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drown   you�察  �honey。   Just   put   confidence   in   me�察  �and   when   I   get   over   my 

head�察�I'll holler for help。 I judge I can put five good years' work on you 

without exhausting my stores。 I can read amongst the small words pretty 

peartthe young calves�察�so to sayand lots of them big steers in three or 

four syllables��I can sort o' guess at their road´brands from the company 

I've saw 'em traveling with�察�in times past。 And I can write my own name�察�

and yours too�察�I reckon。Lahoma Gledwareyes�察�I'm toler'ble well versed 

on a capital 'G'you just make a gap with a flying tail to it。; 

     ;My name NOT Lahoma Gledware�察─�she interposed in some severity。 

;My     name�察   �Lahoma      Willock。    Beautiful    namelovely�察     �like  flower    

Willock�察  �call   me   Lahoma   Willocklike   song   of   little   stream。   Gledware�察�

hardrough。; 

     Brick    Willock    stared  at  her  in  amazement。      ;Where'd     you   get  that 

from�拭─�

     ;My name Lahoma WillockRed Feather tell me。; 

     He    smoked     in  silence�察 �puffing   rapidly。   Then;My      name    is  Brick 



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Willock。 How came you to be named Lahoma Willock�拭─�

     Lahoma suggested thoughtfully;All white people named Willock�拭─�

     ;There's a few�察─�Willock shook his head�察 �with less agreeable names。 

But after all�察�I'm glad you have my name。 Yesthe more I think on it�察�the 

more pleased I get。 I reckon we're sort of kinfolks�察�anyhow。 Well�察�honey�察�

this is enough talk about being civilized�察�now let's make the first move on 

the way。 You want to see your mother's grave�察�and lay some of these wild 

flowers on it。 That's a part of being civilized�察�caring for graves is。 It's just 

savages as forgets the past and consequently never learns nothing。 Come 

along。 Them moccasins will do famous until I can get you shoes from the 

settlements。 It's seventy mile to Vernon�察�Texas�察�and none too easy miles。 

But I got a pony the first time I ventured to Doan's store�察�and it'll carry you�察�

if I have to walk at your side。 We'll make a festibul march of that journey�察�

and   lay   in   clothes   as   a   girl   should   wear�察  �and   books   to   last   through   the 

winter。; 

     Willock rose and explained that they must cross the mountain。 As they 

traversed it�察�he reminded her that she had not gathered any of the flowers 

that were scattered under sheltering boulders。 

     ;Why�拭─     �asked    Lahoma�察    �showing      that  her   neglect   to  do   so   was 

intentional。 

     ;Well�察�honey�察�don't you love and honor that mother that bore so much 

pain and trouble for you�察�traveling with you in her arms to the Oklahoma 

country�察�trying to make a home for you up there in the wilderness�察�and at 

last dying from the hardships of the plains。 Ain't she worth a few flowers。; 

     ;She dead。 She not see flowers�察�not smell flowers�察�not know。; 

     Willock     said   nothing�察  �but   the   next   time   they   came  to   a   clump   of 

blossoms he   made a nosegay。 Lahoma   watched him with a face as calm 

and unemotional as that of Red Feather�察�himself。 She held her back with 

the erect grace and moved her limbs with the swift ease of those among 

whom she had passed the last two years。 In delightful harmony with this 

air of wildness was the rich and delicate beauty of her sun´browned face�察�

and   the   golden   glow   of   her   silken   brown   hair。   Willock's   heart   yearned 

toward   her   as   only  the  heart   of   one   destined   to   profound   loneliness   can 

yearn toward the exquisite grace and unconscious charm of a child�察�but to 



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the   degree    that  he   felt  this  attraction�察 �he   held   himself   firmly    aloof�察�

knowing that wild animals are frightened when kindness beams without its 

veil。 

     ;What you do with that�拭─�She pointed at the flowers in his rough hand。 

     ;I'm going to put 'em on your mother's grave。; 

     ;She not know。 Not see�察�not smell。 She dead�察�mother dead。; 

     ;Lahoma�察�do you know anything about God�拭─�

     ;YesGreat Spirit。 God make my path white。; 

     ;Well�察�I want God to know that somebody remembers your mother。 It's 

God that smells the flowers on the graves of the dead。; 

