The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Page #2

Did that hurt?

How could it?

Oh!

I've been talking

to your pappy.

We's going to get married.

When?

Hog killing time.

Your pappy has invited all the Tollivers.

The whole kit

and boodle of them.

I ain't marrying

till green up.

Spring's always

the time to do them things.

Then it'll be next green up and the next.

I don't feel nothing.

Like... What do you mean?

I don't know.

Come on. Come on.

Dinner.

Come on.

Better make it just a dipping, June, or them

hungry mouths

will eat that table bare.

Ma. Come here.

Ma. Do I...

Do I like Dave?

Why, honey,

I think you do.

Like you like Pappy?

Well, you remember when

Dave went to Pokey Wells,

you was a-grieving for him

then, weren't you?

And when he's to home, he

don't make no nevermind to you?

But, Ma...

Melissa,

the folks are waiting for their dinner.

Coming.

Well, that's

liking, honey.

This here man wants

to talk to you, Judd.

Does, huh?

My name is Hale,

Jack Hale.

I wonder if I could

see you alone.

Here's all right.

Well, I...

You see, I wanted to

talk to you about coal.

The coal on your property,

I mean.

You know what I mean? The

fault down about a mile.

Well, you've seen the coal.

You know what I mean.

The fault. The Alton people,

I'm with them and they...

You was talking

about coal.

Oh, yes. Coal.

There'll be a railroad

up along the Ticopi

and then down across the ridge to your place.

Who said there would?

I mean, of course,

if it's agreeable with

the contracting parties,

like yourself.

The thing will make you rich.

There's no doubt about that.

And if we can

make a deal...

Who's the others?

The contract with you

is for the coal.

Who is the others?

Well, there's several

other people, but mainly...

How long have you had that?

You ain't

answered me yet.

When did this arm begin to show that color?

Three days ago now,

I think.

Get me some

warm water, quick.

It ain't bad, is it?

Bad?

It's gangrenous infection.

The flesh,

it's rotting, it's dying.

You ain't no doctor.

You wanna live,

don't you?

Why didn't you get this man to a doctor? Did.

There it be. Snake brew.

You fool.

He'll die if something isn't done.

Am I dying, Judd?

Sure.

Better start making

the pine box, I guess.

That's just what you will be

doing if something isn't done.

Now listen to me.

Once an infection like

this sets in, it kills.

The only possible cure is

to cut it out, and then pray.

Now do you understand?

No. No.

They don't understand.

They don't understand nothing

but shooting and killing.

That's all they understand.

Melissa.

I been begging you to get a

doctor, but no, you got to plan.

You got to scheme, you got to

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