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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 chair�察�as you would 

slip   along   through   the   high   grass   if   Indians   were   near�察  �and   I   listened。 

Maybe if I had finished my civilization I would have been obliged to let 

them know I was there�察�but fortunately�察�I haven't reached the limit�察�yet。 

     ;The   other     man�察  �I  soon    found�察  �was    Red   Kimball�察    �they   had   about 

finished their conversation before coming into the room�察�so the first part 

was lost。 Mr。 Gledware had come for his check´book�察�and the check was 

for    Red   Kimball。     Red    Kimball     used    to  be   the  leader    of  a  band    of 

highwaymen up in Cimarron�察�when it was No´Man's Land�察�it was his hand 



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that attacked the wagon´train when Mr。 Gledware acted the heroonly�察�as 

they were disguised as Indians�察�Mr。 Gledware didn't know they were such 

till   later。   He   came   on   them�察  �afterward�察  �without   their   disguises�察  �and   they 

would have killed him if YOU�察�Brick�察�hadn't knocked down Red�察�and shot 

his brother� �So�察�as I listened�察�I found out that Mr。 Gledware wasn't the hero 

he   claimed     to  be�察  �but  was   THE   MAN   YOU         SAVED�察  �and   he   is     MY 

STEPFATHER�察�and I was carried away BY HIM�察�and taken FROM HIM 

by   the   Indians�察  �but   he   wasn't   killed   at   all。 And   my   name�察  �I   suppose   is 

Lahoma       GLEDWARE�察          �at  least   not   as  Red    Feather    had    taught   me�察�

;Lahoma   WILLOCK。; And   I   am   NO   kin   to   you�察  �at   all�察  �Brick�察  �you   just 

took me in and cared for me because you ARE Brick Willock�察�the dearest 

tenderest friend a little girl ever hadand these lines are crooked because 

there are tearsbecause you are not my cousin。 

     ;I'd rather be kin to you than married to a prince。 

     ;Red   Kimball   says   you   were   one   of   his   gang   of   highwaymen   but   I 

know   it   ISN'T   TRUE�察  �so   you   don't   have   to   say   A   WORD。   But   he   is 

determined to be revenged on you for killing his brother。 And the reason 

he's   waited   this   long   is   because   he   didn't   know   where   you   weregood 

reason�察�isn't it�拭�Tell you how he found outit all comes from my getting 

civilized�   �He's   a   porter   at   our   Kansas   City   hotel。   So   when   he   heard   the 

men   talking   about   how   I   had   once   been   kidnaped   by   the   Indians�察  �and 

wrote nearly every day to my cousin Brick Willock�察�which they thought an 

odd namehe guessed the rest。 

     ;It makes my blood turn cold to think that all the time we were living 

quietly and happily in the cove�察�that awful Red Kimball was hunting for 

you�察�meaning to have your lifeand in a way that I'm ashamed to write�察�

but must�察�so you'll know everything。 He means to have you arrested and 

tried for his brother's murderand he says HE CAN HANG YOU� �

     ;And Mr。 Gledware is his witness。 That's why Red has come after him。 

You'll think it strange that after his gang were about to kill Mr。 Gledware 

in   the   prairie�察  �that   he   should   come   to   ask   him   to   act   as   witness   against 

another     man。    That's   what    Mr。   Gledware      told  him。    But   Red    Kimball 

answered that it was all a bluffthey had never dreamed of shooting him 

or his little girl。 



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     ;When No´Man's Land was added to Oklahoma�察�a pardon was offered 

to Red Kimball and all his gang if they would come in and lay down their 

arms and swear to keep the peaceyou see�察�most of their crimes had been 

committed where no courts could touch them。 Well�察�all the gang came in 

But    what   do   you   think�拭  �That   terrible  Red   Kimball    swears    that  YOU 

