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Chapter 24
«Jes’loft’emoverthefence.»
«No,sir,"Willieinsisted.«Listenyou,"hesaid,«we’relettin’youoffthistime.Butyoutakebacktheword.If’neverthisherehappensagain,we’lljes’natcherallykickthehelloutawhoevercomes;we’llbustever’boneintheirbody.Nowyoutellyourboysthat.Hustonsaysyou’reourkindafolks—maybe.I’dhatetothinkofit.»
Theynearedthefence.Twooftheseatedguardsstoodupandmovedover.«Gotsomefellasgoin’homeearly,"saidWillie.Thethreemenclimbedoverthefenceanddisappearedintothedarkness.
Andthesquadmovedquicklybacktowardthedancefloor.Andthemusicof«Ol’DanTucker»skirledandwhinedfromthestringband.Overneartheofficethemenstillsquattedandtalked,andtheshrillmusiccametothem.
Pasaid,«They’schangea-comin’.Idon’knowwhat.Maybewewon’tlivetoseeher.Butshe’sa-comin’.They’sares’lessfeelin’.Fellacan’tfiggernothin’out,he’ssonervous.»
AndBlackHatliftedhisheadupagain,andthelightfellonhisbristlywhiskers.Hegatheredsomelittlerocksfromthegroundandshotthemlikemarbles,withhisthumb.«Idon’know.She’sa-comin’awright,likeyousay.Fellatol’mewhathappenedinAkron,Ohio.Rubbercompanies.Theygotmountainpeoplein’causethey’dworkcheap.An’theseheremountainpeopleupan’joinedtheunion.Well,sir,helljes’popped
