"My maw, she died.

He used ter whip her, too.

An' Auntie Sue was there helpin' weuns; an' Tom Warden an' some other folks they was there, too; an' they done fixed hit so that I was ter go an' live with Auntie Sue; an' pap, he give me ter her.

He sure did, Mr.Burns, an' I ain't a-wantin' ter go with him, no more." The poor girl's shrill monotone broke, and her twisted body shook with her sobs.
"I didn't sign ary paper," repeated Judy's father, with sullen stubbornness.

"An' what's more, I sure ain't a-goin' ter.