Jackson was arrested and ordered to appear in court. Guards were summoned from the blockhouse to make certain the troublemaker obeyed the arrest order. Robards trailed behind them. As they went, Jackson suddenly asked one of the guards for his butcher knife. It was given him after he pledged his honor to do no harm with it. Whereupon Jackson ran his finger along the cutting edge of the weapon and lightly touched the sharp point, periodically glancing at Robards as he stroked the knife to see if the husband understood his meaning. In a flash Robards dashed for the canebrake, Jackson at his
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