y often, and
perhaps she wanted to try to have this man to be good, for her. Jeff
Campbell never saw the man Melanctha Herbert perhaps now wanted. Jeff
Campbell only knew very well that there was one. Then there was Rose
that Melanctha now always had with her when she wandered.

Jeff Campbell was very quiet to Melanctha. He said to her, now he
thought he did not want to come any more especially to see her. When
they met, he always would be glad to see her, but now he never would
go anywhere any more to meet her. Sure he knew she always would have
a deep love in him for her. Sure she knew that. "Yes Jeff, I always
trust you Jeff, I certainly do know that all right." Jeff Campbell
said, all right he never could say anything to reproach her. She knew
always that he really had learned all through him how to love her.
"Yes, Jeff, I certainly do know that." She knew now she could always
trust him. Jeff always would be loyal to her though now she never was
any more to him like a religion, but he never could forget the real
sweetness in her. That Jeff must remember always, though now he never
can trust her to be really loving to any man for always, she never did
have any way she ever could remember. If she ever needed anybody to be
good to her, Jeff Campbell always would do anything he could to help
her. He never can forget the things she taught him so he could be
really understanding, but he never any more wants to see her. He be
like a brother to her always, when she needs it, and he always will be
a good friend to her. Jeff Campbell certainly was sorry never any
more to see her, but it was good that they now knew each other really.
"Good-bye Jeff you always been very good always to me." "Good-bye
Melanctha you know you always can trust yourself to me." "Yes, I know,
I know Jeff, really." "I certainly got to go now Melanctha, from you.
I go this time, Melanctha really," and Jeff Campbell went away and
this time he never looked back to her. This time Jeff Campbell just
broke away and left her.

Jeff Campbell loved to think now he was strong again to be quiet, and
to live regular, and to do everything the way he wanted it to be right
for himself and all the colored people. Jeff went away for a little
while to another town to work there, and he worked hard, and he was
very sad inside him, and sometimes the tears would rise up in him, and
then he would work hard, and then he would begin once more to see
some beauty in the world