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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