"Sheriff!"
"Yes, I'm sheriff, and I'd rather break a laig. But I'm the People's servant, Jim, and my awdehs is to seize this hull estate, in the name o' the People."
"To seize this house!"
"To turn you and all yo' servants out of Holy Crawss, and put the People's seal on the front gate."
"Sheriff, you can't!"
"Boy, take this writ."
Jim took the paper, spread it out, and read—
"Jim," said the sheriff, "we must bury this lady first. Then you want to take the best hawss you've got, while I'm not looking, and ride to my home. Yo're mo' than welcome thar."
"Who's done this thing?"
"Yo' father's debts."