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it。; 

     For    the  next   half  minute     the  old   man's   frame    shook    with   silent 

childlike laughter behind Paul's chair。 ;Well�察�Marse Hathaway�察�yo's an ole 

frien' o' my massa�察�and a gemman yo'self�察�sah�察�and a senetah�察�and I do'an 

mind   tellin'   yo'dat's   jess   what   I   bin   gone   done�   �It   makes   a   little   ready 

money for de ole woman and de chilleren。 But de Kernel don' no'。 Ah�察�sah� �

de Kernel kill me or hisself if he so much as 'spicioned me。 De Kernel is 

high´toned�察  �sah��bein'   a   gemman   yo'self�察  �yo'   understand。   He   wouldn't 

heah ob his niggah worken' for two massasfor all he's willen' to lemme 

go and help myse'f。 But�察�Lord bless yo'�察�sah�察�dat ain't in de category� �De 

Kernel couldn't get along widout me。; 

     ;You collect his rents�察�don't you�拭─�said Paul�察�quietly。 

     ;Yes�察�sah。; 

     ;Much�拭─�

     ;Well�察�no�察�sah�察�not so much as fom'ly�察�sah� �Yo' see�察�de Kernel's prop'ty 

lies in de ole parts ob de town�察�where de po' white folks lib�察�and dey ain't 

reg'lar。 De Kernel dat sof' in his heart�察�he dare n' press 'em�察�some of 'em is 

ole fo'ty´niners�察�like hisself�察�sah�察�and some is Spanish�察�sah�察�and dey is sof' 

too�察�and ain't no more gumption dan chilleren�察�and tink it's ole time come 

ag'in�察�and dey's in de ole places like afo' de Mexican wah� �and dey don' 

bin payin' noffin'。 But we gets along�察�sah��we gets along��not in de prima 

facie style�察�sah� �mebbe not in de modden way dut de Kernel don't like�察�but 

we keeps ourse'f�察�sah�察�and has wine fo' our friends。 When yo' come again�察�

sah�察�yo' 'll find de Widder Glencoe on de sideboard。; 

     ;Has the colonel many friends here�拭─�

     ;Mos' de ole ones bin done gone�察�sah�察�and de Kernel don' cotton to de 

new。 He don' mix much in sassiety till de bank settlements bin gone done。 

Skuse me�察�sah��but you don' happen to know when dat is�拭�It would be a 

pow'ful heap off de Kernel's mind if it was done。 Bein' a high and mighty 

man in committees up dah in Sacramento�察�sah�察�I didn't know but what yo' 

might know as it might come befo' yo'。; 

     ;I'll see about it�察─�said Paul�察�with an odd�察�abstracted smile。 

     ;Shampoo dis mornen'�察�sah�拭─�

     ;Nothing   more   in   this   line�察─  �said   Paul�察  �rising   from   his   chair�察   �but 



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something more�察�perhaps�察�in the line of your other duties。 You're a good 

barber for the public�察�George�察�and I don't take back what I said about your 

future�察�but JUST NOW I think the colonel wants all your service。 He's not 

at   all   well。 Take  this�察─  �he  said�察 �putting   a  twenty´dollar  gold piece  in   the 

astonished   servant's   hand�察   �and   for   the   next   three   or   four   days   drop   the 

shop�察  �and   under   some   pretext   or   another   arrange   to   be   with   him。   That 

money will cover what you lose here�察�and as soon as the colonel's all right 

again     you   can   come    back    to  work。    But   are  you    not  afraid   of  being 

recognized by some one�拭─�

     ;No�察 �sah�察  �dat's   just   it。  On'y  strangers   dat   don't   know   no   better   come 

yere。; 

     ;But suppose your master should drop in�拭�It's quite convenient to his 

rooms。; 

     ;Marse Harry in a barber´shop� ─�said the old man with a silent laugh。 

;Skuse   me�察  �sah�察─  �he   added�察  �with   an   apologetic   mixture   of   respect   and 

dignity�察   �but   fo'   twenty   years   no   man   hez   touched   de   Kernel's   chin   but 

myself。 When Marse Harry hez to go to a barber's shop�察�it won't make no 

matter who's dar。; 

     ;Let's hope he   will not�察─�said   Paul gayly�察�then�察 �anxious to evade the 

gratitude   which�察  �since   his   munificence�察  �he   had   seen   beaming   in   the   old 

negro's     eye   and    evidently     trying   to   find   polysyllabic     and    elevated 

expression on his lips�察�he said hurriedly�察 �I shall expect to find you with 

the colonel when I call again in a day or two�察─�and smilingly departed。 

     At the end of two hours George's barber´employer returned to relieve 

his    assistant�察  �and�察  �on   receiving    from    him    an   account    and    a  certain 

percentage      of   the   afternoon's    fees   ��minus     the   gift  from    Paul���察  �was 

informed by George that he should pretermit his attendance for a few days。 

;Udder private and personal affairs�察─�explained the old negro�察�who made 

no social   distinction   in his   vocabulary�察  �peroccupyin'  dis   niggah's   time。; 

