Daddy, Wash Gibbs is not our kind either, is he ?" "You don't understand, girl, and I can't tell you now.

It all started way back when you was a little trick." The young woman answered very gently, "Yes, I know.

You have told me that often.

But, Daddy, what will--what will our friends think, if you keep on with Wash Gibbs now, after what happened at the mill to-day?
Young Matt fought Gibbs because he insulted me and was going to hurt me.

You say yourself that it will be war between them now?
Will you side with Wash?
And if you do, won't it look like there was just a little, tiny streak of yellow in us ?" This side of the situation had not struck Jim at first.