第22节

    【】eenforant,theohelpkadydown.

    heledhertoasllendedinute,”oheninsaid.oujusttellusanythingyouneed,s.jordan,andtogetitforyou.”

    itethatnearlydidkadyin.shedsolookedforan,butinsteadshehadbeehisstrangersna.”thankyou,”shesaid,butthetearsrunningdoe.”ofthetentnervously.

    asleheldachairforher,kadynearlyfelldoush,shethought,herheadonherhands.

    reanotasbadyouseeothink,”hesaidsoftly.”ho.”

    sheforyti,idontthiohearttheine

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    legend

    ,kr,ltljnthavedethepersonalsaethatyouhave.idothxllyou.”

    ,,ood,”hesaid,sling.”nodoyoufora”

    isoapiiishesaidakingkadygiveatinybitolasle.

    shore,butthetentflaphefood,greatquantitiesofit,allofitsetoableuntilitnearlyllapseduhe.

    kaylostnotidiggingihfull.

    i.sskillet””iiiguretheokhasaskilletbigenoughtofryaheskillethlard,thenokedallofthisfoodinthegrease.”

    lebliher.”houationfilledkadysheadthatsheuldforoeatindistinguishablefronother.eventhebakingposhadbeehegrease.buterieslater.

    afterkadyhadeatenallsheuldhold,sheeethingsterious.

    kadydidhiseyesbecauseshedidnttoseebarrassedthathee.hisclothestothentrary,sheheplacehelivedihanashack.

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    judedeveraux

    ”itsallright,”shesaidsoftly.”itdoesnttterbeherelonganyway.”

    hedsledather,thentuurlofherhairbehindherear.”,alookoffearonherface.

    letuedaarriage,didheshethought.heuldnt.notafterallthethingsshedsaid.notafter”readytoleave”heasked,pullingbahair.

    atleasthisnnersareni,thepositioalstfaliar.itseedquitenaturaltoleanba,andfeelinghisstrongararoundher,shefellasleep.

    thateereduntilsheaoinginthebed,lookingupattheebahavihere.

    rollingoutofbed,kadyknee.

    fluhebaontshegrabbedthetarnt,thenraisedherhandtoflingitintothestonefireplaotheorhedeservedtohavesueantforhappiness.

    thereeaningtoputthedirtydressinthereoutofsight.

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    1tltassheputthegohechest,shesalookedlikeboysclothes:shirts,rousers,underwear,even

    i,ootsandsocks.kadyhatnothingintheworldhadever

    1,1easedheraschasthesightofthose,softclothes.now,

    1isheuldonlyfindabarofsoapandastreashedbeeindays.

    butsearchassheght,sheuldfindnosoap.shedidfindan

    iingheapoffoodsuppliesthatsheost,soap,uchfor.

    forjustasend,herhandonthedoorlataybethedooranonsterprisoneden.

    theouthouseore

    rrectly,furtheruptheuntainside.inside,kadyriguedtoseearopeattachedtoooit.theropeoutthroughaknotholeinthebackofthesturdylittlebuilding.

    theouthouse,sheothebadsahattheropeledintothetrees.thereiedeveryfealongtherope.

    orecautious,hesitatingnobehindatree.theyarriednow,sohewould

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