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after all we'd made a mistake�察�and they was just of your plain every´day 

cloth。; 

     Wilfred     moved     uneasily。    ;Has    Lahoma      made    their   acquaintance�察�

then�拭─�

     ;It looks like it�察�don't it�拭─�

     ;What looks like it�拭─�Wilfred asked with sudden sharpness。 

     ;Why�察�her going off�察�with 'em to spend the winter in high life。; 

     ;That's why I was so glad to see you�察─�Bill explained�察 �her being gone�察�

and us so lonesome。 That's why I'd like to have you stay with us a long 

timeuntil she comes back�察�if it suits you。; 

     ;But   I   thought。。。。   But   I   came   here   to   see   Lahoma�察─  �cried   Wilfred�察�

unable to conceal his disappointment。 ;I thought as I came up the road that 

I saw her half´opening the cabin´door。; 

     ;That   was   Red   Feather   taking   a   peep   at   you。   He's   the   Indian   that 

brought Lahoma to Willock�察�as a child。 He comes�察�about once a year�察�to 

see us�察�but this time he was a little too late for Lahoma。 Yes�察�she's gone 

Eastthey're   all   putting   up   in   Kansas   City   just   now�察  �on   their   way   to 

Chicago。; 

     ;Son�察─�said Willock�察�puffing steadily at his pipe�察 �why did you want to 

see Lahoma�拭─�

     ;Wellyou know she was just a child when I was here before�察�but she's 

hovered   before   my   mind   a   good   dealI've   been   too   busy   to   seek   the 

acquaintance of strangersjust want to keep the few I know。; He blew a 

rueful breath。 ;You can't think how all my air´castles have fallen about my 

ears� �I wanted to see Lahoma� �Yes�察�I wanted to see how she'd turned out。 I 

have   a   good   farm�察  �now�察  �not   very   far   from   Oklahoma   City   and   Well�察�

being alone there�察�year after year�察�a fellow gets to imagining a great many 

things; He stopped abruptly。 

     ;That's   so�察─  �Willock   agreed   sympathetically。   ;I   ain't   a´saying   that   if 

Lahoma'd been like me and Bill�察�she mightn't of liked farming with you 

first´class。 But she was born as an associate of high men and women�察�not 



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cows and chickens。 It's the big world for her�察�and that's where she's gone。 

She's with real folks。 Be Mr。 Edgerton Compton your brother�察�or be he not�察�

you can't imagine him setting down with us sociable in this dugout。 You're 

right about his being different。 And the fact that Miss Sellimer turned you 

down   is   encouraging�察  �too。   It   shows   you   couldn't   run   in   her   course�察  �you 

didn't have the speed。 I guess we ain't made no mistake after ail。; 

     There was silence�察�broken presently�察�by Bill;I'm glad you've come�察�

sure� ─�

     Presently     the   door   opened�察   �and    the  Indian    chief   glided   into   the 

apartment with a grunt of salutation。 He spread his blanket in a corner�察�and 

sat down�察�turning a stolid face to the fire。 

     ;Don't pay no attention to him�察─�remarked Willock�察�as if speaking of 

some wild animal。 ;He comes and goes�察�and isn't troublesome if you feeds 

and sleeps him�察�and don't try to lay your hand on him。; 

     Bill   Atkins    rose。   ;But   _I_   always    light  up   when     he  comes�察─    �he 

remarked�察�reaching stiffly for a lantern which in due time glimmered from 

the   partition   wall。   ;Are   you   hungry�察  �Wilfred�拭  �We   never   feed   till   late�察  �it 

gives   us   something   to   sleep   on。   I   lie   awake   pretty   constantly   all   night�察�

anyhow�察�and when I eat late�察�my stomach sorter keeps me company。; 

