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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。 Not telling nobody for fear of 

starting   up   false   hopes�察  �she   gets   a   light   and   lowers   itand   there   is   that 

miserable young woman�察�bound and gagged and her pretty dress all tore。 

Lahoma   jumps   to   her   feet   to   raise   the   cry�察  �when   she   discovers   a   ladder 

under a boulder which the Injun must have put there meaning to descend 

to his   victim  when   the   coast   was   clear。   Down she   skins�察  �and   frees   Miss 

Sellimer�察�who's half dead�察�poor young lady� �Lahoma comes up the ladder 

and   meets   me   and   I   carries   her   out   just   like   a   featherWell�察  �can't   you 

imagine the   rest�拭  �I   reckon if   Miss   Sellimer   lives   a   thousand   years   she'll 

never forget the awfulness of that big Injun and the angel sweetness of the 

little gal that saved her。 Why�察�if Lahoma had asked for the rings off her 

fingers�察�she could have had 'em�察�diamonds and all。; 

     Wilfred rose and went to stare at the darkness from the small square 

window。  Not   a   word   was   spoken   for  some   time。 At   last   the  silence   was 

broken by the Indian ;UGH� ─�grunted Red Feather。 

     ;Just so� ─�remarked Wilfred�察�with exceeding dryness。 

     ;What are you thinking�察�Wilfred�拭─�demanded Brick Willock。 

     ;I'd have thought Lahoma would recognize the ladder。; 

     ;So she done�察�but couldn't the Injun have stole my ladder and carried it 

to that boulder�拭�Just as soon as Miss Sellimer was well enough to travel�察�

NOTHING   couldn't   hold   her   in   these   parts�察 �and   that's   why   your   brother 

had    to  leave   before    seeing   youhe's    setting   to  Miss    Sellimer�察   �and   if 

Lahoma don't git him away from her�察�I reckon he's a goner� ─�

     Bill Atkins spoke vaguely。 ;It wasn't none of my doings。; 

     Wilfred looked steadily at Willock。 ;What about your whiskers�拭─�



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     ;Oh�察�as to them�察�it was like old times�察�you takes a cloth and cuts it out´ 

´painted redPsha� �What are we talking of�拭�Bill�察�let's show him her letter 

what do you say�拭─�

     ;I reckon it wouldn't hurt�察─�Bill conceded。 

     ;How'd   you   like   it�察 �Wilfred�拭�We   can't   produce   our   little   gal   to   keep 

you company�察�but her letter would sort of be like hearing her talk�察�wouldn't 

it�拭�And if you stay with us a spell�察�we'll let you read 'em as they come。; 

     Wilfred   perceived   that   Willock   was   anxious   to   get   his   mind   off   the 

harrowing adventure of the crevice�察�and as he was eager to hear the letter�察�

and as Brick and Bill were anxious to hear it again�察�nothing more was said 

about the ;big Injun。; 

     ;Who'll   read   it�拭─  �asked   Bill�察  �as   he drew   the   precious   letter   from  the 

strong box behind the stove。 

     ;Let Wilfred do the deed�察─�Willock suggested。 ;It travels slow in my 

company�察�and though Bill reads 'er correct�察�he does considerable droning。 I 

expect if Wilfred reads it with unction�察�it'll sound like a new document。; 

     Wilfred drew the only stool in the room up beside the lantern�察�and Bill 

and Brick disposed themselves on the bench�察�each holding his pipe on his 

knee as if fearful of losing a word。 Red Feather�察�his beady eyes fastened 

on the young man's face�察�sat gracefully erect�察�apparently alert to all that 

was going on。 The lantern reddened the strong clean´cut face of the young 

man�察�and touched the upturned pages to the whiteness of snow。 A sudden 

wind     had   sprung    up�察 �and   the  flaring   blaze   from   the   open    stove´door 

touched to vivid distinctness the giant�察�the old man and the Indian。 Brick 

closed the stove´door�察�and the sudden gloom brought out in mellow effect 

Wilfred's   animated   face�察  �the   dull   yellow   wall   against   which   his   sturdy 

shoulder rested�察�and the letter in his hand。 



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                             CHAPTER XIV 



                                    WRITING HOME 

       ;Dear Brick and Bill�此�

     ;I don't know what to tell first。 It's all so strange and grandthe people 

are just people�察�but the things are wonderful。 The people want it to be so�察�

they    act�察 �and   think   according    to   the  things   around    them。    They   pride 

themselves on these things and on being amongst them�察�and I am trying to 

learn to do that�察�too。 When I lived in the coveit seems a long�察�long time 

agomy thoughts were always away from dirt´floors and cook´stoves and 

cedar   logs   and   wash´pans。   But   the   people   in   the   big   world   keep   their 

minds   tied   right   up   to   such   thingsonly   the   things   are   finerthey   are 

marble floors and magnificent restaurants and houses on what they call the 

'best streets。' At meals�察�there are all kinds of little spoons and forks�察�and 

they think to use a wrong one is something dreadful�察�that is why I say the 

forks and spoons seem more important than THEY are�察�but they want it to 

be so。 

     ;They have certain ways of doing everything�察�and just certain times for 

doing them�察�and if you do a wrong thing at a right time�察�or a right thing at 

a   wrong   time�察  �it   shows   you   are   from  the West。 At   first�察 �I   couldn't   say  a 

word�察  �or   turn   around�察  �without   showing   that   I   was   from   the   West。   But 

although I've been from home only a few days�察�I'm getting so that nobody 

can tell that I'm more important than the furniture around me。 I'm trying to 

be just like the one I'm with�察�and I don't believe an outsider can tell that I 

have any more sense than the rest of them。 

     ;Miss Sellimer is so nice to me。 I told her right at the start that I didn't 

know anything about the big world�察�and she teaches me everything。 I'd be 

more   comfortable   if   she   could   forget   about   my   saving   her   life�察  �but   she 

never can�察�and is so grateful it makes me feel that I'm enjoying all this on 

false   pretenses   for   you   know   my   finding   her   was   only   an   accident。   Her 

mother is very pleasant to memuch more so than to her。 Bill�察�you know 

how you speak to your horse�察�sometimes�察�when it acts contrary�拭�That's the 

way   Miss   Sellimer   speaks   to   her   mother�察  �at   times。   However�察  �they   don't 

seem   very   well     acquainted     with   each   other。  Of   course   if  they'd   lived 



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together   in   a   cove   for   years�察  �they'd   have   learned   to   tell   each   other   their 

thoughts and plans�察�but out in the big world there isn't time for anything 

except to dress and go。 

     ;I'm   learning   to   dress。   I   used   to   think   a   girl   could   do   that   to   please 

herself�察�but no�察�the dresses are a thousand times more important than the 

people inside them。 It wouldn't matter how wise you are if your dress is 

wrong�察 �nor   would   it   matter   how   foolish�察�if   your   dress   is   like   everybody 

else's。   A   person   could   be   independent   and   do   as   she   pleased�察  �but   she 

wouldn't be in society。 And nobody would believe she was   independent�察�

they  would   just think   she   didn't   know  any  better�察 �or   was poor。   Because�察�

they    don't   know     anything     about    being    independent�察     �they   want    to  be 

governed by their things。 A poor person isn't cut off from society because 

he hasn't money�察�but because he doesn't know how to deal with high things�察�

not   having   practised   amongst   them。   It   isn't   because   society   people   have 

lots of money that they stick together�察�but bec

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