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King took me with him," concluded Jinnie. Lafe had his own view of Molly the Merry, but he didn't tell the faint, white girl at his side that he thought the woman was jealous of her. As Jinnie again recounted nervously the conversation about her Uncle Jordan, the cobbler said softly: "It's all in the hands of the angels, pet! No harm'll come to you ever."
Bobbie slipped to the floor and raised his hands. "Jinnie, pretty Jinnie. I'm goin' to believe every word you've said, every word, and my stars're all shinin' so bright they're just like them in the sky." Jinnie kissed the eager little face and left the child sitting on the floor, crooning contentedly to Happy Pete.
Into her eyes came an unfathomable expression, and Theodore King, attracted by their latent passion, went rapidly to her. "It's exquisite!" he said vehemently. "Can't you see how much every one likes it?" "Do you?" queried Jinnie, looking up at him. "I love it, child; I love it.... Will you play again, please?" A flame of joy suffused her as again she turned to the open-eyed crowd.
She could hear through her aching brain the chug-chug of Molly's motor following. It was not until they turned into Paradise Road that Mr. King spoke to her. Then he said gently: "It was a dreadful risk you took, child." "I didn't think about that," murmured Jinnie, closing her eyes. "No, I suppose not. Your heart's too tender to let anything be abused.... Is the cat dead?"
The market is crowded with people from morning to night: some of the stalls contain nothing but beads; others indigo in balls; others wood-ashes in balls; others Houssa and Jinnie cloth. I observed one stall with nothing but antimony in small bits; another with sulphur, and a third with copper and silver rings and bracelets.
Day by day the girl's faith increased, and of late she had uttered silent prayers that she might be allowed to see Theodore. One morning she was in the kitchen rocking little Lafe when Peggy called her. "There's some one to see you," said she. Jinnie gave the mother her baby and went to the shop door. A man in a white suit smiled down upon her. "I'm from the hospital," said he. "Mr.
In this way she pulled her to the floor, walking her ahead of her to the kitchen. "I don't know what I've done, Peggy," repeated Jinnie, meekly. "I'll show you. You'll know, all right, miss! Now if you've eyes, squint down there!" She was pointing to the floor, and as the room was rather dark, Jinnie at first could discern nothing. Then as her eyes became accustomed to the shadows, she saw
"But Lafe's God is above the dark, Bobbie," she whispered reverently. "We've got to believe it, dearie! God is back up there ... just up there." She took his slender forefinger and pointed upward. "How does God look, Jinnie? Just how does he look?" "I've never seen him," admitted the girl, "but I think, Bobbie, I think he looks like Lafe. I know he smiles like him anyway."
"Lafe," she began mysteriously, "a great big bird flew right into the house last night. He flopped in to get out of the storm!" "A bird?" repeated Lafe, startled. "Yes, and everybody says it's awful good luck." Lafe's expression grew tragic, and Jinnie hurried on with her tale. "I'll bet you can't guess what kind of a bird 'twas, Lafe." Lafe shook his head. "I can't lessen 'twas a robin," said he.
"So when Peg said she was goin' out," proceeded Lafe, gravely, "I says, thinkin' of the things I wanted to say to you, I said to Peggy, 'Take the little blind chap along with you, Peggy dear, an' without a word she put the youngster into his clothes an' away they went." Jinnie's curiosity was growing by the minute. "And you're going to tell me now, Lafe?" "An' now I'm goin' to tell you, Jinnie."
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