"Always sticking in, always doing things I can't ever afford.
Where on earth did he get that thing and what did it cost ?" Then she entered the cabin and began the day's work, but mingled with the brooding bitterness of her soul was the vision of a sweet young face, glad with a gladness never before seen on it, and over and over she repeated: "I wonder what he'll say to her!" What he said was that she looked as fresh and sweet as a posy, and to be careful not to step in the mud or scratch her shoes when she went to the case.
Elnora found her key and opened the door.

Not where she had placed it, but conspicuously in front lay her little heap of bills, and a crude scrawl of writing beside it.

Elnora picked up the note in astonishment.
DERE ELNORY, the lord amighty is hiding you all right done you ever dout it this money of yourn was took for some time las nite but it is returned with intres for god sake done ever come to the swamp at nite or late evnin or mornin or far in any time sompin worse an you know could git you A FREND.
Elnora began to tremble.

She hastily glanced around.

The damp earth before the case had been trodden by large, roughly shod feet.