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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 was a sort of cellar。 Concerning the 

stone retreat in the crevice she knew nothing。 Willock did not know why 

he kept the secret�察�since he trusted Lahoma with all his treasures�察�but the 

unreasoning   reticence of   the   man   of   great   loneliness   still   rested   on   him。 

Some day�察�he would tellbut not just yet。 

     ;Lahoma�察─      �he   said  one    day�察  �there's   a  settler   over   yonder    in  the 

mountains across the south plain。 How'd you like to pay him a visit�拭─�

     ;I don't want anybody but you�察─�said Lahoma promptly。 

     Willock   stood   on   one   leg�察  �rubbing   the   other   meditatively   with   his 

delighted foot。 Not the quiver of a muscle�察�however�察�revealed the fact that 

her   words   had   flooded   his   heart   with   sunshine。   ;Well�察  �honey�察  �that's   in 

reason。 But I've got to take you with me after books and winter supplies�察�

and I don't like the idea of traveling alone。 It come to me that I might get 

Mr。 Settler  to go�察 �too。 Time   was not so long   ago when   Injun bands   was 

coming and going�察�and although old Greer is beginning to be sprinkled up 

with settlers�察�here and there�察�I can't get over the feel of the old times。 They 

ain't   no   sensation   as   sticks   by   a   man   when   he's   come   to   be   wedged   in 

between forty´five and fifty�察�as the feel of the old times。; 

     ;Well�察─�said Lahoma earnestly�察 �I wish you'd leave me here when you 

go after them books。 I don't want to be with no strangers�察�I want to just 

squat right here and bear myself company。; 

     ;That's in reason。 But�察�honey�察�while you might be safe enough whilst 

bearing the same�察�I would be plumb crazy worrying about you。 I might not 

have good cause for worrying�察�but worryingit ain't no bird that spreads 

its   wings    and    goes    north   when     cold   weather     comes�察    �worryingit's 

independent of causes and seasons。; 

     ;If   you   have got   to   be   stayed   with   to   keep   you   from  worrying�察  �they 

ain't nothing more to be said。; 

     ;Just so。 That there old settler�察�I have crossed a few words with him�察�

and I believe he would do noble to travel with。 He's as gruff and growly as 

a grizzly bear if you say a word to him�察�and if he'll just turn all that temper 



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he's vented on me on to any strangers we may run up against on the trail�察�

he'll do invaluable。; 

     ;I'll go catch up the pony�察─�said Lahoma briefly�察 �for I see the thing is 

to be did。 This will be the first visit I ever made in my life when I wasn't 

drug by the Injuns。; 

     ;You mustn't say 'drug��' honey�察�unless specifying medicines and herbs。 

I ain't saying you didn't get it from me�察�and knowing you do get from me 

all I got�察�is what makes me hone for them books。 You must say 'dragged。' 

The    Injuns   DRAGGED   

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