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"And they all lived happy ever after," I said, as the old man reached a full stop. "Yas, suh," he said, interpreting my remarks as a question, "dey did. Solomon useter say," he added, "dat Aun' Peggy's goopher had turnt Mars Jeems ter a nigger, en dat dat noo ban' wuz Mars Jeems hisse'f.
The last sentence ended abruptly as if the speaker had snapped his teeth shut upon a word like a dog upon its quarry. "What does this guy Jeems go to the house for?" asked Red. "Who knows? He seems to be hunting something too. But that's not our worry. If it's necessary, we can play ghost also. I've got to get into that house.
"Jeems," said he, after due deliberation, "Jeems, you're a blooming genius." James stamped the envelope. "I'll mail it for you when I go out in the morning," Bert suggested. "Not on your daily bread, sonny. It is posted now by my own hand. We won't take any chances on this layout, and that I can tell you." He tramped down four flights and to the corner, although it was midnight and bitter cold.
Coming closer he saw the name, "Pipesville," printed on the door, and knew that this must be the "summer home," as it was called, of San Francisco's beloved minstrel, Stephen Massett, otherwise "Jeems Pipes of Pipesville," singer, player, essayist and creator of those wondrous one-man concerts dear to all the countryside.
We had gotten to where we couldn't ride anyway, so I put Jerrine on the pack and led "Jeems" for about two hours longer; then, as I had come to a good place to camp, we stopped. While we had at least two good hours of daylight, it gets so cold here in the evening that fire is very necessary.
We had been climbing higher into the mountains all day and had reached a level tableland where the grass was luxuriant and there was plenty of wood and water. I unpacked "Jeems" and staked him out, built a roaring fire, and made our bed in an angle of a sheer wall of rock where we would be protected against the wind.
"Because I'm not going to say it very loud." And then she whispered, "Jeems I LOVE YOU!" In the slowly breaking gloom of the cabin, with Marette's arms round his neck, her soft lips given him to kiss, Kent for many minutes was conscious of nothing but the thrill of his one great hope on earth come true.
If I had one more such constituent as you, I should resign or die premachorely!" "There's a piece o' tobacker," said Jeems Bee languidly, "all I can afford, Beau, this mornin'. I went to a chicken-fight yesterday and lost all my change."
"Ah ain't said nothin' an' Ah ain't a-goin' to say nothin'. An' yo' bettah be a-gittin' offen this heah land of mine afo' " "Before what, swamper?" Red was taking a hand in the game. "Yo' can't fright'n me with that gun," came calmly enough from Jeems. "Yo' ain't a-goin' to risk shootin' " "There ain't no witnesses here, kid. And there ain't no law back in these swamps.
You may trust 'Jeems' to keep out all but the very first-class those who can exchange silk and broadcloth for the white robe. But what on earth could have brought about such a speedy transition from jail to church on the part of Haldane?" "I invited him," said Mrs. Arnot, in a pained tone; "but I did not think it would be to meet with insult" "Insult! Quite the reverse.
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