"Yeah. That was the only automobile we saw the whole summer."
"Ned told me he came riding up on that automobile and got the whiskey around midnight last night, and Ward went off with him."
"Did Ned actually see them?"
"They had him and his boys loading the kegs and jugs into the automobile. This man Hicks didn't say a word to Ned, but Ward threatened him again."
"You've been waiting for proof on the still. Now you've got it. But, Jodie, please don't turn him in! I'm scared for you to go to the Law!"
"I won't report him—not just yet. Doctor Elton talked me into waiting. He figures if we called the Law and they came out and busted up the still, all the commotion of Ward getting arrested might make Ophelia lose her baby."
"It probably would. Her time's about up, and she looks so bad-all hollow-eyed and blotchy-faced."
"Yeah. The doctor says he's worried about her this time. Me and him both figure Ward's just a big enough fool to get in a drunken rage and kill Ned. So, we're gonna wait till the baby's born and Ned moves. He's decided to start looking for another place."
"You're not thinking of taking Ned, are you, Jodie?"
"No. He's a good worker, but I'd have to build him a house, and I'm just not in shape for that this year. I did promise him I'd speak to Roy Taylor, down on State Line Road."