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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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