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Chapter 44

           Thispartlysalvedherconsciencebutasshedrovedowntheroadthedullthinfacesoftheconvictswouldkeepcomingbackintohermind.

           "Oh,I’llthinkofthemlater,"shedecided,andpushedthethoughtintothelumberroomofhermindandshutthedooruponit.

           ThesunhadcompletelygonewhenshereachedthebendintheroadaboveShantytownandthewoodsaboutherweredark.Withthedisappearanceofthesun,abitterchillhadfallenonthetwilightworldandacoldwindblewthroughthedarkwoods,makingthebareboughscrackandthedeadleavesrustle.Shehadneverbeenoutthislatebyherselfandshewasuneasyandwishedherselfhome.

           BigSamwasnowheretobeseenand,asshedrewreintowaitforhim,sheworriedabouthisabsence,fearingtheYankeesmighthavealreadypickedhimup.Thensheheardfootstepscomingupthepathfromthesettlementandasighofreliefwentthroughherlips.She’dcertainlydressSamdownforkeepingherwaiting.

           Butitwasn’tSamwhocameroundthebend.

           Itwasabigraggedwhitemanandasquatblacknegrowithshouldersandchestlikeagorilla.Swiftlysheflappedthereinsonthehorse’sbackandclutchedthepistol.Thehorsestartedtotrotandsuddenlyshiedasthewhitemanthrewuphishand.

           "Lady,"hesaid,"canyougivemeaquarter?I’msurehungry."

           "Getoutoftheway,"sheanswered,keepinghervoiceassteadyasshecould."Ihaven’tgotanymoney.Giddap."

           Withasuddenswiftmovementtheman’shandwasonthehorse’sbridle.

           "Grabher!"heshoutedtothenegro.

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