A stubborn look came over Chalky"s face. “My Ma"am told me to git to Schmidt"s Corner and warn that fellar about them really bad men. He might even pay me as much as a quarter for tellin" him.”
Lorenz looked at him in disbelief. “Warn what feller?”
Chalky shut his mouth. “No, siree. Yu folks have been right kind, but I ain"t saying, elseways yu all might git the money instead of me, and Ma"am told me to do it.”
“If they"re so bad, why"d they let y"all get away?”
Chalky grinned, “Cause they didn"t see me. I saw "em shoot the dawg an" ah knowed they wuz no good; "specially when ah heard Ma"am and my little sister screaming. Ah wuz goin" to try and sneak in, but jest couldn"t figure a way. Ah kept hid till Ma"am got outside to git some water. She tole me to go and warn this fellar theat b
