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Talitha looked at her curiously. She was a mountain girl, that was evident, but not from Goose Creek nor the Settlement—possibly from Redbird. She might be kin to the Twilligers, there were legions of them scattered through the mountains, and she favoured them wonderfully, now Talitha thought of it.

Suddenly the girl opened her eyes and stared at Talitha. “I reckon I must hev been asleep,” she said with a wide yawn. “Whar did you git on?”

“At Bentville.”

“Bentville! What kind of a place is hit? I come purty nigh goin’ thar onct and then I changed my mind. I couldn’t pin myself down ter book larnin’ nohow.”

Talitha viewed the speaker with astonishment. “What’s your name?” she inquired coldly.

“Piny Twilliger.”

“Did you know that Gincy Gooch is going to school at Bentville?” asked Talitha.

“Law me, why Gincy’s my cousin. Whatever put hit into her head? I wouldn’t hev thought hit of her.”

“Then you don’t know Gincy,” was the retort. “She’s as ambitious as can be and loves to study. She’s going to be somebody, I tell you. Abner’s at school too, and their folks are so proud of them.”