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point�察�that time。 Go ondon't give 'em a chance to think。; 

     ;But I can'tI've said all I had to say; 

     ;Don't stop�察�dear�察�for God's sakethe case is desperate� �You'll have to 

do itfor Bill。; 

     ;And that isn't all�察─�Lahoma called in a broken pathetic voice�察�as she 

turned   her   pale   face   upon   the   curious   crowd。   ;That   isn't   all。  You   know 

Brick   and   Bill   have   been   all   I   hadall   in   this   world。。。   You   know   they 

couldn't have   been sweeter   to   me   if they'd   been   the   nearest of   kinthey 

were more like women than men�察�somehow�察�when they spoke to me and 

sat with me in the dugoutand I guess I know a little about a mother's love 



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because I've always had Brick and Bill。 But one day somebody else came 

to   the   cove   andand   this   somebody   else�察  �wellhethis   somebody   else 

wants to marry me today。 This was the end of our journey�察─�she went on 

blindly�察 �andand it is our wedding´day。 I thought there must be SOME 

way   to   get   Brick   to   the   wedding�察  �but   you   see   how   it   is。 Andand   we'll 

have    to   marry    without    him。   But   Bill's  herein   that   jailbecause    he 

wouldn't   betray  his   friend。 And   I   couldn't   marry   without   either   Brick   or 

Bill�察�could I�拭─�

     She took her quivering hand from Wilfred's sturdy arm�察�and moving to 

the top of the steps�察�held out her trembling arms appealingly�此�

     ;MEN� �Give me Bill� ─�

     The crowd was with her�察�now。 No doubt of that。 All fierceness gone�察�

tears here and there�察�broad grins to hide deep emotion�察�open admiration�察�

touched     with   tenderness�察   �in  the  eyes   that  took   in  her  shy   flower´like 

beauty。 

     ;You shall have Bill� ─�shouted the spokesman of the crowd。 And other 

voices cried�察 �Give her Bill� �Give her Bill� ─�

     ;Bring him out� ─�continued the spokesman in stentorian tones。 ;We'll 

not ask him a question。 Fellows�察�clear a path for 'em。; 

     A broad lane was formed through the throng of smiling men whom the 

sudden�察�unexpected light of love had softened magically。 

     While Mizzoo hastened to Bill's cell�察�some one exclaimed�察 �Invite us�察�

too。 Make it a town wedding� ─�

     And another started the shout�察 �Hurrah for Lahoma� ─�

     Lahoma�察�who had taken refuge behind Wilfred's protection�察�wept and 

laughed in a rosy glow of triumphant joy。 

     Mizzoo presently reappeared�察�leaving the door wide open。 He walked 

to   the   stairs�察 �the  wrinkles    at  the   corners   of   his  eyes   deep´cut    with 

appreciation   of   the   situation。   ;Fellows�察─  �he   called�察   �he   says   you   carried 

him in there�察�and dinged if you won't have to carry him out�察�for not a step 

will he take� ─�

     At this unexpected development�察�a burst of laughter swelled into a roar。 

After that mighty merriment�察�Bill was as safe as a babe。 Twenty volunteers 

pressed forward to carry the wedding´guest from his cell。 And when the 



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old   man   slowly   but   proudly   followed   Wilfred   and   Lahoma   to   the   hotel 

where   certain   preparations   were   to   be   made   particularly   as   touching 

Bill's   personal   appearancethe   town   of   Mangum   began   gathering   at   the 

newly´erected church whither they had been invited。 

     When     the   four  friendsfor    Mizzoo     joined   themdrove     up   to  the 

church door in the only carriage available�察�Bill descended stiffly�察�his eyes 

gleaming fiercely from under snowy locks�察�as if daring any one to ask him 

a question about Brick。 But nobody did。 



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                           CHAPTER XXIV 



                                      MINE ENEMY 

       The    general    suspicion    that  Bill   Atkins    knew    more    about    Brick 

Willock   than   he   had   revealed�察  �was   not   without   foundation�察  �though   the 

extent   of   his   knowledge   was   more   limited   than   the   town   supposed。   Bill 

had   carried   to   his   friendhidden   in   the   crevice   in   the   mountain´topthe 

news of Red Kimball's death�察�since then�察�they had not seen each other。 

     Skulking along wooded gullies by day�察�creeping down into the cove at 

night�察  �Willock   had   unconsciously   reverted   to   the   habits   of   thought   and 

action   belonging   to   the   time   of   his   outlawry。   He   was   again�察  �in   spirit�察  �a 

highwayman�察�though his hostility was directed only against those seeking 

to   bring   him   to   justice。   The   softening   influence   of   the   years   spent   with 

Lahoma       was    no  longer    apparent    in   his  shifting   bloodshot     eyes�察  �his 

crouching   shoulders�察  �his   furtive   hand   ever   ready   to   snatch   the   weapon 

from     concealment。       This   sinister   aspect    of   wildness�察    �intensified    by 

straggling whiskers and uncombed locks�察�gave to his giant form a kinship 

to the huge grotesquely shaped rocks among which he had made his den。 

     He heard of Red Kimball's death with bitter disappointment。 He   had 

hoped   to   encounter   his   former   chief�察  �to   grapple   with   him�察  �to   hurl   him�察�

perhaps�察�from the precipice overlooking Bill's former home。 If in his fall�察�

Kimball�察�with arms wound about his waist�察�had dragged him down to the 

same death�察�what matter�拭�Though his enemy was now no more�察�the sheriff 

held the warrant for his arrestas if the dead man could still strike a mortal 

blow。  The   sheriff   might   be   overcomehe   was   but   a   man。   That   piece   of 

paper calling for his arrestan arrest that would mean�察�at best�察�years in。 the 

penitentiaryhad behind it the whole state of Texas。 

     To Willock's feverish imagination�察�the warrant became personified�察�a 

mysterious force�察�not to be destroyed by material means�察�it was not only 

paper�察�but spirit。 And it had come between him and Lahoma�察�it had shut 

him off from the possibility of a peaceful old age。 The cove was no longer 

home but a hiding´place。 

     He   did   not   question   the   justice   of   this   sequel   to   his   earlier   life。   No 

doubt deeds of long ago�察�never punished�察�demanded a sacrifice。 He hated 



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the agents of this justice not so much because they threatened his liberty�察�

his life�察�as because they stepped in between himself and Lahoma。 Always 

a man of expedients�察�he now sought some way of frustrating justice�察�and 

naturally  his   plans   took   the   color   of   violence。   Denied   the   savage   joy   of 

killing    Red    Kimballand       he   would     have    killed   him    with    as  little 

compunction        as   if  he  had    been   a   wolfhis    thoughts     turned   toward 

Gledware。 

     Gledware   was   the   only   witness   of   the   deed   for   which   the   warrant 

demanded   his   arrest。  Willock   wished   many   of   his   other   deeds   had   been 

prompted   by   impulses   as   generous   as   those   which   had   led   to       Kansas 

Kimball's   death。   Perhaps   it   was   the   irony   of   justice   that   he   should   be 

threatened by the one act of bloodshed which had saved Lahoma's life。 If 

he must be hanged or imprisoned because he had not�察�like the rest of the 

band�察�given himself up for official pardon�察 �it was as well to suffer   from 

one   deed   as   from  another。   But it   would be   better still�察  �as in   the   past�察 �to 

escape all consequences。 Without Gledware�察�they could prove nothing。 

     Would   Gledware   testify�察 �now  that

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