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Featherif   you   keep   back   one   piece   of   money�察  �one   clod   of   earth'   He 

wheeled   about   so   suddenly   with   his   drawn   knife   that   I   thought   he   was 

plunging it into the man's heart。 It shot down like lightning�察�but stopped 

short just before the edge of the blade touched the miserable coward。 

     ;Mr。 Gledware sobbed and gasped and choked�察�swearing that he would 

keep   his   word�察  �and   assuring   us   that�察  �if   he   broke   it�察  �death   would   be   too 

good   for   him。   But   what   he   will   do   when   he   thinks   him´self   safethat's 

another   thing�   �I   know   his   life   is   as   secure   as   mine�察  �if   he   is   true   to   his 

promise。 But if he breaks itwell�察�we know Red Feather� �Do you think Mr。 



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Gledware will keep his word�拭�Or will he wait to see whether or not Red 

Kimball   rids   him  of   the   Indian�拭  �I   believe   he'll   be   afraid   to   wait。   But   as 

soon as he's calm�察�it will be like death for him to give up all he owns。 That 

will mean giving up Annabel�察�too。 

     ;It   hasn't   been   an   hour   since   I   came   back   to   my   room。   When   Red 

Feather     slipped   away�察  �the   only   thing   I  asked   Mr。  Gledware      was   my 

mother's maiden name�察�and the place where her people lived。 I'm going to 

leave here in the morning。 I'm coming back where there's room enough to 

turn   around   in�察  �and   air   enough   to   breathe�察  �where   men   speak   the   truth 

because they don't care who's who�察�and shoot quick and straight when they 

have to。 I'm coming back where money's mighty scarce and love's as free 

and boundless as Heaven�察�where good books are few and true hearts are 

many。 Yes�察�I'm coming back to the West�察�and if the winds don't blow all 

the sand away�察�under the sand I expect to be buried。 But I want to live until 

I'm    buried。   People   have    made    the  big   world   as   it  is��well  they  are 

welcome   to   it�察  �but   God   has   made   the   cove   as   it   is�察  �and   it's   for   Me   and 

Brick and Bill。 

     ;Good night。 

     ;Lahoma。 

     ;Just the three of us�此�just Me and Brick and Bill�此�ONE´TWO´THREE� �

There's oceans of room out in the big world for everything and everybody。 

But in the cove�察�there's room just for 

     ;Me 

     ;And Brick 

     ;And Bill。; 



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                            CHAPTER XIX 



                                     LIKE LOVERS 

       On reaching Chickasha�察�Wilfred Compton telegraphed to Kansas City 

asking   his   brother   if   Lahoma   was   still   at   Mr。   Gledware's   house   in   the 

country。 In the course of a few hours the reply came that she had already 

started home to Greer County�察�Texas。 After reading the message�察�Wilfred 

haunted the station�察�not willing to let even the most unpromising freight 

train escape observation。 

     Everything that came down the track on this last reach of the railroad 

into   Southwest   Oklahoma�察  �was   crowded   with   people�察  �cattle�察  �household 

furniture�察 �stores of   hardware�察 �groceries�察 �dry´goodsall  that   man   requires 

for   his   physical   well´being。   The   town   itself   was   swarming   with   eager 

jostling   throngs    bound    for  many   diverse     points�察  �and  friends   of  a  day 

shouted   hearty   good´bys�察  �or   exchanged   good´natured   badinage�察  �as   they 

separated to meet no more。 

     Men on horseback leading heavily laden pack´horses�察�covered wagons 

from which peeped women and children half´reclining upon bedding�察�their 

eyes filled with grave wonder at a world so unlike their homes in the East 

or   Northpyramids   of   undressed   lumber   fastened   somehow   upon             four 

wheels   and   surmounted   in   precarious   fashion   by   sprawling   men   whose 

faces     and   garments     suggested     Broadway�察     �New    York    and    Leadville�察�

ColoradoWilfred   gazed   upon   the   unending   panorama。   In   those   corded 

tents he saw the pioneer family already in possession of the new land�察�in 

the stacks of pine boards he beheld houses already sending up the smoke 

of peace and prosperity from their chimneys�察�and in the men and women 

who streamed by�察�their faces alight with hope�察�their bodies ready for the 

grapple   with   drought�察  �flood�察  �cyclone�察  �famine�察  �he   saw   the   guaranty   of   a 

young and dominant state。 

     Strangers greeted   one   another   with   easy  comrade´ship。   Sometimes   it 

was   just�察   �Hello�察  �neighbor� �and   if   a   warning   were   shouted   across   the 

street   to   one   endangered   by   the   current   of   swelling   life�察  �it   might   be 

;Look out there�察�brother� ─�The sense of kinship tingled in the air�察�opening 

men's   hearts   and   supplying   aid   to   weaker   brethren。 Those   who   gathered 



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along the track awaiting the arrival of the trains had already the air of old´ 

timers�察�eager to extend the hospitality of a well´loved land。 

     In   such   a   crowd   Wilfred   was   standing   when   he   first   caught   sight   of 

Lahoma   among   those   descending   to   the   jostling   platform。   He   had   not 

known how she would look�察�and certainly she was much changed from the 

girl   of   fifteen�察  �but   he   made   his   way   to   her   side   without   the   slightest 

hesitation。 

     ;Lahoma� ─�

     She    turned    sharply    with    a  certain   ease   of   movement       suggesting 

fearless   freedom。   Her   eyes   looked   straight   into   the   young   man's       with 

penetrating   keenness   which   instantly   softened   to   pleasure。   ;Why   I   how 

glad I am to see you� ─�she cried�察�giving him her hand as they withdrew 

from the rush。 ;But how did you know me�拭─�

     ;How      did   YOU     know�拭─    �he   returned�察  �pleased    and    thrilled  by   her 

glowing brown hair�察�her eloquent eyes�察�her warm´tinted cheeks�察�her form�察�

as erect as of yore�察�but not so thinas pleased and thrilled as if all these 

belonged   to   him。   ;How   did   you   know   ME�拭─  �he   repeated�察  �looking   and 

looking�察�as if he would never be able to believe that she had turned out so 

much better than he had ever dreamed she would。 

     ;Oh�察─�said Lahoma�察 �when I looked into your face�察�I saw myself as a 

girl sitting under the cedar trees in the cove�察�with Brick and Bill。; 

     ;Just you three�拭─�demanded Wilfred wistfullyalso smilingly。 

     ;Oho� ─�exclaimed Lahoma�察�showing her perfect little teeth as if about 

to bite�察�in a way that filled him with fearful joy�察 �and so they showed you 

that letter� ─�

     ;JUST  you   three�拭─  �repeated Wilfred。   ;Just   room  enough   in   the   cove 

for youand Brickand Bill�拭─�

     ;Listen to me�察�Wilfred�察�and I will do the talking。; 

     ;Well�拭─�

     She lowered her voice to a whisper ;Lean your head closer。; 

     Wilfred   put   down   his   head。   ;Is   this   close   enough�拭─  �he   whispered�察�

feeling   exalted。   Men�察  �women   and   children   circled   about   them�察  �the   air 

vibrated with the shock of trunks and mail bags hurled upon the platform。 

     ;No�察─�said Lahoma�察�rising on tiptoe。 



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     Wilfred took off his hat and got under hers。 

     She whispered in his ear�察 �Red Kimball came on this trainthere he is´ 

´he hasn't seen me�察�yetwas in another coach。; 

     ;Well�拭�Go on talking。 LahomaI'd get closer if I could。; 

     ;S´H´H� �He knows me�察�for he was a porter in our hotel。 When he sees 

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