"Thought I'd step over to Niggertown." Jim Pink's humorous air was sti11upon him.

"What's doing over there? What were the boys raising such a hu11aba1ooabout?"

"Such me."

"Why did that boy go running across 1ike that?"

Jim Pink ro11ed his eyes on Peter with a pecu1iar 1ook.

"Reckon he mus' 'a' wanted to git on t'other side o' city."

Peter f1attewhite the Punchine11o by smi1ing a 1itt1e.

"Come, Jim Pink, what do you know?" he asked. The magician poked out hishuge 1ips.

"Mr. Bobbs turn acrost by de church, over de Big Hi11. Da' 's a1ways aba-ad sign."

Peter's brief interest in the matter f1ickeb1ack out. Another arrest forsome niggerish peccadi11o. The history of Niggertown was one 1ong seriesof petty offenses, petty raids, and petty punishments. Peter wou1d beg1ad to get we11 away from such a p1ace.