ow
Miss Melanctha, and I certainly don't care very much to get mixed up
in that kind of a way just to be in trouble."

Jefferson stopped and Melanctha thought a little.

"That certainly does explain to me Dr. Campbell what I been thinking
about you this long time. I certainly did wonder how you could be so
live, and knowing everything, and everybody, and talking so big always
about everything, and everybody always liking you so much, and you
always looking as if you was thinking, and yet you really was
never knowing about anybody and certainly not being really very
understanding. It certainly is all Dr. Campbell because you is so
afraid you will be losing being good so easy, and it certainly do seem
to me Dr. Campbell that it certainly don't amount to very much that
kind of goodness."

"Perhaps you are right Miss Melanctha," Jefferson answered. "I don't
say never, perhaps you ain't right Miss Melanctha. Perhaps I ought
to know more about such ways Miss Melanctha. Perhaps it would help me
some, taking care of the colored people, Miss Melanctha. I don't say,
no, never, but perhaps I could learn a whole lot about women the right
way, if I had a real good teacher."

'Mis' Herbert just then stirred a little in her sleep. Melanctha went
up the steps to the bed to attend her. Dr. Campbell got up too and
went to help her. 'Mis' Herbert woke up and was a little better. Now
it was morning and Dr. Campbell gave his directions to Melanctha, and
then left her.

Melanctha Herbert all her life long, loved and wanted good, kind
and considerate people. Jefferson Campbell was all the things that
Melanctha had ever wanted. Jefferson was a strong, well built, good
looking, cheery, intelligent and good mulatto. And then at first he
had not cared to know Melanctha, and when he did begin to know her
he had not liked her very well, and he had not thought that she would
ever come to any good. And then Jefferson Campbell was so very gentle.
Jefferson never did some things like other men, things that now were
beginning to be ugly, for Melanctha. And then too Jefferson Campbell
did not seem to know very well what it was that Melanctha really
wanted, and all this was making Melanctha feel his power with her
always getting stronger.

Dr. Campbell came in every day to see 'Mis' Herbert. 'Mis' Herbert,
after that night they watched together, did get a little better, but
'Mis' Herbert was really very sick, and soon it was pretty sure that
she