I'll give you a young fellow you can depend on."
CHAPTER XVII
IN DANGER
The girls looked at one another on hearing Mr. Hammond's warning. The
same thought was in the mind of each.
"What--what kind of suspicious characters were they?" asked Betty.
"Oh, just the usual kind," replied the overseer. "I don't want to alarm
you, and you needn't be afraid. They're mostly a cowardly set that
always congregate around where a lot of work is going on, hoping to get
money without labor, either by some form of chance game, or by
deliberately taking advantage of some of the simple-minded colored
hands. I ordered these two away a couple of times, and I'll do more than
that the next time I see 'em."
"Did they--did they come in a motor boat?" faltered Mollie.
"I didn't notice. But they weren't the kind of fellows I want hanging
around here, especially when pay-day comes. But don't think any more of
what I said. I'm going to give you a young fellow to accompany you. He
knows the river and the region around like a book, and anyone who tries
to bother you when you're out he'll make short work of.
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