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Then Tessibel opened the subject without hesitation or embarrassment. "It air time fer ye to turn in," said she, banking the embers in the stove for the night. "I shall sit up," replied Frederick stiffly. "There air two beds," commented Tess in simple ignorance of all law save necessity. "Mine air under Daddy's see?"
Tessibel forgot her lesson forgot all save the taunting face of the minister. She gave her familiar leap in the air and came down with a cry upon the Dominie's chest. "Ye'll kill him, will ye? Then I I air goin' to kill ye," and deep into the face of the minister sunk the ten little toad-tainted fingers.
He was appalled at the death-stricken face opposite. He knew Frederick was dying, and had no doubt he was telling the simple truth. The world seemed turned upside down. Now, in the light of this new knowledge, he could see many things. He shuddered when he thought of Tessibel. He and his were in the squatter girl's power. What mercy could he or Madelene expect at her hands?
"Yes, yes, Andy," whispered Tessibel. "Everything'll be all right fer you an' me an' the baby," and she ended, ... "Get back in the garret an' pray for my brat's daddy, too, Andy. He air needin' it worser'n me an' you." Then the squatter girl turned her face to the wall, drew the baby under the coverlet, and the dwarf scuttled up the ladder.
"Tell Miss Brewer I'll be to see her soon as the weather gits better." Jake got up, scratched his head, and thought a moment. "I might leave ye a rabbit, seein' yer daddy ain't well 'nough to do no gunnin'," said he. "Ye're awful good, Jake," murmured Tessibel, following the man to the door. "Stop in any day." "All right," and Jake struck out toward the rock path.
"Yes, it's Tessibel Skinner! He seems perfectly possessed about her. I can't understand why, either. I always tell him she's nothing to us. He has even gone so far Oh, Forrie, dear, tell me it isn't so!" "What isn't so?" asked Deforrest, puzzled. "Ebenezer says he says you'd marry " The inquisitor's courage oozed away before she finished her sentence.
The answer was but a slight negative shake of the proudly-set head, followed by an embarrassment that Teola covered by leaning over her brother, and raising him from the floor. Frederick allowed his sister to lead him by the wooden box, past Tessibel to the door. His eyes traveled back to the open Bible upon the stool, where but a moment since his own dark head had rested.
Deforrest Young sat alone in his bachelor apartments, which he'd obtained after the quarrel with Waldstricker over the churching of Tessibel Skinner. He was in Ithaca in response to a letter from Mrs. Waldstricker, stating that she would meet him in his rooms this afternoon. His mind was busily at work with many problems. For the past week he had had no word from Tessibel Skinner.
"Gimme yer hand," growled Sandy. All he wanted was to get the squatter girl into his possession. He had not forgotten the threats he had made in other days, and in another hour, he would wring from her the name he wanted. "No," said Tess again. "You mean you're not going to marry Mr. Letts?" asked Griggs. Tessibel caught her breath, swayed, but shook her head.
"Oh, I I want to die. Dear God! Dear, good God! Dan!... Dan, I want to come to you!" In the presence of such grief Tessibel was silent. She covered the infant again, and for some minutes she sat by the bed, with her fingers tightly pressed in those of Teola. It was a tragedy with which Tess could not cope.
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