CHAPTER III.
AIDING A RUNAWAY.
"Well, you are an extraordinary boy, Vincent," Mrs.Wingfield said as her son told her the story, while his sister burst into fits of laughter at the idea of Vincent owning a female slave with a baby.

"Why did you not tell me that you wanted the money, instead of going to Mr.Renfrew?
I shall tell him I am very angry with him for letting you have it for such a purpose." "I was not sure whether you would let me have it, mother; and if you had refused, and I had got it afterward from Mr.Renfrew, I should not have liked to bring her home here." "That would have been fun," Annie said.

"Fancy Vincent's troubles with a female slave on his hands and nowhere to put her.

What would you have done, Vincent ?" "I suppose I could have got a home for her somewhere," Vincent said quietly.

"I don't think there would have been any difficulty about that.
Still I am glad I didn't have to do so, and one slave more or less can make no difference here." "Not at all," Mrs.Wingfield said; "I dare say Chloe will find something for her to do in the way of washing, and such other light work that she is fit for about the house.