She stood upright and unyielding, but her face was ghastly, and she drew her breath in long, husky gasps.

Finally she spoke, and Barney started again at her voice.
"I want you to go after William Berry and make him marry Rebecca," she said.
"Mother, what do you mean ?" "I want you to go after William Berry and make him marry Rebecca." "Mother!" "Rebecca is gone.

I turned her out of the house this mornin'.

I don't know where she is.

Go and find her, and make William Berry marry her." "Mother, before the Lord, I don't know what you mean!" Barney cried out.