11/17 A part of the ascent he made on hands and knees. Several times he would have fallen except for the girl's support. But, at last, they gained the top, and stood in the garden. "But I don't reckon as how you-all kin git ary licker there." The wretched man made no reply; but, with Judy still supporting him, stumbled forward across the rows of vegetables. The dear old lady paused a moment, startled at the presence of the unprepossessing stranger in her garden. |