“She’s settin’ on a rock. There ain’t but one way out for her an’ that’s the way she come in an’ John’s watchin’ that. Let her set.”
“Do you hev faith in her that she will keep her word?” asked Sheldon.
“Yes, I do. She’s had two nights an’ a day now an’ she’s droppin’ from sleep.”
But Sheldon looked about uneasily.
“You’re sure it ain’t no trap?”
“Of course it ain’t no trap.”
“Where is the paper?”
“I don’t know. She’ll git it when she sees him.”
Sheldon stood leaning against a tree. Another man joined them and then another. They were a formidable group with their long guns, and with their savage-looking dogs standing alertly beside them.
“You bring her to Mammy’s bedside an’ then we’ll test ’em both,” commanded Sheldon. “Go git her.”