The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-11-12

The Last OF the MOh1canS.
"And so your cabin was built" VII
fred prompted her, land the men tool
the dugout."
Eyes, and then-oh! The most won
derful thing happened. A family set
tied in the arm OF the mountain at the
west end-a family that had Il woman
and a baby in it. For three years. l
had the mother and her baby to show
me how to be a oma Then came
the soldiers. Brick thinks Il big cattle
king stood in with congress-. and he got
the soldiers sent here to drive out all
the settlers because they were begin
ming to farm the land instead Of letting
it grow wild for the cattle. Anyway
all the settlers were driven GU of the
country, and it's been four years since
l lost my only friends in the world
except Brick and Bill. What makes
me and Brick and Bill mad Is that the
soldiers didn't have any right to drive
out the settlers, because Texas claims
this country, and so does the United
States, but it's never been settled"
"But they didn't drive you out"
"You see," Brick explained simply,
I'VE didn't want to CO."
ut nearly broke Mrs. F~eatherby's
heart to have to leave" Lahoma added,
"for they'd got a good stand of wheat,
and l think she liked me most as well
as I liked her. But Mr.. Featherby
came from Ohio, and he had respect to
the government, SO when the soldiers
said go lie pulled up stakes"
1--WE amt got no respect to nothing"
Brick explained, that stands in the
The soldiers come to force us out, but
changed their minds. We will stay
here at anchor till Lahoma steams out
into the big world with sails spread.
Nothing amt more s%heltering than
knowing you have a moral right and a
dependable gun"
$50 that's about all," Lahoma went
on. "These past foul years we've just
been to ourselves, with a long journey
once a year to the settlements. And
I've tried to do like Mrs. Featherby
used to do and be like she was. Shed
been to Europe. too, and she'd taught
school in New England. She was like
%you-right out Of the big world. She
came out here because the family vas
awful poor. Is that why you left the
big world?'
Wilfred shook his head. I'm poor
enough" he said. but it wasn't that.
1t was a girl"
Brick Wilcox explained: Hes got
a sweetheart. He's been carrying her
letters for about two years. He's
lone spoke for. Iahoma, staked out,
as a fellow might say, and squatted
on"
LahOma looked at him in breathless
interest. "A girl out in the big world?
Completely civilized, l reckon! Was
she as old as I amY'
"She is nineteen years old n so
thoroughly civilized that she thinks
this part of the world is still overrun
with Indians and buffaloes. She
wouldn't live out here for a fortune,
and she wouldn't marry a man back
east without one. That's why I'm
here. I didn't have the fortune"
Does she love you, Wilfred?' Hell
voice was so soft, her eyes were SC
big, that Bill uttered a smothered
grOan. and Eel Brick sat up.
"She did the last time l saw her.
He spoke lightly; but, gazing into the
wonderful depths Of l.ahoma's eyes
he felt a queer sensation like a lost
heart beat. :
did she send you here as a kind OF
test?"
"Oh, no; she told me good by, and
We parted forever. Both Of us were
poor, You can't live in the city II
you're poor. You can be poor there
but not live. BY this time she's found
some one with property, l dare say,
? She's tremendously handsome and &C
complished and has a very distinguish.
, ed looking mother. and they have
friends in society. She'll make 1t al
right, no doubt"
docs it pierce your heart to think
! Of her marrying somebody else Hel
sion Of u young girl.
> when l left home l hung HvSell
into the life of a COW puncher and did
all l could to keep from thinking. 81
:. my hearts rather callous by this time
l don't seem to mind like | thought
would If l should sit down to think
about it. That's what I've avoided
like the plague-sitting down to thini
:. about 1t. But l believe l could si'
' down and think about 1t now pretty
, calmly"
"Then that's what Id do Lahoms
: cried. I'D just face it. She ISM
worthy Of you II she'd rather have I
= fortune than the man she loves. IL
just sit down and face it."
II will" He had never before
.. thought 1t could be easy. 1t seeme(
: very easy now.
= Maybe l could help you" Lahom'
! suggested earnestly. "If you come t.
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