     Wilfred declared that he was not in the least hungry。 

     ;I'm   afraid   you're   disappointed�察  �son�察─  �observed   Willock�察  �filling   his 

pipe anew。 

     Wilfred turned to   him  with   a frank   smile。 ;Brickit's   just awful�   �It's 

what comes from depending on something   you've no right to consider   a 

sure thing。 I never thought of this cove without Lahoma in it�察�didn't seem 

like it could be so empty。。。。 How did she get acquainted with Annabel�拭�

and with my brother�拭─�

     ;It come about�察�son。 I see at once that the bunch of 'em was from the 

big world。 I come home and told Bill�察�'Them's the people to tow Lahoma 

out into life��' says I。 So they invited her to spend the winter with them�察�the 

Sellimers did�察�and show her city doings。; 

     ;Yesbut how did it come about�拭─�

     ;Nothing more natural。 I goes over to their tent and I tells them of the 

curiosities and good points of these mountains�察�and gets 'em to come on a 



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sort of picnic to explore。 So here they comes�察�and they gets scattered�察�what 

with Bill and Lahoma and me taking different waysthey liked Lahoma 

first time they see her�察�as a matter of course。 And so�察�that Miss Sellimer�察�

she gets separated from all the rest�察�and I shows her a dandy hiding´place 

where nobody couldn't find her�察�and I shows her what a good joke it would 

be to pretend to be lost。 So I leaves her there to go to tell her crowd she 

dares 'em to find her。 Are you listening�拭─�

     ;Of course。; 

     ;Well�察  �while   she   was   setting   there   waiting   to   be   searched   for�察  �of   a 

sudden   a   great   big   Injun   in   a   blanket   and   feathers   and   red   paint   jumps 

down beside her and grabs her and picks her up�察�and about as quick as she 

knew anything�察�she was gagged and bound and being bore along through 

the air。 I reckon it was a terrible moment for her。 Now there is a crevice in 

the top of the mountain that nobody don't never explore�察�because it's just a 

crack in the rock that ain't to be climbed out of without a ladder。 So the 

Injun carries her there�察�and lets her down with a rope that it seems he must 

of had handy somewheres�察�and he puts out�察�and there she is�察�in a holler in 

the   mountain�察  �not   able   to   move   or   cry   out   no   more   than   if   she'd   been 

captured by a regular highwayman。; 

     Wilfred      stared    at   Willock     in   complete      bewilderment。        Willock 

chuckled。 

     ;There was a terrible time� ─�remarked Bill。 

     ;Dark was a´coming on before the party got plumb scared�察─�Willock 

continued�察   �but   they  brushed   and   combed   that   mountain   looking   for   the 

poor lost lady�察�and as I tells 'em she's a´hiding a´purpose�察�they think it a 

pore   sort   of   joke   till   midnight   catches   'em   mighty   serious。   Torches   is 

carried here and there and everywhere�察�but no use。 You would think that 

the   next   day   the   crowd   would   naturally   look   down   in   that   crevice�察  �but 

that's   because   I've   posted   you   up   on   where   she   is。   There's   lots   of   other 

crevices�察�and no reason as they can see why Miss Sellimer should take the 

trouble   to   worm   herself   down   into   any   of   'emand   as   nobody   saw   that 

Injun�察 �how  could   they  suspicion   foul   play�拭  �It   must   of   been AWFUL  for 

pore Miss Sellimer�察�all bound and gagged in that horrible way�察�but it takes 

heroic   treatment   to   get   some   curesand   so   Lahoma   went   with   'em   to 



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spend the winter。; 

     ;But the Indian´�拭─�

     ;Needn't think about HIM no more�察�son�察�we got no more use for THAT 

Injun。 Well�察�on the next day�察�Lahoma is looking everywhere�察�being urged 

on by  me�察  �and   lo�察 �and behold�   �when   she   comes   to   that   crevice   looked 

like she couldn't be induced to go there of her own will�察�but it was brung 

about finallywhat does she see but a tomahawk lying right at the edge 

what must have been dropped there recent�察�or the crowd would have saw it 

the day before。 It come to her that Miss Sellimer is a prisoner down below。 

She looks�察�but it's too dark to see nothing。

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