The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-02
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spend the winter In high life."
But I thought-but | came here to
see Lahomar' cried wIlfred, unable to
conceal his disappointment 81 have
a good farm now not very far from
Oklahoma City. and-well, being alone
there year after year. fellow gets to
imagining a great many things He
stopped abruptly.
That's So" Wilcox agreed sympa-
thetically. II amt a-saying that II
Lahoma d been like me and Bill she
mightn't Of liked farming with you
first class. But she was born as an
associate of high men and women. not
cows and chickens. It's the big world
for her, and that's where she's gone"
There was silence. broken presently
by Bill. "I'm glad you've come. surer'
Presently the door opened. and the
Indian chief Red Feather glided into
the apartment with a grunt of saluta-
ton. He spread his blanket In cor
ner and sat down. turning a stolid face
to the fire.
Don't pay no attention TO him." re-
marked Wilcox. as II speaking OF some
wild animal He comes once year
to see us. and he isn't troublesome II
you feeds and sleeps him and don't try
to lay your hand on him"
Bill Atkins rose. But always light
up when he comes" he remarked,
reaching stiffiy for a lantern. Are
you hungry. wilfredf" he asked.
wilfred declared that he was not In
the least hungry.
I'm afraid you're disappointed, son."
observed Wilcox, filling his pipe anew.
wilfred turned to him with a frank
smile "Brick-it's just awful! It's
what comes from depending on some
thing you've no right to consider a
sure thing. never thought OF this
cove without Lahoma In It. How did
she get acquainted with Annabel-and
with my brother?
ut come about, son. see at once
that the bunch Of 'em was from the
big world. come home and told Bill.
'Thems the people to tow Lahoma out
Into life.' says |. So they invited her
to spend the winter with them, the Sell
liners did. and show her city doings."
"Yes. but how did II come aboutT
Nothing more natural. ] goes over
TO their tent and l tells them Of the
curiosities and good points Of these
mountains and gets em to come on
sort of picnic to explore. SO here they
comes, and they gets scattered, what
with Bill and Lahoma and me taking
different ways. They liked Lahoma
first time they see her, as matter Of
course And so that Miss Selllmer she
gets separated from all the rest, and
l shows her dandy hiding place where
nobody couldn't find her, and | shows
her what good joke II would be to
pretend to be lost. so | leaves her
there to go to tell her crowd she dares
'em to find her. Are you listening?"
"Of course"
"Well, while she was setting there
waiting to be searched for Of a sudden
a great big InJun In a blanket and
feathers and red paint jumps down be-
side her and grabs her and picks her
up, and about as quick as she knew
anything she was gagged and bound
and being bore along through the air.
I reckon II was terrible moment for
her. Now. there is crevice in the top
Of the mountain that nobody don't
never explore because it's just a crack
In the rock that amt to be climbed out
Of without ladder. So the Injun car.
ries her there and lets her down with
a rope that It seems he must Of had
handy somewhere, and he puts out, and
there she Is In a boiler In the mountain,
not able to move or cry out no more
than IL she'd been captured by a regu-
lar highwayman."
Wilfred stared at wilcox In COM
plete bewilderment. wilcox chuckled.
There was a terrible time" remark
ed Bill.
Dark was a-coming on before the
party got plumb scared" wilcox con-
tinued. but they brushed and combed
that mountain looking for the poor lost
lady, and as tells 'em she's abiding
a-purpose they think 1t pore sort Of
joke till midnight catches em mighty
serious. 1t must of been awful for
pore Miss Sellimer. all bound and
gagged In that horrible way, but 1t
takes heroic treatment to get some
cures. and so Lahoma went with 'em
to spend the winter"
But the Indian
Needn't think about him no more.
son; We got no more use for that InJun.
We'll, ON the next day Lahoma Is look
ing everywhere. being urged on by me,
and, 10 and behold. when she comes to
that crevice-looked like she couldn't
be induced to go there Of her own will.
but II was brung about finally-what
does she see but a tomahawk lying
right at the edge what must have been
dropped there recent or the crowd
would have saw II the day before. IL
come TO her that Miss Sellimer Is a
prisoner down below. She looks, but
it's too dark to see nothing. Not tell
ing nobody for fear of starting up false
hopes. she gets u light and lowers it
and there is that miserable young wo-
man. bound and gagged and her pretty
dress all tore Iahoma jumps to her
feet to raise the cry, when she dis
oavars a ladder undar N howldar which