"If you do not know yet of this lady, I will
introduce you once more. She is the Countess St. Auban, formerly
of Europe, and now of any place that suits her. It is no business
of yours or of mine why she was once there, or cares to go there
again; but she is going along with us out to Tallwoods."
Judge Clayton made salutation .more in keeping with good courtesy
than had his inquisitive friend. "I have been following the
fortunes of this lady somewhat attentively of late," he said, at
length. "At least, she has not been idle!"
"Precisely!" ventured Josephine, leaning out the window. "That is
why I am coming to-night. I understand there has been trouble down
here,--that it came out of the work of our Colonization Society--"
"Rather!" said Clayton grimly.
"I was back of that. But, believe me, as I told Mr. Dunwody, I was
not in the least responsible for the running off of negroes in this
neighborhood. I thought, if I should go out there and tell these
other gentlemen, that they would understand.
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