"Him couldn't lose me, sah." George grinned.
"And who is Miss Juanita?"
"Missee Juanita live on next plantation. She and Massa Capt'n Dynamite goin' to get married bime bye. He tell her so when he ranned away."
"Well Washington, it's sun up now and we better be moving if we expect to catch up with Massa Captain Dynamite."
"We not catch Cap'n until we get to Cubitas."
"Why not?"
"Cap'n travel through this country faster'n any mule, and he not stop 'til he get there."
"Not stop to sleep?"
"No sleep, no eat. Missee Juanita in danger. I know the Massa Cap'n."