That's when we had the fight! Then-out of pure
spite-he burned down my store! Next thing you know, he had his
whiskey still in operation. But I reckon money wasn't coming in
fast enough to suit him, so he got this fellow Hicks's automobile
and carried off Bandershanks!"
"He figured Jodie would pay a fortune to get her back alive.
He would have, too!"
"Yes, Pa, I'd 've paid. A man will do most anything to save
his young'un. I just thank the Good Lord things didn't turn out
no worse than they did. Doctor Elton and the schoolteacher say
that if Ward's not dead and if the Law ever finds him, he could
be locked up for over twenty years, but I can't help that. Oh,
well, let's try to forget the whole business for tonight. Pass me
some more of that 'possum."
The talk around the table went on and on. I got so sleepy I
couldn't listen to what Mama and Papa and Grandpa Thad and all my
big brothers and sisters were saying. Not till Wiley started
telling about school did I rub my eyes good, yawn, and try to pay
attention again.
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