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

The    Injuns   DRAGGED          you   from   one   village   to  another。;   He   paused 

meditatively�察  �muttering   the   word   to   himself�察  �while   Lahoma   ran   away   to 

catch the pony。 When she came back�察�leading it by the mane�察�he said�察 �I've 

been a´weighing that word�察�Lahoma�察�and it don't seem to me that 'dragged' 

sounds proper。 It don't seem no sort of word to use in a parlor。 What do 

you think�拭�DRAGGED� �How does that strike you�拭─�

     ;I don't like the sound of it�察�neither�察─�said Lahoma�察�shaking her head。 

;I   think   DRUG      is  softer。  It  kinder  melts   in  the  ear�察 �and   DRAGGED 

sticks。; 

     ;Well�察  �don't   use   neither   one   till   I   can   find   out。;   Presently   he   was 

swinging along across the plain toward the southwestern range while the 

girl kept close beside him on the pony。 Their talk was incessant�察�voicing 

the soul of good comradeship�察�and but for the difference between heavy 

bass     and   fluty   soprano�察    �a   listener   might     have    supposed      himself 

overhearing a conversation between two Brick Willocks。 

     There was nothing about the second range of the Wichita Mountains to 

distinguish it from the one farthest toward the northeast except a precipice 

at its extremity�察�rising a sheer three or four hundred feet above the level 

plain。 Beyond this lofty termination�察�the mountain curved inward�察�leaving 

a wide grassy cove open toward the south�察�and within this half´circle was 

the settler's dugout。 

     The   unprotected   aspect   of   that   little   home   was   in   itself   an   eloquent 

commentary on the wonderful changes that had come about during the last 

seventeen years。 The oval tract of one million five hundred thousand acres 

lying between Red River and its fork�察�named Greer County�察�and claimed 

by Texas�察�was in miniature a reproduction of the early history of America。 



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Until 1860 it had not even borne a name�察�and since then it had possessed 

no settled abodes。 Here bands of Indians of various tribes had come and 

gone   at   will�察  �and   here   the   Indians   of   the   Plains�察  �after   horrible   deeds   of 

depredation�察�massacre and reprisal�察�had found shelter among its mountains。 

The country lay at the southwest corner of Indian Territory for which the 

Indians had exchanged their lands in other parts of the United States   on 

the guarantee that the government would ;forever secure to them and their 

heirs the country so exchanged with them。; 

     At the close of the Civil War the unhappy Indians long continued in a 

state of smoldering animosity�察�or warlike activity�察�tribe against tribe�察�band 

against   band�察  �they   had   inherited   the   rancor   and   bitterness   of   the   White 

Man's   war   with   neither   the   fruits   of   victory   nor   the   dignity   that   attends 

honorable       defeat。   The     reservations     that   belonged      originally    to   the 

Cherokee�察�Choctaw�察�Chickasaw�察�Seminole and Creek tribes�察�were reduced 

in   area   to   make   room   for   new   tribes   from   Kansas�察  �Colorado   and   other 

states�察   �and   the  Indian    wars    resulted。   For   a  time    the  scalp´knife     was 

crimsoned�察�the stake was charred�察�bands stole in single file over mountains 

and among half´dried streams�察�troups of the regular army were assaulted 

by invisible foes�察�and forts were threatened。 Youths who read romances of 

a hundred years ago dealing with the sudden war´cry�察�the flaming cabin�察�

the stealthy approach of swarming savages�察�need have traveled only a few 

hundred miles to witness on the open page of life what seemed to them�察�in 

their long´settled states�察�fables of a dead past。 

     But   though   the   Indian     wars   in   the   Territory   had   been   bloody   and 

vindictive�察  �they   had   not   been   protracted   as   in   the   old   days。 Around   the 

country of the red man was drawn closer and more securely�察�day by day�察�

the    girdle   of   civilization。   Within     its  constricting    grasp    the   spirit  of 

savagery�察�if not crushed�察�was at least subdued。 Tribes naked but for their 

blankets�察�unadorned save by the tattoo�察�found themselves pressed close to 

other    tribes   which�察   �already    civilized�察   �had   relinquished      the  chase    for 

agricultural pursuits。 Primeval men�察�breathing this quickened atmosphere 

of modernity�察�either grew more sophisticated�察�or perished like wild flowers 

brought too near the heat。 It is true the plains were still unoccupied�察�but 

they   had   been   capturedfor   the   railroad   had   come�察  �and   the   buffalo   had 



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vanished。 

     Brick Willock and the man he had come to see were very good types 

of the first settlers of the new countryone a highwayman�察�hiding from his 

kind�察   �the  other   a  trapper   by  occupation�察    �trying  to  keep   ahead    of  the 

pursuing waves of immigration。 It was the first time Lahoma had seen Bill 

Atkins�察   �and   as   she  caught    sight  of  him    before   his  dugout�察   �her   eyes 

brightened with interest。 He was a tall lank man of about sixty´five�察�with a 

huge gray mustache and bushy hair of iron´gray�察�but without a beard。 The 

mustache      gave   him   an   effect  of  exceeding     fierceness�察  �and   the  deeply 

wrinkled forehead and square chin added their testimony to his ungracious 

disposition。 

     But Lahoma was not afraid of coyotes�察�catamounts or mountain´lions�察�

and she was not afraid of Bill Atkins。 Her eyes brightened at the discovery 

that he held in his hand that which Willock had described to her as a book。 

     ;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� ─�

     Lah

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