WERE ONE OF HIS GANG�察�and that as you didn't come in and surrender 

yourself�察�THE PARDON DOESN'T APPLY TO YOU� �It was all I could 

do to keep   from  stepping   right   out   and   telling him   you   were   one   of   the 

most peaceable and harmless of men and that you just HAPPENED to be 

riding about when you saw Mr。 Gledware's danger�察�and just HAD to shoot 

Kansas Kimball to save me and my stepfather。 You�察�a highwayman�察�indeed� �

I could laugh at that�察�if it didn't make me too mad when I think about it。 

     ;Then Mr。 Gledware talked。 He said maybe it was a bluff against him�察�

that standing him up against the moon to be shot at�察�but it wasn't one he 

was apt to forget�察�and he could never be on any kind of terms with Red�察�

besides�察�he said�察�if Brick Willock hadn't saved his life�察�he'd always thought 

so�察�so wouldn't witness against him though he had no doubt he belonged to 

Red's gang。 But that was nothing to HIM。 And he couldn't understand how 

Red   could   have   the   face   to   come   to   him   about   ANYTHING�察  �but   was 

willing to pay a sum to keep all the past hushed up�察�as he didn't want any 

'complications' from being claimed as a stepfather by Lahoma� �The   past 

was   over�察  �he   said�察  �and   Lahoma   had   a   home   of   her   own�察  �and   he   was 

satisfied to be free of herand he would pay Red something to keep the 

past buried。 

     ;Then Red spoke pretty ugly�察�saying it wasn't the past he was anxious 

to have buried�察�but Brick Willock。 And he said that Mr。 Gledware was a 

witness   to   the   murder�察  �whether   he   wanted   to   be   or   not�察  �and   Red   was 

willing to confess to everything�察�in order to have Brick hanged。 

     ;Then Mr。 Gledware�察�in a cold unmoved voice�察�said he must go back 

to the picnic and 'Mr。 Kimball' could do as he pleased。 

     ;But that wasn't the end。 'Do you know��' says 'Mr。 Kimball��' 'that Red 

Feather is in town�察�laying for you��' he says。 Mr。 Gledware gave a dreadful 

kind of low scream�察�such as turned me sick to hear。 It reminded me of the 

cry of a coyote I heard once�察�caught in the trap�察�that saw Bill coming with 



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his   knife。 The   room  was   as   still   as   death   for   a   little   while。   I   guess   they 

were looking at each other。 

     ;At last Red says�察�pretty slow and calm�察�'Would you like to have that 

Indian out of the way��' Mr。 Gledware didn't answer�察�at least not anything I 

could hear�察�but his eyes must have spoken for him�察�for Red went on after a 

while   'It's   a   go�察  �then�察  �is   it�拭�Well�察  �that'll   take   timebut   in   a   few   days 

maybe in a few hoursI'll deal with the chief。 And I want your word that 

after that's accomplished�察�you'll go with me to Greer County and stay on 

the job till Brick Willock swings。'; 

     ;There   was   a   longer   silence   than   before。   It   lasted   so   long�察  �and   the 

room was so still�察�that after a while I almost imagined that they were gone�察�

or that I had just waked up from a dreadful dream。 My nerves all clashed 

in the strangest waylike the shivering of morning ice on a poolwhen Mr。 

Gledware's voice jarred on my ears。 He said�察�'How will I know��' 

     ;'Well��' says Red Kimball roughly�察�'how WOULD you know��' 

     ;There was another of those awful silences。 Then Mr。 Gledware said�察�

'When you bring me a pin that he always carries about him�察�I'll know that 

Red Feather will never trouble me again。' 

     ;Kimball spoke rougher than before�此�'You mean it'll show you that he's 

a dead 'un�察�huh�拭─�

     ;'I mean what I said��' Mr。 Gledware snapped�察�as if just rousing himself 

from a kind of stupor。 

     ;'Well�察�what kind of pin��' That was Kimball's question。 

     ;Then Mr。 Gledware described the pin。 He said it was a smooth´faced 

gold´rimmed pin of onyx set with pearls。 And Kimball said boastingl

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