Excerpt: ...ain't stiff in the jints, am I, Johnny?" and she tapped her ankles. "Carrie, sing me that other song of yours, and that will make my heart lighter," said Johnny. "Why, Johnny, we haven't even got the clouds to overshadow us here; we're above the clouds, and everything else. But I'll sing for you if I can only make you glad as you was before they got after us." And throwing back her hair and twisting herself about, looking back over her shoulder and laughing, looking down at her ragged feet, and making faces, she ...
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Excerpt: ...ain't stiff in the jints, am I, Johnny?" and she tapped her ankles. "Carrie, sing me that other song of yours, and that will make my heart lighter," said Johnny. "Why, Johnny, we haven't even got the clouds to overshadow us here; we're above the clouds, and everything else. But I'll sing for you if I can only make you glad as you was before they got after us." And throwing back her hair and twisting herself about, looking back over her shoulder and laughing, looking down at her ragged feet, and making faces, she began. Like the song of a bird, her voice rang out on the coming night; for it was now full twilight, and the leaves quivered overhead; and far up and down the mountains the melody floated in a strange, sweet strain, and with a Pg 96 touch of tenderness that moved her companions to tears. Logan stood aside, looking down for Forty-nine a moment, then went to bring wood for the fire. As her song ended, Carrie turned to the boy; but in doing so her eyes rested on the empty bottle left by the side of a stone spread with a tiger skin, by the two men. The boy had his head down, as if still listening, and did not observe her. She stopped suddenly, started back, looked to see if observed by her brother, and seeing that he was still absorbed she advanced, took up the bottle and held it up, glancing back and up the tree. "Somebody's been here! Somebody's been here, and it's been white men; the bottle's empty." She hastily hid the bottle, and stepping back and looking up where her little store had been hidden, she only put her finger to her lip, shook her head on seeing what had happened, and then went and stood by her little brother. Very thoughtful and full of care was she now. All her merriment had gone. She stood there as one suddenly grown old. "Oh, thank you, Carrie. It's a pretty Pg 97 song. But what can keep Forty-nine so long?" The boy rose as he said this, and turning aside looked down the mountain into the gathering darkness. The girl stood...
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