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;Does he read�拭┌察 �she asked Willock�察 �breathlessly。 ;Does he read�察�
Brick�拭─�
Willock surveyed the seated figure gravely。 ;He reads� ─�he responded。
The man looked up�察�saw Willock and bent over his bookdiscovered
Lahoma on the pony�察�and looked up again�察�unwillingly but definitely。 ;You
never told me you had a little girl�察─�he remarked gruffly。
;You never asked me�察─�said Willock。 ;Get down�察�Lahoma�察�and make
yourself at home。;
The man shut his book。 ;What are you going to do�拭─�
;Going to visit you。 Turn the pony loose�察�Lahoma�察�he won't go far。;
;Haven't you got all that north range to yourself�拭─�Bill Atkins asked
begrudgingly。
;Yap。 How're you making it�察�Atkins�拭─�
;Why�察 �as long as I'm let alone�察 �I'm making it all right。 It's being let
alone that I can't ever accomplish。 When I was a boy I began my travels to
keep out where I could breathe�察�and I've been crowded out of Missouri and
Kansas and Colorado and Wyoming and California�察�and now I've come to
the American Desert thinking I could die in peace�察�but oh�察�no�察�not ME� �I
no sooner get settled and made my turf dugout�察 �than here comes a
stranger;
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;Name of Brick Willock�察 �if you've forgot�察─ �interpolated Willock
genially。 ;I'll just light my pipe�察�as I reckon there's no objections。 Lahoma
don't care�察�and you can breathe all right if you keep with the wind from
you。;
The man turned his back upon Willock�察�opened his book and read。
Lahoma approached the block of wood that supported him�察 �while
Willock calmly stretched himself out on the grass。 ;Is that a book�拭─�she
asked�察�by way of opening up the conversation。
The man gripped it tighter and moved his lips busily。 As she remained
at his knee�察�he presently said�察 �Oh�察�no�察�it's a hand´organ� ─�
Lahoma smiled pityingly。 ;Are you afraid of me�察�Atkins�拭─�
The man looked up with open mouth。 ;Not exactly�察�kid� ─�There was
something in her face that made him lose interest in his book。 He kept
looking at her。
;Then why don't you tell the truth�拭�WE won't hurt you。;
The man opened his mouth and closed it。 Then he said�察 �It's a book。;
;Did you ever read it before�拭─�
;This is the third time I've read it。;
;Seems as it hasn't accomplished no good on you�察�as you still tell lies。;
The man rose abruptly�察�and laid the book on the seat。 His manner was
quite as discouraging as it had been from the start。
;Honey�察─�interposed Willock�察 �that ain't to say a lie�察�not a real lie。;
;IS it a hand´organ�拭─�Lahoma demanded sternly。
;In a manner of speaking�察 �honey�察 �it is a hand´organ in the sense of
shutting you off from asking questions。 You learn to distinguish the sauces
of speech as you gets older。 Out in the big world�察�people don't say this or
that according as it is�察 �they steeps their words in a sauce as suits the
digestion。 Don't be so quick to call 'LIES��' till you learns the flavor of a
fellow's meaning�察�not by his words but by the sauce he steeps 'em in。;
;Don't get mad at me�察─ �said Lahoma to the trapper。 ;I don't know
nothing�察�never having captured and branded the thoughts that is caged up
in books。 But I want to be civilized and I am investigating according。;
The trapper�察�somewhat conciliated�察�reseated himself。 He regarded the
girl with greater interest�察�not without a certain approval。 ;How comes it
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that you aren't civilized�察�living with such a knowing specimen as your own
father�拭─�
;My father's dead。 Brick is my cousin�察�but I not knowing nothing of
him till he saved my life two years ago and after that�察�me with the Indians
and him all alone。 Would you like to hear about it�拭─�
;I wouldn't bother him�察 �honey�察 �with all that long story�察─ �interposed
Willock�察�suddenly grown restive。
;Yes�察�tell me�察─�said the trapper�察�moving over that she might find room
on the block of wood beside him。
Lahoma seated herself eagerly and looking up into the other's face�察�
