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"They said the neighbors did that it all started from the pear tree that big one ter the left of his house. Maybe you remember it. Well, anyhow, it seems that it's old, an' through bearin' any fruit, though it still blossoms fit ter kill, every year, only a little late 'most always, an' the blossoms stay on longer'n common, as if they knew there wa'n't nothin' doin' later.
"And not a sign yit of any mule-team comin' up from the rear. They must have religious scruples agin travelin' on the Fourth o' July. Well, I s'pose there's nothin' to do but hunt up some more blackberries. But blackberries is like mush. They don't seem to stay with you much longer'n you're eatin' 'em." But they had to go much farther now to find blackberries.
"You see," he added, "we needn't stay thar longer'n a year or so. We'll git the money an' then come back an' buy a good piece of land." Suddenly he stopped and fired this point blank at Jud: "But see heah, Mister-man, is thar any niggers thar? Do we hafter wuck with niggers?" Jud looked indignant. It was enough. At the end of an hour the family head had signed for a five years' contract.
Their coming, when at last they came, was heralded by an advance-guard of two sporting men, who stationed themselves at either side of the big door. "Hurry up, now, gents," one of the men said with a shiver, "don't keep this door open no longer'n is needful." It was not a very large crowd, but it was wonderfully well selected.
"If I'd been what he thought I was, I know I could have kept all he gave me, but, you see, if he'd known I was cheatin' an' lyin' to him all the time he wouldn't 'a' given me a single thing, so don't ye see, I ain't no business to keep 'em, an' I ain't goin' to keep 'em a minute longer'n I have to."
He don't know they're playin' him, and makin' him pay for the game. The only question is, will he hold out longer'n his money." "Why! hasn't he any friends here who would remonstrate with him?" "Remonstrate! Remonstrate!" Ike rolled the word under his tongue as if it felt good.
Then she rose, and it was as if a light of activity burned up in her. She became practical on the instant. "I'm glad you brought th' thin rope, Billy," she said, "it's longer'n mine. An' th' little axe, too. We'll need 'em all to get him up an' down False Ridge. An' we must get busy right pronto. Th' Pomo killer we'll leave where he is. The Cañon Country will make him a silent grave."
"Why why," she stammered, "he's been in well, sometimes now I think perhaps it ain't love, knowin' what I do now but he's been engaged to Pharlina Pike goin' on fifteen years. And he's been showin' her attentions longer'n that. But since I've met you and found out how folks don't usually wait so long if they they're in love well, I've " "Fifteen years!" he snorted.
Ramy said if he was us he wouldn't want to leave his money there any longer'n he could help." "It was over a week ago he said it," Evelina reminded her. "I know; but he told me to wait till he'd found out for sure about that other investment; and we ain't seen him since then." Ann Eliza's words released their secret fear. "I wonder what's happened to him," Evelina said.
Dey stan' up mighty squar' ontwell dere dues commence ter cramp um, an' dey don't stan' de racket wuf a durn. No longer'n yistiddy I seed one er de head men er one er dese Tempeler's s'cieties totin' water fer a bar-room. He had de water in a bucket, but dey ain't no tellin' how much red licker he wuz a totin'. G'long, chile jine yo' s'ciety an' be good ter yo'se'f. I'm a gittin' too ole.
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