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? ? ? ? "Yes."

? ? ? ? "Come with me."

? ? ? ? He led Caesar to a place out of earshot.

? ? ? ? "What fiend's game is this?" he demanded sternly.

? ? ? ? "I can't tell you, massa; I'm not in it."

? ? ? ? "Who are those men that have written to me?"

? ? ? ? "I don't know their right names. I calls 'em Massa John and Massa Dick."

? ? ? ? "It seems they have trapped a boy friend of mine, Rodney Ropes. Did you see him?"

? ? ? ? "Yes; I gave him a good dinner."

? ? ? ? "That is well. If they should harm a hair of his head I wouldn't rest till I had called them to account. Where have they got the boy concealed?"

? ? ? ? "I couldn't tell you, massa."

? ? ? ? "You mean, you won't tell me."

? ? ? ? "Yes. It would be as much as my life is worth."

? ? ? ? "Humph, well! I suppose you must be faithful to your employer. Do you know that these men want me to pay five thousand dollars for the return of the boy?"

? ? ? ? "Yes, I heard them talking about it.


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