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all his money on fixing up the outside of the house�察�but Wilfred has spent 

his on the furnishings。 Well� �If Annabel could change her heart from one 

brother to the other just because Edgerton reminded her of Wilfred�察�I guess 

she won't have a very hard time making another transfer�察�especially as Mr。 

Gledware is traveling her way。 When I love anybody�察�my love is the part 

of me that comes alive whenever that person is present�察�or is mentioned。 

So how could I slide it from one man to another�察�any more than the man 

himself could change to another man�拭�And that's the way I love you�察�Brick�察�

and not all the wealth or fame or good looks in the world ��and you have 

neither�� could get my heart away from YOU� �

     ;Or from Bill。 

     ;The   first   time   I   met   Mr。   Gledware�察  �he   acted   in   a   curious   way。   Of 

course I was introduced as 'Miss Willock' and he started at the name�察�and 

at   sight   of   metwo   separate   little   movements   just   as   plain   as   anything。 

Then he said he had heard the name 'Willock' in unusual surroundings�察�and 

that my face reminded him of somebody who was dead。 That was all there 

was to it�察�then。 But afterward he heard Annabel call me 'Lahoma��' and his 



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face turned perfectly white。 

     ;The   first   chance   he   had�察  �after   that�察  �he   sat   down   to   talk   to   me   in   a 

corner where we wouldn't be overhead�察�and he asked me questions。 So�察�of 

course�察�I told about father and mother taking me across the prairie to the 

Oklahoma country�察�and how mother died and father was killed�察�and I was 

with the Indians a while and then was taken to live with my cousin�察�Brick。 

He listened with his head down�察�never meeting my eye�察�and when I had 

finished all he said was�察�'Did you ever bear my name before��' 

     ;And I said I never had。 Then he asked if I thought I had ever seen him�察�

for   he   thought   he   could   remember   having   seem   ME   somewhere。 And   I 

said   I   wasn't   sure�察  �I   had   met   so   many   people�察  �and   there   was   something 

familiar   about   him。  Then   he   said   he   guessed   we   hadn't   ever   met   unless 

accidentally on the trail somewhere�察�as he had once been down in Texas�察�

and that was all。 

     ;I   don't   like   Mr。   Gledware's   eye   because   it   always   looks   away   from 

you。 He would be considered a handsome man by anybody not particular 

about   eyes。 Afterward�察  �I   heard   about   his   trip   to Texas。 Annabel   and   her 

mother   were   talking   about   Mr。   Gledware's   past。   It   seems   that   once   Mr。 

Gledware and his first wife ��I say his FIRST because I look upon Annabel 

as certain to be the second�� joined the Oklahoma boomers and they were 

attacked by Indians�察�just as MY father and mother were�察�and they had with 

them his wife's little girl�察�for he had married a widow�察�just as MY father 

had ��my stepfather�� and there was a terrible battle。 And Mr。 Gledware�察�oh�察�

he was SO brave� �He killed ten Indians after the rest of his party�察�including 

his wife and daughter�察�had been slain�察�and he broke through the attacking 

party and escaped on a horsethe only one that got away。 

     ;He doesn't look THAT brave。 Later�察�I asked him if it could be possible 

that he was with the wagon´train we were in�察�but he said there wasn't any 

Mr。 or Mrs。 Willock in his party�察�and no little girl named Lahoma Willock。 

But he's been through what my father went through�察�and it made me feel 

kinder to him�察�somehow。 

     ;But his eye is bad。 Maybe it got in the habit of shifting about looking 

for Indians in the sagebrush。 Sometimes he seems still to be looking for 

Indians。 Well�察�I see where's he's right there�察�and I'm going to tell you why�察�



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which brings me to the biggest news yet。 