The head barber�察�unwilling to lose a really good assistant�察�endeavored to 

dissuade him by the offer of increased emolument�察�but George was firm。 

     As he entered the sitting´room the colonel detected his step�察�and called 

him in。 

     ;Another time�察�George�察�never allow a guest of mine to send away wine。 



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If he don't care for it�察�put it on the sideboard。; 

     ;Yes�察 �sah�察�but   as   yo'   didn't   like   it   yo'self�察  �Marse   Harry�察 �and   de   wine 

was de most 'xpensive quality ob Glencoe; 

     ;Dn     the   expense� ─    �He   paused�察    �and   gazed    searchingly     at  his   old 

retainer。 

     ;George�察─�he said suddenly�察�yet in a gentle voice�察 �don't lie to me�察�or; 

in   a   still   kinder   voice;I'll   flog   the   black   skin   off   you�   �Listen   to   me。 

HAVE you got any money left�拭─�

     ;'Deed�察�sah�察�dere IS�察─�said the negro earnestly。 ;I'll jist fetch it wid de 

accounts。; 

     ;Hold   on�   �I've   been   thinking�察  �lying   here�察  �that   if   the   Widow   Molloy 

can't pay because she sold out�察�and that tobacconist is ruined�察�and we've 

had   to   pay   the   water   tax   for   old   Bill   Soames�察  �the   rent   last   week   don't 

amount to much�察�while there's the month's bill for the restaurant and that 

blank   druggist's   account   for   lotions   and   medicines   to   come   out   of   it。   It 

strikes me we're pretty near touching bottom。 I've everything I want here�察�

but�察  �by   God�察  �sir�察  �if   I   find   YOU   skimping   yourself   or   lying   to   me   or 

borrowing money; 

     ;Yes�察�Marse Harry�察�but the Widder Molloy done gone and paid up dis 

afernoon。   I'll   bring   de   books   and   money   to   prove   it�察─  �and   he   hurriedly 

reentered the sitting´room。 

     Then     with    trembling     hands    he   emptied     his   pockets    on   the   table�察�

including Paul's gift and the fees he had just received�察�and opening a desk´ 

drawer took from it a striped cotton handkerchief�察�such as negro women 

wear on their heads�察�containing a small quantity of silver tied up in a hard 

knot�察�and a boy's purse。 This he emptied on the table with his own money。 

     They   were   the   only   rents   of   Colonel   Henry   Pendleton�   �They   were 

contributed by ;George Washington Thomson�察─�his wife�察�otherwise known 

as   ;Aunt   Dinah�察─  �washerwoman�察  �and ;Scipio Thomson�察─  �their   son�察 �aged 

fourteen�察�bootblack。 It did not amount to much。 But in that happy moisture 

that dimmed the old man's eyes�察�God knows it looked large enough。 



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                              CHAPTER III。 



       Although the rays of an unclouded sun were hot in the Santa Clara 

roads and byways�察�and the dry�察�bleached dust had become an impalpable 

powder�察�the perspiring and parched pedestrian who rashly sought relief in 

the   shade   of   the   wayside   oak   was   speedily   chilled   to   the   bone   by   the 

northwest trade´winds that on those August afternoons swept through the 

defiles of the Coast Range�察�and even penetrated the pastoral valley of San 

Jose。   The   anomaly   of   straw   hats   and   overcoats   with   the   occupants   of 

buggies     and   station   wagons     was   thus   accounted     for�察 �and   even   in  the 

sheltered garden of ;El Rosario; two young girls in light summer dresses 

had thrown wraps over their shoulders as they lounged down a broad rose´ 

alley at right angles with the deep�察�long veranda of the casa。 Yet�察�in spite 

of   the   chill�察  �the   old   Spanish   house   and   gardens   presented   a   luxurious�察�

almost   tropical�察  �picture   from   the   roadside。   Banks�察  �beds�察  �and   bowers   of 

roses lent their name and color to the grounds�察�tree´like clusters of hanging 

fuchsias�察�mound´like masses of variegated verbena�察�and tangled thickets of 

ceanothus   and   spreading   heliotrope   were   set   in   boundaries   of   venerable 

olive�察�fig�察�and pear trees。 The old house itself�察�a picturesque relief to the 

glaring newness of the painted villas   along the road�察�had been tastefully 

modified to suit the needs and habits of a later civilization��
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