never gave her a thought excepf as 56orIe›t's baby sisf9r when E1Ie v/os nor Obese †.
the d'Horos teamed
for to tears obes he “Dorling. I dor\’I CorP n thing about Brent.” mesi•res s‹viert. hofip/ Phohgh to be se•ero/s
&om&s tu runs nnd ¿ui fuss— 'Tel o‹ nn; rare ice never been thrown cr‹e4
Scorlew iqdgnumfl ono Mrs
Torleto totes a ross at every hint” “and breaks a Collor bor,e like a nv.” said Gerald ”No foirtlnq. o fussing
T•rler• relief her red Brown eyes and uckPd in her lower tip in b\jrlpsquPo appFPCIofior\. old thP girls
criPd.
fcr days. s• her suests o|vfo/s sweltered e a flat unshod9¢l spot a quarter •f a rule from the Maus? But -
John
running ball. md forth wit/ troys ro s9rve the 9uests Over beh‹hd thE' Works therP was always another
house reoreo is perfew s/mmetr/ before h¿’r. tul| of Co|umns. wade of ygfondos. flat of roof. beoutif\JI.as
si|vE'r trod in his I\rnas. bowing and grinning. as I\e offErñd toll glosses fo young c?n .In fovyn and gray trousers
screams rosP and fell on rh porCt stpps siooa John Wilkes. solver—hn›reo. Pre6r. rodlg›ing ihe quet chore
old hospito|tt/ rhas vros as worrr wd ever foiling as the sun
of Seorgo summer Beside hi Honey wilfes. so oollpd
Scetett rPgardeâ ’her as something hol/ and apart frs all the rPst of humank nd virtue Scarlets masa shed.
she
to thP horse Dor\'î you think Mass MeloniP ought to nurse tŁe »•b/* He'll stamp" ”L.aw. M ss ScorIert. Mass
Mello
shp thaught of ÇL¡t fir\g on sf outer stoPs łosf night* \ï\fh/ Ęødr\’t she üro\jgĘt her sin / at* Why hadn't site
beforE’ d00or›ing for rig Wars " |-fIs draw\'Ing value gi ed In her 9o‹s '<g Nos ePf Ing at for ord. SOmghoW . st?
men.shewa#eo.A•w
ofusSouther»esP e r h a p s —
p edesert
os/arreo wh• \ • s*" “Ash r go” Y0u sf\ould d E of shore to r h a p sus
b ehere-
c a u salone.
eI heI0ess—“ "Dgor Sca‹l
‹he hard uscles •f his thighs ggair\st her ood/ ord t}\g Miltons of his Coat pressing ir† her breast /\ worn
her us o|l**’fvttS5 fi Qrlen. how would weJ we •ut wid a got tor\ sto|X. did AT go In a bohroor or a to” house’
run. what she wel4 do All the f›ehos of hell seemed sorPo *^9 0 her Pals pd he DFojn sq\£|€'o wiry
oonfus\on
and f›aric so ovPrpoaerlhg she fv•q ‹o the window sill for supfiorf ”I must fhln\. shE told herself over
and over
AT I\as said—"Her voice iroiea elf es she wenf down the Ionp open possngewo/. covered on\/ 0/ a! roof. thnt
”fv1ot h 'r. *kg loll' |s lo0sP 0r\ m/ r\£'v bal| drE’ss and I Wont to WE’o£ It I am0f FoW nlght at TWE'lvE! Oaks Won't /oU
Oleose I x ir*’ N•rrer. sc rierr's «ew ‹rest is Pret fler that slip or\d | |oo1 |Rp a fright ih fink Why cm1 shP
we your gown. Soorlett. I will hP the ioce for you after
prayers ”Svellen. I ‹la of like your tone. oeor Tour pal
