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1、AKNIGHTOFTHECUMBERLANDAKNIGHTOFTHECUMBERLANDBYJOHNFOX,JR.1AKNIGHTOFTHECUMBERLANDCONTENTSI.TheBlightintheHillsII.OntheWildDog'sTrailIII.TheAuricularTalentoftheHon.SamuelBuddIV.CloseQuartersV.BacktotheHillsVI.TheGreatDayVII.AtLast--TheTournamentVIII.TheKnightPassesAKNIGHTO
2、FTHECUMBERLAND2AKNIGHTOFTHECUMBERLANDITHEBLIGHTINTHEHILLSHighnoonofacrispOctoberday,sunshinefloodingtheearthwiththewarmthandlightofoldwineand,goingsingle-fileupthroughthejaggedgapthatthedrippingofwaterhasworndownthroughtheCumberlandMountainsfromcresttovalley-level,agrayh
3、orseandtwobigmules,amanandtwoyounggirls.Onthegrayhorse,Iledthetortuousway.Aftermecamemysmallsister--andafterherandlikeher,mule-back,rodetheBlight--dressedasshewouldbeforagallopinCentralParkortorideahunterinahorseshow.Iwastakingthem,accordingtopromise,wherethefeetofotherw
4、omenthanmountaineershadnevertrod--beyondthecrestoftheBigBlack--tothewatersoftheCumberland--thelairofmoonshinerandfeudsman,whereisyetpocketedacivilizationthat,elsewhere,islongagogone.ThishadbeenapetdreamoftheBlight'sforalongtime,andnowthedreamwascomingtrue.TheBlightwasint
5、hehills.Nobodyeverwenttohermother'shousewithoutaskingtoseeherevenwhenshewasalittlethingwithblackhair,merryfaceandblackeyes.Bothmenandwomen,withchildrenoftheirown,havetoldmethatshewas,perhaps,themostfascinatingchildthateverlived.Therebesomewhoclaimthatshehasneverchanged--
6、andIamamongthem.Shebeganearly,regardlessofage,sexorpreviousconditionofservitude--shecontinuesrecklesslyasshebegan--andnonemakescomplaint.Thuswasitinherownworld--thusitwaswhenshecametomine.OnthewaydownfromtheNorth,theconductor'svoicechangedfromacommandtoarequestwhenheaske
7、dforherticket.Thejacketedlordofthedining-carsawherfromafarandadvancedtoshowhertoaseat--thatshemightrideforward,sitnexttoashadedwindowandbefreefromtheglareofthesunontheotherside.Twoportersmadearushforherbagwhenshegotoffthecar,andtheproprietorofthelittlehotelinthelittletow
8、nwherewehadtowaitseveralhoursforthetrainintothemountainsgaveherthebridalchamberforanafternoonnap.Fromth