     They walked on。 Pretty soon Lahoma began looking about for flowers�察�

but they had reached the last barren ledge�察�and no more came in sight。 

     ;Take these�察�Lahoma。; 

     ;No。    Couldn't    fool   God。;    They    began    the   last  descent。   Willock 

suddenly discovered that tears were slipping down the girl's face。 He said 

nothing�察�he did not fear�察�now�察�for he thought the tears promised a brighter 

dawning。 

     Suddenly   Lahoma   cried   joyfully�察   �Oh�察  �look�察  �Brick�察  �look� ─  �And   she 

darted toward the spot at the foot of a tall cedar�察�where purple and white 

blossoms   showed   in   profusion。   She   gathered   an   armful�察  �and   they   went 

down to the plain。 

     ;Her head's toward the west�察─�he said�察�as they stood beside the pile of 

stones。 Lahoma placed the flowers at the Western margin of the pyramid。 

Willock laid his at the foot of the grave。 The sun had set and the warmth of 

the heated sand was tempered by a fragrant breeze。 Though late in October�察�

he   felt   as   if   spring   were   just   dawning。   He   took   Lahoma's   hand�察  �and   his 

heart throbbed to find that she showed no disposition to draw away。 

     He looked up with a great sigh of thanksgiving。 ;Well�察�God�察─�he said 

softly�察 �here she isYou sure done it� ─�



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                              CHAPTER VIII 



                                    GETTING CIVILIZED 

       During   the   two   years   passed   by   Brick   Willock   in   dreary   solitude�察�

conditions   about him  had   changed。 The hardships of   pioneer   life   which�察�

fifty years ago�察�had obtained in the Middle States yet prevailed�察�in 1882�察�in 

the tract of land claimed by Texas under the name of Greer County�察�but 

the   dangers   of   pioneer   life   were   greatly   lessened。 As   Lahoma   made   the 

acquaintance   of       the   mountain´range�察      �and   explored     the   plain  extending 

beyond the natural horseshoe�察�Willock believed she ran little danger from 

Indians。 He�察�himself�察�had ceased to preserve his unrelaxing watchfulness�察�

after   all�察�it had   been the highwaymen   rather than the   red   men   whom  he 

had   most   fearedand   after   two   years   it   did   not   seem   likely   that   such 

volatile men would pre serve the feeling of vengeance。 

     With   the   wisdom   derived   from   his   experience   with   wild   natures�察  �he 

carefully abstained from any attempt to force Lahoma's friendship�察�hence 

it was not long before he obtained it without reserve。 As she walked beside 

him�察   �grave    and    alert�察 �she   no   longer    thought    of   his  bushy    beard    and 

prodigious   mop   of   harsh   hair�察  �and   the   daily   exhibition   of   his   strength 

caused   him   to   grow   handsome   in   her   eyes   because   most   of   those   feats 

were   performed   for   her   comfort   or   pleasure。   In   the   meantime   he   talked 

incessantly�察     �and   to  his   admiration�察    �he   presently    found    her   manner     of 

speech wonderfully like his own�察�both fluent and ungrammatical。 

     He knew nothing of grammar�察�to be sure�察�but there were times when 

his   mistakes�察  �echoed   from   her   lips�察  �struck   upon   his   ear�察  �and   though   he 

might   not   always   know   how   to   correct   them�察  �he   was   prompt   to   suggest 

changes�察     �testing    each�察   �as  a   natural    musician     judges     music�察   �by   ear。 

Dissatisfied   with   his   own   standards�察  �he   was   all   the   more   impatient   to 

depart on the expedition after mental tools�察�despite the dangers that might 

beset the journey。 

     His    first  task   prompted      by   the   coming     of   Lahoma�察     �had   been    to 

partition   off   the   half   of   the   dugout   containing   the   stove   for   the   child's 

private   chamber。   Cedar   posts   set   in   the   ground   and   plastered   with   mud 

higher   than   his   head�察  �left   a   space   between   the   top   and   the   apex   of   the 



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ceiling that the temperature might be equalized in both rooms。 Thus far�察�

however�察 �they  did not stay  in   the dugout   except   long   enough   to   eat   and 

sleep�察�for the autumn had continued delightful�察�and the cove seemed to the 

child her home�察�of which the dugout 
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