‹he ceiling r9cedgd k\to shadows Ellen arranges her stlrts no sand to the. floor •n her knPes. Ia/‹cg the open
vroerrher\•eds.S0
to Co|l tiny. things she I ad heard G9ro|d Coil Mr LncoIn. the yoclnt shes cmd Dolk/ yu|Ps. buf the words vYoujd
hreothin' "Then she’s Prca&/ lefter off as shh is |f she were consc ous. I douht ‹f she could I ve through
all
against the bowed nPct of thP horsp and creed CHAPTER XXIY the bri9h‹ glare of nrn‹ng sgn|ight
streaming through tge trees overhead ordered sc rlett for a mo Pin. s›‹ffened b/ the cramped @sit‹on in which
she hoo shelf shP csulo r\of rPme re wherP she was The s n bli Neo f?r. fee
h«Fd boards of thP Wcigoh und?r her werP harsh against he book. and a heov/ ei9h‹ lay across her
Ie9• She tried to slt up and d sCovpreo
she h s t« so/ You see° v/hot i new’ Thot fonil/ needs new blood. five v‹gorouc blood |ite w red hgods or
read that Bank Yes. I honGstl/ ’blieve th«. Mr o'Hora! and ust look at the bonds or\ when too slender ThP/
Mo’.”‘
cladf g a r P d 1E
'sf
creature thou /ou are. ord sf |I refus ng to sell us /our flue beasts" "Maybe thPrP can’t dP on/ nor." film
”Ro do's slttlag on y chess ord I’m getting all wn«klea”’’Web. push Ran4a off you. Bers/. ono hush Now. listen ro
*f
‹he
blinded w‹rh blooe md fed dust— glozeo. horrible e/e• ”Mather! Matter'“ she wh spered If she would
only vyin to
but QlWct/s cdled SrtP|len. alas Dorr\. ‹› d lr\ dclP hive Cor»!? CciFreer\. list9d r\ the fomll/ b bale as for 0lIra lrer\9
dor ght6F sh0«|d dls0lo/ s\ICT tfolts old fre0Ueh:tl/ odJ\4r£'d h¢'f to “oct |ok a III |Qd/ But Ella took a role
to|Pronton4long—sightedvIi?W ofther a f t e r s h e men‹ h o t fromChlldhoodg]oynotPsgrew e•uyi lafer
too exhausted and wPd‹ from fright to T0Ier•re weakness ‹h on/onP elsP "Sit up. /ou tool." she said. "before I
near this out or /ou " YPI0‹ng. Prissy raised her food c d pPer ng over the side of the v/ugon set' rt was.
bo9 full an' she need m‹ILs’ Dad.” soi4 Pr ss/. regains .g somP measure of control “Spec I one of Mist' N!oclntosf\‘s
wed us Com a n’ nu good nohoa effen she am’ been nJkeé !•te›/ ue/ blogs svyg|ls up and Dttsts D’st'• wh/ she
aDout its horns She tied the•ther end to the back of the wagon. as securely rts her awkward fingE'Fsvyoujd
pprmit then. qs she st«rtes back towor» he oriher's seat. a vast we•ri 5'ss oss•»eo her md shp swe/e
shP sold. oS ge'ntl./ ‹IS the not strICtIo of fiPf thFoot vyould P2Froll. "›st4f We Will D‹?. soOn I’ve' Jus› foura o Com
tosea the ChiI0 old I n||ing sort C|‹mbl g boCk into thg v/ogon rgq\JIr‹?d all rhP str P gif Scarlet t Gould must0r.
she migh t as web leer her ThPre nos little eIsP she had In ^hts 'ñ'orld navy ScorI5't f's .•.Yes grPw misty vyhpn.
she wold ae too friphtenea ro pull the tfi@gPr "You how’ Where did /ou get if”* ”[t s Charles"’ "Charles*’
"Yes.
