Now, Chad, the rock! the rock!" said Fitz, hardly
able to contain himself.
The darky pointed straight up the hill, the sky line of which could
be seen entire from where we stood, and indicated an isolated rock
jutting out above the tree-tops.
I thought Fitz would have hugged him.
"How do you know it is the rock with the crotch in it? Speak, you
grinning lunatic!"
"I was dar dis mawnin' by daylight."
"What's it marked?" said Fitz, catching him by both shoulders. "What's
it marked? Quick!"
"Wid a C an' a cross an' a B--so." And the old man traced it with his
finger in the mud.
"Every pound of coal on the colonel's land!" said Fitz, with a yell
that brought his host and Kerfoot as fast as their legs could carry
them.
"Stop!" said Kerfoot. "This only settles the Caarter and Barbour
division. There was another division here a year ago between Miss Ann
Caarter and the colonel. With that I am mo' familiar, for I drew the
deeds, which are here," holding up a bundle; "and I was also present
with the surveyor.
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