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how   Brick   came   and   went�察  �where   he   found   food   and   a   bed�察  �or   how   he 

happened to be present at the precise moment of the arrival of the bearers 

of news。 

     ;Dear   Brick�察─  �Lahoma   began�此   �By   this   time   you   have   hidden   where 

nobody can find you�察�for you've got my telegram and you know I wouldn't 

have   sent   it   if   it   hadn't   been   necessary。 You   believe   in   me�察  �and�察  �as   you 

would   say��how   I'd   love   to   hear   youyou   act   'according。'   Well�察  �and   I 



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believe   in   you�察  �Brick�察  �and   you   needn't   imagine   as   long   as   you   live   that 

anybody could make me think you anything but what I know you to be�察�

the kindest�察�most tender´hearted�察�most thoughtful man that ever lived。 Get 

that fixed in your mind so when I tell what they say about you�察�you won't 

care�察�knowing I'm with you and will believe in you till death。 

     ;I'm going to skip everything except the part about you�察�for this letter 

goes by next mail。 There's ever and ever so many other things I'd love to 

tell you�察�and I don't see how I can wait�察�but I'm going to find out�察�for wait I 

must。   Maybe   I   ought   to   begin   with   Mr。   Gledware   so   you'll   know   more 

about him when I begin on the main news。 

     ;We   are   at   his   house   now   and   the   house´party   is   in   full   swing。   Mr。 

Gledware is pressing his suit to Annabel with all his might�察�and her mother 

is helping him。 Nothing stands in the wayfor she wants to marry him 

except her love for Mr。 Edgerton Compton。 She told me all about her old 

romance   with   Wilfredyou   remember   him�察  �I   guess�拭  �She   got   to   liking 

Edgerton after Wilfred went away because he looked so much like Wilfred。 

Maybe he does�察�but he isn't the same kind of man。 Mr。 Edgerton has spent 

all his money on fixing up the outside of the house�察�but Wilfred has spent 

his on the furnishings。 Well� �If Annabel could change her heart from one 

brother to the other just because Edgerton reminded her of Wilfred�察�I guess 

she won't have a very hard time making another transfer�察�especially as Mr。 

Gledware is traveling her way。 When I love anybody�察�my love is the part 

of me that comes alive whenever that person is present�察�or is mentioned。 

So how could I slide it from one man to another�察�any more than the man 

himself could change to another man�拭�And that's the way I love you�察�Brick�察�

and not all the wealth or fame or good looks in the world ��and you have 

neither�� could get my heart away from YOU� �

     ;Or from Bill。 

     ;The   first   time   I   met   Mr。   Gledware�察  �he   acted   in   a   curious   way。   Of 

course I was introduced as 'Miss Willock' and he started at the name�察�and 

at   sight   of   metwo   separate   little   movements   just   as   plain   as   anything。 

Then he said he had heard the name 'Willock' in unusual surroundings�察�and 

that my face reminded him of somebody who was dead。 That was all there 

was to it�察�then。 But afterward he heard Annabel call me 'Lahoma��' and his 



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face turned perfectly white。 

     ;The   first   chance   he   had�察  �after   that�察  �he   sat   down   to   talk   to   me   in   a 

corner where we wouldn't be overhead�察�and he asked me questions。 So�察�of 

course�察�I told about father and mother taking me across the prairie to the 

Oklahoma country�察�and how mother died and father was killed�察�and I was 

with the Indians a while and then was taken to live with my cousin�察�Brick。 

He listened with his head down�察�never meeting my eye�察�and when I had 

finished all he said was�察�'Did you ever bear my name before��' 

     ;And I said I never had。 Then he asked if I thought I had ever seen him�察�

for   he   thought   he   could   remember   having   seem   ME   somewhere。 And   I 

said   I   wasn't   sure�察  �I   had   met   so   many   people�察  �and   there   was   something 

familiar   about   him。  Then   he   said   he   guessed   we   hadn't   ever   met   unless 

accidentally on the trail somewhere�察�as he had once been down in Texas�察�

and that was all。 

     ;I   don't   like   Mr。   Gledware's   eye   because   it   always   looks   away   from 

you。 He would be considered a handsome man by anybody not particular 

about   eyes。 Afterward�察  �I   heard   about   his   trip   to Texas。 Annabel   and   her 

mother   were   talking   about   Mr。   Gledware's   past。   It   seems   that   once   Mr。 

Gledware and his first wife ��I say his FIRST because I look upon Annabel 

as certain to be the second�� joined the Oklahoma boomers and they were 

attacked by Indians�察�just as MY father and mother were�察�and they had with 

them his wife's little girl�察�for he had married a widow�察�just as MY father 

had ��my stepfather�� and there was a terrible battle。 And Mr。 Gledware�察�oh�察�

he was SO brave� �He killed ten Indians after the rest of his party�察�including 

his wife and daughter�察�had been slain�察�and he broke through the attacking 

party and escaped on a horsethe only one that got away。 

     ;He doesn't look THAT brave。 Later�察�I asked him if it could be possible 

that he was with the wagon´train we were in�察�but he said there wasn't any 

Mr。 or Mrs。 Willock in his party�察�and no little girl named Lahoma Willock。 

But he's been through what my father went through�察�and it made me feel 

kinder to him�察�somehow。 

     ;But his eye is bad。 Maybe it got in the habit of shifting about looking 

for Indians in the sagebrush。 Sometimes he seems still to be looking for 

Indians。 Well�察�I see where's he's right there�察�and I'm going to tell you why�察�



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which brings me to the biggest news yet。 

     ;Now I've come to the day when I sent you the telegram�察�and why I 

sent it�察�so be prepared� �There was to be a big picnic�察�today�察�near a town 

called    Independence�察      �and�察  �as  it  happened�察    �I  didn't  feel  like   going�察  �so 

begged offlet me tell you why�此�I began a novel�察�last night�察�full of bright 

conversation�察�the pages all broken up in little scraps of print that hurry you 

along as if building steps for you to run downit was ever and ever more 

interesting than real people can be。 It was a story about a house´party and 

the writer just made them talk to suit himself and not to suit their dulness 

as a real house´party must�察�you know。 So I stayed to finish that book。 Oh�察�

of course if I had had a lover to be with� �But that's something I'll never 

have�察    �I  suppose�察   �but   I  don't   complain�察     �Brick�察  �for   you've    given    me 

everything else I ever wanted。 

     ;The   reason   I   would   like   to   have   a   lover   is   as   follows�此  �So   I   would 

understand   the   experience   of   being   regarded   that   way。   It   would   be   like 

plowing   up   the   sage´brush   to   plant   kafir´corn   and   millo´maize�察  �because 

until such time�察�there is bound to be a part of my nature unworked。 

     ;Now�察�there is a nook in Mr。 Gledware's library�察�a sort of alcove where 

you   have   a   window   all   to   yourself   but   are   shut   off   from   the   rest   of   the 

room�察�and that is where I was when two men came in softly and closed 

and   locked   the   door   behind   them。   I   couldn't   see   them   but   just   as   I   was 

starting up to find out what it meant�察�one of themit was Mr。 Gledware�察�

which   surprised   me   greatly   as   he   had   gone   with   the   rest   to   the   picnic 

spoke your name�察�Brick。 As soon as I beard that name�察�and particularly on 

account of the way he spoke it�察�I determined to 'lay low' and scout out the 

trouble。 So I just drew up as small as possible in my c

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