mere passing. a smo|I flare in the rear rank. his Ftflg bull dFoggir\g fhe grouna. ifiia Pr a. stopped ohd star 'd
rhe bs/’• S«ees buc\le‹ sbWi/ and he wer\‹ down I tip dust Wirhou‹ a \^/a d. I yO new fel| out of ‹he Inst I r
•aes o f t s n e e z e gs o u r \ Huralglenma4e«•op<v›
d s " o h . r • v e »f a
Ye|‹s ended w0roS. oA/ WufrS fFon hmm. even Jeer Ing. InSuItlr\B words. WordS t hqs ttt 8 tt All old nor speak Sale \ t
run‹hefoih›toilsoft o p bob/a n d shufflesfrom
in custard—colored trousers and b]qcL cool and his pleetpd st rt yyos topped b/ t/se widpst ono must Loshlor\
oble
/o\ GomE' all fhe way do if h9r9 from A tion ro usr to br£'& m/ poor h£'art'” Charles dmosr s futtgrpo w‹th
enbovnsscen‹ o h^ <vmpness then )e I• o»fe * ^qht tbrng of II roe Ohormin9
gnbntres he ight
‹he are with her f•l4ed for. she torreo r• starr uP Php stalrs and her e/£'s ogoln f£I| on rhe n« gaIIPd
Rheim
roe tnA ou hue for suesp. put ro sap râ+e /u ree ined g to go Ru rod go noth a eos
a south or west the /qnkees are al around T'heres ust one road out
of rorn whch the fekees have 'I go›
ores. hqlf oress-d. hiscoughinp quietly Prissy was whimpef‹nq The feather r‹s£ or Hode's beo was small md
run o f?w words of the mans sfi£‘ had or\GP sung Mrh Rhei t --sh? goU|d lot rec•|l the rest ".must a few more
dogs fdr to Note thP wPory load—" "Just a few morP steps." hummed her braih, ovPr and over. "just a few
Mg|onlE"s yoiC9 muFm\JrE’d Ihd\st ir\Ct|/ ”’Co\jsin ME'lor\ 9. *fiis Is /Our hom£’. TWglvg Oaks Is burned YoLl n\\tst stop
onshout/
yelled Prtssy gyrween breaths. digging fler mls deeper into Sgor|Htt’s mm "0e/’s buhnw' oe foun'ry nn' ce a/ my
thdoonknow.suh.butyouisbouh”tel goro’
gon*t r 't h sof
you An' h? lough of' sob #P/ 4one lust his howse SCorlett's heart went 1eeoeñ as the lost hope IPft her Fool
ro hear he rest oi the story ”ñn’ den he su/. Tell miss snarls ter res’ Cosy £h’II stenl her a house
outer oe
loo.se•E'd h9r griP ' HHr r/." who Creed. a›\d Frlss/ 9nt off f›r9 • I bblt S‹:orlerr ›•aw sag shown gO I and qu‹e›
oogaerre type. •/ e c«vshr a gtypse «f ch rles' face u • larse brags eyes net hers md she stopppa for
*he lap and mps •o keep be saLPr from bangns against her lpgs Mel‹r ie I•/ full Imsfhn the bool of ‹he
ores the w ae nos very small e4 the t•r s D ut the saes very âw the wheels leo ea «wark as ‹I ther
first rev«Iut1on Would r»axe then GomE off SUB taok we IuoL of the Verse md her heart song He w•• a sod!
oCiots'd ohmal old he srood v/›h Els hand o‹s‹siritedl/ low. almost DPrwem his forPlPgs Hls back Was row With
sores md harness ails ao he breorhe< afi• a0 so\Jr\d horse should ”Naf much of ah oNA. Is It*” grinned Rheim’
"’Wont ore u Ioush«g of*” ‘/\r /ouCockins the Yankees out.’ he sod and the horse stnrted elf. slowly.
ce\IhaU C h i d R o u s r e a g l o w o f t h e s k /
P e n e t r a t e d o a 4 s h a d o w s c h a s e d w e r a t h e r a o w n r h e d a r t w a / like
onos h o t c i r u n t e n s o b « n D e o o t u r S t r e e f a n d g e t t h r o u g h t o r h R s o u t h w e s t
pat
roll
/Yiohstf•us sfiddows trot tg •›e ‹ wildl/ as torn soils flapping in ede ora sln\Ing ship scork'tr’• ›ee‹h
