The Mountain Girl by Emma Payne Erskine Chapter 21 Page 2

“I don’t reckon so.”

“Be sensible, honey son. You mustn’t ‘low him to ax ye fool questions, Doctah. You knows they hain’t nobody kin do such as that, Hoyle,” called his mother from within.

“He has some idea in his head. What is it, brother Hoyle?”

“I heered you tellin’ Cass ‘at you was gettin’ strong as one o’ these here cricket bugs, an’ I had one t’other day; he could jump as fer as cl’ar acrost the po’ch — and he was only ‘bout a inch long — er less ‘n a inch. I thought if brothah David was that strong, he could jump a heap.”

David had comforted Hoyle for the loss of