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Chapter 31

           ButwhatDIDbecomeoftheraft,then?andJimpoorJim!"

           "BlamedifIknowthatis,what’sbecomeoftheraft.Thatoldfoolhadmadeatradeandgotfortydollars,andwhenwefoundhiminthedoggerytheloafershadmatchedhalf-dollarswithhimandgoteverycentbutwhathe’dspentforwhisky;andwhenIgothimhomelatelastnightandfoundtheraftgone,wesaid,’Thatlittlerascalhasstoleourraftandshookus,andrunoffdowntheriver.’"

           "Iwouldn’tshakemyNIGGER,wouldI?theonlyniggerIhadintheworld,andtheonlyproperty."

           "Weneverthoughtofthat.Factis,Ireckonwe’dcometoconsiderhimOURnigger;yes,wedidconsiderhimsogoodnessknowswehadtroubleenoughforhim.Sowhenweseetheraftwasgoneandweflatbroke,therewarn’tanythingforitbuttotrytheRoyalNonesuchanothershake.AndI’vepeggedalongeversince,dryasapowder-horn.Where’sthattencents?Giveithere."

           Ihadconsiderablemoney,soIgivehimtencents,butbeggedhimtospenditforsomethingtoeat,andgivemesome,becauseitwasallthemoneyIhad,andIhadn’thadnothingtoeatsinceyesterday.Heneversaidnothing.Thenextminutehewhirlsonmeandsays:

           "Doyoureckonthatniggerwouldblowonus?We’dskinhimifhedonethat!"

           "Howcanheblow?Hain’therunoff?"

           "No!Thatoldfoolsoldhim,andneverdividedwithme,andthemoney’sgone.

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