              ,,*APT] ,,II
            ,,JAKE ,,DUNLAP

  ,WE _H P[];L GD LUCK2 2C WE GOT A *.E
9 A /]N-:EEL] F AWAY ,NOR? : 0 B.D = "O
( !M BAY\S OR "O-HORSE RIV]S AWAY D[N
,L\ISIANA WAY1 & S WE CD G ALL ! WAY D[N
! ,UPP] ,MISSISSIPPI & ALL ! WAY D[N !
,L[] ,MISSISSIPPI 6T F>M 9 ,>KANSAW )\T
HAV+ 6*ANGE /1MBOATS AT ,/4 ,L\IS2 N S V
M* %ORT (A ?\S& MILES AT "O PULL4
  ,A PRETTY L"O"S BOAT2 "! W>N'T B FEW
PASS5G]S1 & ALL OLD FOLKS1 T SET >.D1
WIDE A"P1 DOZ+1 & 0 V QUIET4 ,WE 0 F\R
"DS GETT+ \ (! 8UPP] RIV]10 2C WE GOT
AGR.D S M*4 ,B X W>N'T DULL--CDN'T 2 =
BOYS T 0 TRAVEL+1 ( C\RSE4
  ,F ! V />T ME & ,TOM ALL[$ T "! 0
"SBODY SICK 9 ! /ATEROOM NEXT 6\RN1 2C !
M1LS 0 ALW TOT$ 9 "! 0! WAIT]S4 ,BY & BY
WE ASK$ AB X--,TOM DID &! WAIT] SD X 0 A
MAN1 B HE DIDN'T LOOK SICK4
  8,WELL1 B ,,A9'T HE SICK80
  8,I DON'T "K2 MAYBE HE IS1 B 'PE>S 6ME
HE'S J LETT+ ON40
  8,:AT MAKES Y ?9K T80
  8,2C IF HE 0 SICK HE WD PULL 8 CLO!S
(F ,,"S "T OR O!R--DON'T Y RECKON HE WD8
,WELL1 ? "O DON'T4 ,AT L1/ HE DON'T "E
PULL (F 8 BOOTS1 ANYWAY40
  8,! MIS*IEF HE DON'T6 ,N EV5 :5 HE
GOES 6B$80
  8,NO40
  ,X 0 ALW NUTS = ,TOM ,SAWY]--A MY/]Y
WAS4 ,IF Y'D LAY \ A MY/]Y &A PIE 2F ME
& HM1 Y WDN'T H 6SAY TAKE YR *OICE2 X 0
A ?+ T WD REGULATE XF4 ,2C 9 MY NATURE
,I H ALW RUN 6PIE1 :IL/ 9 8 NATURE HE
HAS ALW RUN 6MY/]Y4 ,P >E MADE DI6]5T4
,& X IS ! BE/ WAY4 ,TOM SAYS 6! WAIT]3
  8,:AT'S ! MAN'S "N80
  8,PHILLIPS40
  8,":'D HE -E ABO>D80
  8,I ?9K HE GOT ABO>D AT ,ELEX&RIA1 UP
ON ! ,I[A L9E40
  8,:AT D Y RECKON HE'S A-PLAY+80
  8,I HA9'T ANY NO;N--,I N"E ?"\ ( X40
  ,I SAYS 6MYF1 "H'S ANO!R "O T RUNS
6PIE4
  8,ANY?+ PECULI> AB HM8--! WAY HE ACTS
OR TALKS80
  8,NO--NO?+1 EXCEPT HE SEEMS S SC>Y1 &
KEEPS 8 DOORS LOCK$ NI<T & "D BO?1 & :5
Y KNOCK HE WON'T LET Y 9 TILL HE OP5S !