     ;Now I've come to the day when I sent you the telegram�察�and why I 

sent it�察�so be prepared� �There was to be a big picnic�察�today�察�near a town 

called    Independence�察      �and�察  �as  it  happened�察    �I  didn't  feel  like   going�察  �so 

begged offlet me tell you why�此�I began a novel�察�last night�察�full of bright 

conversation�察�the pages all broken up in little scraps of print that hurry you 

along as if building steps for you to run downit was ever and ever more 

interesting than real people can be。 It was a story about a house´party and 

the writer just made them talk to suit himself and not to suit their dulness 

as a real house´party must�察�you know。 So I stayed to finish that book。 Oh�察�

of course if I had had a lover to be with� �But that's something I'll never 

have�察    �I  suppose�察   �but   I  don't   complain�察     �Brick�察  �for   you've    given    me 

everything else I ever wanted。 

     ;The   reason   I   would   like   to   have   a   lover   is   as   follows�此  �So   I   would 

understand   the   experience   of   being   regarded   that   way。   It   would   be   like 

plowing   up   the   sage´brush   to   plant   kafir´corn   and   millo´maize�察  �because 

until such time�察�there is bound to be a part of my nature unworked。 

     ;Now�察�there is a nook in Mr。 Gledware's library�察�a sort of alcove where 

you   have   a   window   all   to   yourself   but   are   shut   off   from   the   rest   of   the 

room�察�and that is where I was when two men came in softly and closed 

and   locked   the   door   behind   them。   I   couldn't   see   them   but   just   as   I   was 

starting up to find out what it meant�察�one of themit was Mr。 Gledware�察�

which   surprised   me   greatly   as   he   had   gone   with   the   rest   to   the   picnic 

spoke your name�察�Brick。 As soon as I beard that name�察�and particularly on 

account of the way he spoke it�察�I determined to 'lay low' and scout out the 

trouble。 So I just drew up as small as possible in my chair�察�as you would 

slip   along   through   the   high   grass   if   Indians   were   near�察  �and   I   listened。 

Maybe if I had finished my civilization I would have been obliged to let 

them know I was there�察�but fortunately�察�I haven't reached the limit�察�yet。 

     ;The   other     man�察  �I  soon    found�察  �was    Red   Kimball�察    �they   had   about 

finished their conversation before coming into the room�察�so the first part 

was lost。 Mr。 Gledware had come for his check´book�察�and the check was 

for    Red   Kimball。     Red    Kimball     used    to  be   the  leader    of  a  band    of 

highwaymen up in Cimarron�察�when it was No´Man's Land�察�it was his hand 



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that attacked the wagon´train when Mr。 Gledware acted the heroonly�察�as 

they were disguised as Indians�察�Mr。 Gledware didn't know they were such 

till   later。   He   came   on   them�察  �afterward�察  �without   their   disguises�察  �and   they 

would have killed him if YOU�察�Brick�察�hadn't knocked down Red�察�and shot 

his brother� �So�察�as I listened�察�I found out that Mr。 Gledware wasn't the hero 

he   claimed     to  be�察  �but  was   THE   MAN   YOU         SAVED�察  �and   he   is     MY 

STEPFATHER�察�and I was carried away BY HIM�察�and taken FROM HIM 

by   the   Indians�察  �but   he   wasn't   killed   at   all。 And   my   name�察  �I   suppose   is 

Lahoma       GLEDWARE�察          �at  least   not   as  Red    Feather    had    taught   me�察�

;Lahoma   WILLOCK。; And   I   am   NO   kin   to   you�察  �at   all�察  �Brick�察  �you   just 

took me in and cared for me because you ARE Brick Willock�察�the dearest 

tenderest friend a little girl ever hadand these lines are crooked because 

there are tearsbecause you are not my cousin。 

     ;I'd rather be kin to you than married to a prince。 

     ;Red   Kimball   says   you   were   one   of   his   gang   of   highwaymen   but   I 

know   it   ISN'T   TRUE�察  �so   you   don't   have   to   say   A   WORD。   But   he   is 

determined to be revenged on you for killing his brother。 And the reason 

he's   waited   this   long   is   because   he   didn't   know   where   you   weregood 

reason�察�isn't it�拭�Tell you how he found outit all comes from my getting 

civilized�   �He's   a   porter   at   our   Kansas   City   hotel。   So   when   he   heard   the 

men   talking   about   how   I   had   once   been   kidnaped   by   the   Indians�察  �and 

wrote nearly every day to my cousin Brick Willock�察�which they thought an 

odd namehe guessed the rest。 

     ;It makes my blood turn cold to think that all the time we were living 

quietly and happily in the cove�察�that awful Red Kimball was hunting for 

you�察�meaning to have your lifeand in a way that I'm ashamed to write�察�

but must�察�so you'll know everything。 He means to have you arrested and 

tried for his brother's murderand he says HE CAN HANG 
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