The things we do!

"So you had trouble this time?" he ventured.
"Heap of it, sir," replied the overseer, taking off his cap. "It
was that fine yaller lady there that made most of it. She's the
one that's a-fo_mint_in' trouble right along. She's a quiet
lookin' gal, but she ain't. It's all right what the jedge says to
me, but I'm goin' to have a little settle_ment_ with this fine lady
myself, this time."
The girl heard him plainly enough, but only turned moodily back
toward the coil of rope where sat the two blacks who had been her
companions. From these she kept her skirt as remote as though they
were not of her station. Dunwody approached the overseer, and put
a gold double-eagle in his hand.
"Listen here, Wilson," said he, "you seem to be able to handle such
people discreetly. Now I've got a prisoner along, up-stairs,
myself--never mind who she is or how she comes here. As you know,
I'm a United States marshal for this district, and this prisoner
has been turned over to me.


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