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way. Mizzie went into her room and

locked her door. A few moments

later, she heard the familiar knock on

her window. She looked outside and

there was Jomo.

Mizzie snuck outside and ran into

Jomo's arms. She started to cry.

Jomo asked her what was wrong, and

she told him about Mr. Chardley's away with him! Jomo told her that

proposal. Jomo promised Mizzie that there was a secret escape path that

he would make sure that she never they could take and they could be

married Mr. Chardley. They both free to be together.

walked to the cotton tree and it was Jomo and Mizzie made a plan that

there that Jomo asked Mizzie to run they would both escape very late