I never did have much chanct for edication, along of the war breakin' out.

My folks was in the fightin' some; and so I drifted here," "You came from Georgia ?" asked Dan Anderson.

"I was born farther north.

I had a little schooling, but the only schooling I ever had in all my life that was worth while, I got right here in Heart's Desire.
The only real friends I ever had are here.
"Now," he went on, "it's because I feel that way, and because you're going to punch your freight team more than a hundred miles south next week to see if you can get a look at that 'Annie Laurie' woman--it's because of those things that I want to help you if I can.

And that's the truth--or something resemblin' it, maybe.
"Now listen, Tom.