DOOR A CRACK & SEES :O X IS40
  8,0JIMM9Y1 X'S 9T'RE/+6 ,I'D L 6GET A
LOOK AT HM4 ,SAY--! NEXT "T Y'RE GO+ 9
"!1 DON'T Y RECKON Y CD SPR1D ! DOOR
&--0
  8,NO1 9DE$Y6 ,HE'S ALW 2H X4 ,HE WD
BLOCK T GAME40
  ,TOM /UDI$ OV] X1 & !N HE SAYS3
  8,LOOKY "H4 ,Y L5D ME YR AP]N & LET ME
TAKE HM 8 BR1KFA/ 9 ! MORN+4 ,I'LL GIVE
Y A QU>T]40
  ,! BOY 0 PL5TY WILL+ 5\<1 IF ! H1D
/EW>D WDN'T M9D4 ,TOM SAYS T'S ALL "R1
HE RECKON$ HE CD FIX X )! H1D /EW>D2 &
HE D"O X4 ,HE FIX$ X S Z WE CD BO? G 9 )
AP]NS ON & TOT+ VITTLES4
  ,HE DIDN'T SLEEP M*1 HE 0 9 S* A SW1T
6GET 9 "! & F9D \ ! MY/]Y AB ,PHILLIPS2
& MOREOV] HE D"O A LOT ( GUESS+ AB X ALL
NI<T1 : W>N'T NO USE1 = IF Y >E GO+ 6F9D
\ ! FACTS (A ?+1 :AT'S ! S5SE 9 GUESS+ \
:AT A9'T ! FACTS & WA/+ AMMUNI;N8 ,I
DIDN'T LOSE NO SLEEP4 ,I WDN'T GIVE A
D]N 6"K :AT'S ! MATT] ( ,PHILLIPS1 ,I
SAYS 6MYF4
  ,WELL1 9 ! MORN+ WE PUT ON ! AP]NS &
GOT A C\PLE ( TRAYS ( TRUCK1 & ,TOM HE
KNOCK$ ON ! DOOR4 ,! MAN OP5$ X A CRACK1
& !N HE LET U 9 & %UT X QK4 ,BY
,JACKSON1 :5 WE GOT A SI<T ( HM1 WE ,MO/
DROPP$ ! TRAYS6 & ,TOM SAYS3
  8,:Y1 ,JUBIT] ,DUNLAP1 ":'D ,,Y -E F80
  ,WELL1 ! MAN 0 A/ONI%$1 ( C\RSE2 & F/
(F HE LOOK$ L HE DIDN'T "K :E!R 6BE
SC>$1 OR GLAD1 OR BO?1 OR :1 B F9,Y HE
SETTL$ D[N 62+ GLAD2 & !N 8 COLOR -E
BACK1 ?\< AT F/ 8 FACE _H TURN$ PRETTY
:ITE4 ,S WE GOT 6TALK+ TGR :ILE HE ET 8
BR1KFA/4 ,& HE SAYS3
  8,B ,I A9T ,JUBIT] ,DUNLAP4 ,I'D J Z
SOON TELL Y :O ,I AM1 ?\<1 IF Y'LL SWE>
6KEEP MUM1 = ,I A9'T NO ,PHILLIPS1 EI40
  ,TOM SAYS3
  8,WE'LL KEEP MUM1 B "! A9'T ANY NE$
6TELL :O Y >E IF Y A9'T ,JUBIT]
,DUNLAP40
  8,:Y80
  8,2C IF Y A9'T HM Y'RE T'O!R TW91
,JAKE4 ,Y'RE ! SPIT'N IMAGE ( ,JUBIT]40
  8,WELL1 ,I'M ,JAKE4 ,B LOOKY "H1 H[ D
Y -E 6"K U ,DUNLAPS80
  ,TOM TOLD AB ! ADV5TURES WE'D _H D[N
"! AT 8 UNCLE ,SILAS'S LA/ SUMM]1 & :5
HE SEE T "! W>N'T ANY?+ AB 8 FOLKS--OR
HM EI1 = T MATT]--T WE DIDN'T "K1 HE
OP5$ \ & TALK$ P]FECTLY FREE & C&ID4 ,HE
N"E MADE ANY B"OS AB 8 [N CASE2 SD HE'D
BE5 A H>D LOT1 0 A H>D LOT YET1 &
RECKON$ HE'D 2 A H>D LOT PLUMB 6! 5D4
,HE SD ( C\RSE X 0 A DANG]\S LIFE1 &--
  ,HE GIVE A K9D ( GASP1 & SET 8 H1D L A
P]SON T'S LI/5+4 ,WE DIDN'T SAY ANY?+1 &
S X 0 V / =A SECOND OR S1 & "! W>N'T NO
S.DS B ! SCR1K+ (! WOOD"W &! *UG- *U7+ (
! MA*9]Y D[N 2L4
  ,!N WE GOT HM -=TA# AG1 TELL+ HM AB 8
P1 & H[ ,BRACE'S WIFE _H BE5 D1D ?REE
YE>S1 & ,BRACE WANT$ 6M>RY ,B5NY & %E
%OOK HM1 & ,JUBIT] 0 "W+ = ,UNCLE
,SILAS1 & HM & ,UNCLE ,SILAS QU>REL+ ALL
! "T--& !N HE LET G & LAU<$4
  8,L&60 HE SAYS1 8X'S L OLD "TS 6HE>
ALL ? TITTLE-TATTLE1 & DOES ME GD4 ,X'S
BE5 SEV5 YE>S & M S9CE ,I HE>D ANY4 ,H[
D !Y TALK AB ME ^! "DS80
  8,:O80
  8,! F>M]S--&! FAMILY40
  8,:Y1 !Y DON'T TALK AB Y AT ALL--AT
L1/ ONLY J A M5;N1 ONCE 9 A L;G "T40
  8,! N,N60 HE SAYS1 SURPRIS$2 8:Y IS
T80
  8,2C !Y ?9K Y >E D1D L;G AGO40
  8,NO6 ,>E Y SP1K+ TRUE8--HONOR B"R1
N[40 ,HE JUMP$ UP1 EXCIT$4
  8,HONOR B"R4 ,"! A9'T ANYBODY ?9KS Y
>E ALIVE40
  8,!N ,I'M SAV$1 ,I'M SAV$1 SURE6 ,I'LL
G HOME4 ,!Y'LL HIDE ME & SAVE MY LIFE4
,Y KEEP MUM4 ,SWE> Y'LL KEEP MUM--SWE>
Y'LL N"E1 N"E TELL ON ME4 ,OH1 BOYS1 2
GD 6A POOR DEVIL T'S 2+ HUNT$ "D & NI<T1
& DASN'T %[ 8 FACE6 ,I'VE N"E D"O Y ANY
H>M2 ,I'LL N"E D Y ANY1 Z ,GOD IS 9 !
