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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