. The rebel's daughter; a story of love, politics, and war . emed thethreat of leaving sufUcient to compel compliance with his de-mand and was not i)repared for the contingency of its accept-ance. To Victors unbounded astonishment, and immenselyto his relief, the overseer changed his tone of defiance to oneof almost cringing meekness, as he replied: But lue timesuot up. Jm not goin to leave ye Jest when ye need meuiost. I have already indicated, the Colonel said quietly, thatI deem myself capable of managing my own Vtusiness. Youiteed not remain on my account. But me contract binds me, n gives
. The rebel's daughter; a story of love, politics, and war . emed thethreat of leaving sufUcient to compel compliance with his de-mand and was not i)repared for the contingency of its accept-ance. To Victors unbounded astonishment, and immenselyto his relief, the overseer changed his tone of defiance to oneof almost cringing meekness, as he replied: But lue timesuot up. Jm not goin to leave ye Jest when ye need meuiost. I have already indicated, the Colonel said quietly, thatI deem myself capable of managing my own Vtusiness. Youiteed not remain on my account. But me contract binds me, n gives me the right to stayvere till the crops are in in the fall. 1 shant break me con-tract, nur low you ter break it. Does that mean, asked the Colonel, that you take back,without reserve, the threat to leave? Well, yes, if you want me to say so. And you will obey my orders without gainsay? About the niggers? Well, yes, then. Say no more aboutem. But yell have to take the consequences on yer ownhead. Victor had followed the conversation with intense Apologize — to him? To this greenhorn of ti Dutehniani: A CANDIDATE IN A (QUANDARY. 113 Hetwccii his indignation over tlic tliiciitcncd crui-lty 1o llicslaves, tlie etliical baseness of Avliieh lie felt all the more keenlyl»y reason of the liioh esteem in whieh he held Colonel Mayand all his family, and the disastrous eonse(inenees to l)e ap-[)rehended from the vindietive .lelfreys if he should earry oulhis threat, his feelinos were wrouoht up to a painful felt profoundly relieved, therefore, when the interview be-tween the two men, that had beoiin so stormily, took this pacilieturn. He east a look of triumphant joy at his friend young man smiled misehievously, and whispered: Justwait; the fun is not over yet. The governor is not the man tobe played with so easily. Let me understand, then, said the Colonel, that thematter is settled on this basis. There is not to lie anotherword about it; neither t
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