H1V5S2 SWE> Y'LL 2 GD 6ME & HELP ME SAVE
MY LIFE40
  ,WE'D A SWORE X IF HE'D BE5 A DOG2 & S
WE D"O X4 ,WELL1 HE CDN'T LOVE U 5 = X
OR 2 GRATE;L 5\<1 POOR CUSS2 X 0 ALL HE
CD D 6KEEP F HU7+ U4
  ,WE TALK$ AL;G1 & HE GOT \ A LL H&-BAG
& 2GUN 6OP5 X1 & TOLD U 6TURN \R BACKS4
,WE D"O X1 & :5 HE TOLD U 6TURN AG HE 0
P]FECTLY DI6]5T 6:AT HE 0 2F4 ,HE _H ON
BLUE GO7LES &! NATURALE/-LOOK+ L;G BR[N
:ISK]S & MU/A%ES Y "E SEE4 ,8 [N "M
WDN'T 'A "K$ HM4 ,HE ASK$ U IF HE LOOK$
L 8 BRO!R ,JUBIT]1 N[4
  8,NO10 ,TOM SD2 8"! A9'T ANY?+ LEFT
T'S L HM EXCEPT ! L;G HAIR40
  8,ALL "R1 ,I'LL GET T CROPP$ CLOSE 6MY
H1D 2F ,I GET "!2 !N HM & ,BRACE W KEEP
MY SECRET1 & ,I'LL LIVE ) !M Z 2+ A
/RANG]1 &! NEI<BORS WON'T "E GUESS ME \4
,:AT D Y ?9K80
  ,TOM HE /UDI$ A:ILE1 !N HE SAYS3
  8,WELL1 ( C\RSE ME & ,HUCK >E GO+
6KEEP MUM "!1 B IF Y DON'T KEEP MUM YRF
"!'S GO+ 6BE A LL BIT (A RISK--X A9'T
M*1 MAYBE1 B X'S A LL4 ,I M1N1 IF Y
TALK1 WON'T P NOTICE T YR VOICE IS J L
,JUBIT]'S2 & MI<TN'T X MAKE !M ?9K (!
TW9 !Y RECKON$ 0 D1D1 B MAYBE AF ALL 0
HID ALL ? "T "U ANO!R "N80
  8,BY ,GEORGE10 HE SAYS1 8Y'RE A %>P
"O6 ,Y'RE P]FECTLY "R4 ,I'VE GOT 6PLAY
DEEF & DUMB :5 "!'S A NEI<BOR >.D4 ,IF
,I'D 'A /RUCK = HOME & =GOT T LL DETAIL
--,H["E1 ,I WASN'T /RIK+ = HOME4 ,I 0
BR1K+ = ANY PLACE ": ,I CD GET AWAY F ^!
FELL[S T >E AF ME2 !N ,I 0 GO+ 6PUT ON ?
4GUISE & GET "S DI6]5T CLO!S1 &--0
  ,HE JUMP$ =! \TSIDE DOOR & LAID 8 E>
AG/ X & LI/5$1 PALE & K9D ( PANT+4
,PRES5TLY HE :ISP]S3
  8,S.D$ L COCK+ A GUN6 ,"L1 :AT A LIFE
6L1D60
  ,!N HE SUNK D[N 9 A *AIR ALL LIMP &
SICK L1 & WIP$ ! SW1T (F ( 8 FACE4

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