrs. Wilson's kith and kin and the leading citizens of her town. These preliminaries were long, but the claim agent was apparently well acquainted with them and regarded them as necessary. "Well, now, Mr. Eddring," said Mrs.
"Why, you know, just as a business precaution, I bought that house down there that Madame Delchasse used to own. It's sort of in the family now. Shut off that running down to New Orleans." "Well, how does Madame Delchasse like that?" asked Eddring. "Man," said Blount, earnestly, "there's some things that seem to be sort of settled by fate couldn't come out no other way.
And so, to a Miss Lady alternately shocked and ashamed, he went on to tell in his own fashion, and to the best of his knowledge, the facts of the strange story which had been canvassed between himself and Eddring long before. The sun was still farther up in the heavens when he had concluded, and when finally he rose to his feet and stood erect before her. "So there you are, Miss Lady," said he.
And after this spectacle John Eddring looked about him no more, but cherished his rifle and used it. About him were vague and confused sounds of a conflict of which he saw little save that directly in front of his own window. He was conscious of a second insignificant rifle-crack at his right, and heard other shots from Blount's window at the left.
The eyes of the two met, and which was the braver man it had been hard to tell. Neither flinched. Eddring returned a gaze as direct as that which he received. The florid face back of the barrel held a gleam of half-admiration at witnessing his deliberation. The claim agent's eye did not falter.
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