LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

[ "I seen he eye light on her as she came down the steps smilin'." . . . . . . Frontispiece. ]

[ "I got de ker'idge heah for you." ]

[ "We come 'way next mornin'." ]

[ "Mars George lead her out on de porch." ]

[ "Hit begin so low evybody had to stop talkin'." ]

[ "Miss Charlotte she 'mos' 'stracted." ]

[ "An' Marse George he ain' answer." ]