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     He walked to the cross´bar that was set in the walls to guard the floor 

from   the   unknown   abyss。   ;I   found   out   they   was   a   hole   in   the   rock   just 

about five feet under the floor。 I can take this rope and tie one end to the 

post and let myself down to that little room where there's grub enough to 

last a long siege�察�where there's bedding and common luxuries�察�as tobacco 

and   the   like。   I   ain't   been   smoked   out�察  �into   the   open�察  �I   goes   free   and 

disposed and my hands held up according。; 

     When   he   had   finished   the   last   morsel   of   his   story   and   had   warmed 

some of it over for another taste�察�there came an ominous silence�察�broken at 

last by the querulous voice of Bill�察�arguing against surrender。 

     Willock   waited   in   patience   till   his   friend   had   exhausted   himself。   ;I 

ain't saying nothing�察─�he explained to Wilfred�察 �because he ain't pervious 

to reason�察�and it does him good to get that out of his system。; 

     ;Let me make a suggestion�察─�exclaimed Wilfred suddenly。 

     Willock looked at him suspiciously。 ;If it ain't counter to my plans; 

     ;It isn't。 It's this�此�Suppose we drop the subject till tomorrowit won't 

hurt any of us to sleep on it�察�and I know I'D enjoy another night with you�察�

as in the old days。; 



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     ;I'm    willing   to  sleep    on  it�察 �out  of   friendship�察─   �Willock    conceded 

unwillingly�察 �though I'd rest easier on a bed in the jail。 There never was no 

bird more crazy to get into a cage than I am to be shut up。 But as to the old 

days�察 �they  ain't   none   left。 Them  deputies   is   in   the   dugout�察 �they're  in   the 

cabin I built for Lahoma�察�they think they owns our cove。 Well�察�they's no 

place left for me�察�life wouldn't be nothing�察�crouching and slinking up here 

in the rocks。 Life wouldn't be nothing to me without Lahoma。 I'd have a 

pretty chance for happiness�察�now wouldn't I�察�sitting up somewheres with 

Bill Atkins� �I ain't saying I mightn't get out of this country and find a safe 

spot where I could live free and disposed with an old renegade like HIM 

that nobody ain't after and ain't a´caring whether he's above ground or in 

kingdom come。 But I couldn't be with Lahoma�察�I'm under ban。; 

     ;If   you   were   on   my   farm   near   Oklahoma   City�察─  �Wilfred   suggested�察�

;and   Lahoma   and   I   lived   in   the   city�察  �you   could   often   see   her。   Up   there�察�

nobody'd molest you�察�nobody'd know you。 That's what I've been planning。 

You could look after the farm and Bill could go back and forth。 As soon as 

the news comes that Red Feather killed Gledware�察�it'll be taken for granted 

that he killed Red Kimball and attacked the stage。 You'll be cleared of all 

that and nobody will want you arrested。; 

     Willock   rose。   ;Are   we   going   to   sleep   on   this�察  �or   shall   I   answer   you 

now�拭─�he demanded fixedly。 

     Wilfred hastily asked for time。 

     They   passed   the   night   in   the   mountain´top�察  �but   Willock   had   spoken 

truly�察  �there   were   no   old   days。   The   one   subject   forbidden   was   the   only 

subject in their minds。 All attempts at reminiscence�察�at irrelevant anecdotes�察�

were mere pretense。 The fact that Wilfred and Lahoma were now married 

seemed to banish events of a month ago as if they were years and years in 

the past。 

     They partook of breakfast in the gray dawn of the new day�察�eating by 

lantern´light。 And   when   the   light   had   been   extinguished�察�Willock�察 �like   a 

wild   animal   brought   to   bay�察  �squared   his   shoulders   against   the   wall�察  �and 

said�此   �We've   slept   on   it。  Say  all   you   got   to   say。   Don't leave   out   nothing 

because you might be sorry�察�afterwards。 Speak together�察�or one at a time�察�

it's all the same to me。 And when you're done�察�and say you're done�察�I'll do 



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my talking�察�according。; 

     And when they were done�察�and said they were done�察�he straightened 

himself and said�此�

     ;When      Red    Kimball's    band   give   themselves     to  the   law   that  done 

nothing to them�察�there might of been a man�察�one of 'em�察�that never come in 

out of the rain。 I ain't saying I am that man�察�for I stands by the records and 

the proofs and the showings of man and man�察�technical and arbitrary。 But 

in due time�察�the governor of Texas he says that that manwhoever he may 

bewas no longer to be excused on the grounds that he done his operating 

in No´Man's Land and his residing in the state of Texas。 And he said that 

there    man    would    be  held   responsible     for  all  the  deeds    done   by   Red 

Kimball's band。 That word has been handed down。 Now whether I'm that 

man�察�or just thought to be that man�察�makes little difference。 I'm a fugitive 

on   the   face   of   the   earth   without   an   ark   of   safetyreferring   to   my   cove。 

That's ME。 

     ;Now look at LAHOMA。 She has folks�察�not meaning you�察�Wilfred�察�but 

Boston kin that stands high。 A woman ain't nothing without family�察�out in 

the   world。 You're   going to   be   a   great   man   some   day�察  �if   I   don't   miss   my 

guess�察�a great man in Oklahoma government and laws。 Lahoma's going to 

be    proud   of  you。   You'll   take   a  hand    in  politics�察 �you'll   be  elected   to 

something high。 If I lived near at hand�察�I'd all´time be hiding�察�and having 

her a´conniving at something that would hurt your reputation if found out�察�

and that would kill me because I couldn't breathe under such a load。 And if 

away   from   her�察  �wellI'm   too   old�察  �now�察  �to   live   without   Lahoma。   She's 

she's just a habit of mine。 

     ;So you puts me in jail。 They does what they likes with me�察�hangs me 

or gives me time�察�but the point as I see it is this�此�I'll be disposed of�察�I'll be 

given   a   rank�察  �you   may   say�察  �and   classified。   Lahoma   won't   be   hampered。 

She's young�察�young people takes things hard but they don't take 'em long。 

In due time�察�them Boston kinfolks will be inviting her and will be visiting 

her�察�and you'll be in congress�察�like enoughif you wasn't a western man�察�

I'd say you might be president。 And everybody will honor you and feast 

youand as to Brick Willock�察�he'll simply be forgot。 

     ;Which   is   eminent   and   proper�察  �Wilfred。   I   belongs   to   the   pastI'M   a 



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kind of wild creature such as has to die out when civilization rolls high�察�

and   she's   rolling high   in   these   parts�察 �and   it's   for   me   and   Bill to   join   the 

Indians     and   buffaloes�察   �and   fade   away。    Trappers     is  out  of   date�察 �so   is 

highwaymen�察�I judge。 

     ;I don't know as I makes myself clear or well put�察�but if you'll catch up 

the ponies I guess your sheriff can handle my meaning。; 

     Without   much   difficulty�察�Wilfred   effected   another   compromise。 They 

waited   till   night   before   leaving   the   retreat。  The   reason   accepted   for   this 

delay was that in the daytime the deputies would stop them and Willock 

wanted to give himself up to the chief in command。 When it was dark they 

slipped   down   the   gully   whose   matted   trees�察  �though   stripped   of   leaves�察�

offered additional shelter。 In the cove�察�they saw the light streaming from 

the   window   of   the   dugoutthat   famous   window   that   had   given   Lahoma 

her first outlook upon learning。 As the beams caught his eye�察�a sigh heaved 

the great bulk of the former master of the cove�察�but he said nothing。 

     In   oppressive   silence   they   skirted   Turtle   Hill

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