which softened more and more under her fearless gaze�察�she said�此�
;We was crossing the plainsfather�察�mother and me�察�in a big wagon。
And men dressed up like Indians�察�they come whooping and shooting�察�and
father turns around and drives with all his mightdrives clear to yonder
mountain。 And mother dies�察 �being that sick before�察 �and the jolting too
much for her。 So father takes me on his horse and rides all night�察�and I all
asleep。 Well�察 �those same men dressed like Indians�察 �they was in a cabin
'way up north�察�and had put their wigs and feathers off and was gambling
over what they stole from the other wagons。 So father�察 �he sees the light
from the window and rides up with me。 And they takes him for a spy and
says they�察�in a voice awful fierce�察�just this way'KILL 'EM BOTH��';
The trapper gave a start at the explosiveness of her tone。
Lahoma shouted again�察�as harshly as she could�察 �'Kill 'em both��' says
they。; Then she turned to Willock。 ;Did I put them words in the correct
sauce�察�Brick�拭─�
;You done noble�察�honey。;
Lahoma resumed�此 �Now it was in a manner of happening that Brick�察�
he was riding around to have a look at the country�察�and when he rides up
to the cabin�察�why�察�right outside there was me and father�察�and two of the
robbers about to kill us。 'What are you devils up to��' says Brick。 'You go to
hell��' says the leading man�察�'that's where we're going to send this spy and
his little girl��' says he�察�'you go to hell and maybe you'll meet 'em there��' he
says。 And with that he ups and shoots at Brick�察�the bullet lifting his hat
right off his head and scaring the horse out from under him�察 �so he falls
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right there at the feet of them two robber´men�察 �on his back。 Brick�察 �he
never harmed nobody before in his life�察�but what was he to do�拭�He might
of let them kill him�察�but that would of left father and me in their grip�察�so he
just grabs the gun out of the leading man's hand�察�as he hadn't ever carried a
gun in his life his own self�察�and he shot both them robbers�察�him still laying
there on his back;
;No�察�honey�察�I got up about that time。;
;Brick�察�you told me you was still laying there on your back just as you
fell。;
;Did I�察�honey�察�well�察�I reckon I was�察�then�察�for when I told you about it�察�
it was more recent。;
;It's awful interesting�察─�the trapper remarked dryly。
;Yes�察 �ain't it� ─ �Lahoma glowed。 ;Then father jumped on one horse
with me�察�and Brick put out on another�察�and when I woke up�察�the Indians
were all everywhere�察�but Brick come here and lived all alone and nearly
died because he didn't have me to comfort him。 So the Indians took me
and they killed father�察 �and for two years I was moved from village to
village till Red Feather brought me to Brick。 And then we found out we
are cousins and he is going to civilize me。 Brick�察�he remembers about a
cousin of his�察�Cousin Martha Willock�察�her sister went driving out to the
Oklahoma country with her husband and little girl and wasn't never heard
of。 I am the little girl�察 �all right�察 �and Brick he's my second cousin。 And
wasn't it lucky Brick was riding around that night�察�looking at the country�察�
when they was about to put daylight into me�拭─�
;I'd think�察─ �remarked the trapper�察 �that he'd take you back to your
Cousin Martha�察�for men´folks like him and me aren't placed to take care of
women´folks。;
;Yes�察�but he got a letter saying my Cousin Martha and all her family is
done been swept away by a flood of the Mississippi River�察�and him and
me is all they is left of the Willockses�察�so we got to stick together。 Besides�察�
you see�察�he killed them two robbers�察�and the rest of the gang is laying for
him�察�Brick�察�he feels so dreadful�察�he never having so much as put a scratch
to a man's face before�察�for he wouldn't never fight as a boy�察�his conscience
wouldn't rest if he was in civilization。 He'd go right up to the first
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