Haley rushed up and down, shouting and using dreadful, naughty words,
and stamping with rage all the time.
At last, about twelve o'clock, Sam came riding up with Haley's horse.
'He's cotched,' he said, seemingly very proud of himself. 'I cotched
him!'
Of course, now it was too late to start before dinner. Besides, the
horses were so tired with all their running about, that they had to have
a rest.
When at last they did start, Sam led them by a wrong road. So the sun
was almost setting before they arrived at the village where Haley hoped
to find Eliza.
CHAPTER IV
THE CHASE
When Eliza left Uncle Tom's cabin, she felt very sad and lonely. She
knew she was leaving all the friends she had ever had behind her.
At first Harry was frightened. Soon he grew sleepy. 'Mother, I don't
need to keep awake, do I?' he said.
'No, my darling, sleep, if you want to.'
'But, mother, if I do get asleep, you won't let the bad man take me?'
'No!'
'You're sure, an't you, mother?'
'Yes, sure.'
[Illustration]
Harry dropped his little weary head upon her shoulder, and was soon
fast asleep.
Eliza walked on and on, never resting, all through the night. When the
sun rose, she was many miles away from her old home. Still she walked
on, only stopping, in the middle of the day, to buy a little dinner for
herself and Harry at a farm-house.
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