n his horse. George gave Tom a dollar as a token of his sympathy and told him that he would buy him back one day.At the same time, George Harris began his escape. White enough to pass as a Spaniard, he appeared at a tavern as a gentleman and took a room there, hoping to find a station on the underground railway before too long. Eliza was resting at the home of Rachel and Simeon Halliday when George Harris arrived in the same Quaker settlement.On board the boat bound for New Orleans, Uncle Tom saved the life of young Eva St. Clare, and in gratitude, Eva’s father purchased the slave. Eva told Tom he would now have a happy life, for her father was kind to everyone. Augustine St. Clare was married to a woman who imagined herself sick therefore took no interest in her daughter Eva. He had gone north to bring back her cousin, Miss Ophelia, to provide care for the delicate Eva. When they arrived at the St. Clare plantation, Tom was made head coachman.Meanwhile, Loker and Marks were on the trail of Eliza and George. They caught up with the fugitives, and there was a fight in which George wounded Loker. Marks fled, so the Quakers who were protecting the runaways took Loker in along with them and gave them medical treatment. Unused to lavish Southern customs, Miss Ophelia tried to understand the south. Shocked by the extravagance of St. Clare’s household, she attempted to bring order out of the chaos, but she received no encouragement. Indulgent in all things St. Clare was indifferent to the affairs of his family and property. Uncle Tom had an easy life and a loft over the stable. He and little Eva became close friends, with St. Clare’s approval. St. Clare bought an odd pixie like child for his prim and proper sister to educate. Eva grew frailer. Knowing that she was about to die, she begged her father to free the slaves, as he had so offend promised. After Eva’s death, St. Clare began to read his bible ...
