The Bossier banner., 1915-10-14
Cash in Advance
Beginning With 1916
Observation-Disclosures

extending beyond the natural horse
shoe. Wilcox believed she ran little
danger from Indians. He himself had
ceased to preserve his unrelaXing
watchfulness. After all, 1t had been
the highwaymen rather than the red
men whom he had most feared and
after two years it did not seem likely
that such volatile men would preserve
the feeling of vengeance.
With the wisdom derived from his
experience with wild natures, he care
fully abstained from any attempt to
force Lahomas friendship. hence 1t
was not long before he Obtained it
without reserve. In the meantime he
talked incessantly, and to his admira-
ton he presently found her manner Of
speech wonderfully like his own-both
fluent and lngrammatical
| He knew nothing Of grammar. to be
sure, but there We're times when his
mistakes. echoed from her lips. struck
upon his ear, and, though he might not
| always know how to correct them, lie
| was prompt to suggest changes. test
| ing each. as !, natural musician judges
music--by ear. Dissatisfied with his
own standards. he was all the more
impatient to depart on the expedition
after mental tools. despite the dangers
that might beset the journey.
His first task. prompted by the COM
ing of I4ahoma. had been to partition
off the half of the dugout containing
the stove for the child's private cham
| ber. Cedar posts set in the ground
| and plastered with mud higher than
his head left space between the top
and the apex of the ceiling that the
temperature might be equalized in both
rooms Thus far. however. they did
not stay in the dugout except long
enough to eat and sleep. for the au-
tumn had continued delightful. and the
cove seemed to the child her home. OF
which the dugout was sort of cellar
Concerning the stone retreat in the
crevice she knew nothing. Wilcox did
not know why he kept the secret since
he trusted Lahoma with all his treas
ures. but the unreasoning reticence OF
the HAL Vi great ioHehiies' StiH iC"eeu
I on him.
"Iahoma,'' he said one day. there's
I a settler over yonder in the mountains
! across the south plain. How'd you likt
4 to pay him a visit?"
i Il don't want anybody but you.' sait
L Lahoma promptly.
Wilcox stood on one leg, rubbing
! the other meditatively with his delight
ed foot Not the quiver of muscle
l. however. revealed the fact that he
words had flooded his heart with sur
|. shine well. honey. that's in reason
But I've got to take you with me afte
& books and winter supplies, and | don
like the idea of travelling alone.
" come to me that l might get Mr.. Sc
tier to 20 too Time was not so lou
1t ago when Injun bands was coming an
IS going, and. although old Greer Is b
le ginning to be sprinkled up with sc
tiers here and there, ! can't get oy'
o. the feel Of the old times. They ain
s, / no sensation as sticks by a man wht
I'll he's come to be wcdged in betwet
forty-fiye and fifty as the feel of tt
old times"
e. WELL" said Lahoma earnestly,
n wish you'd leave me here when "
ng go after them books. | don't want
he be with no strangers | want to ju
he squat right here and bear myself CO..
of pany.'
lite That's in reason. But. honey. VIII
he you might be safe enough while be;
mt ing the same | would be plumb era
worrying about you. might not ha
he good cause for worrying, but wor
OF ing-it amt no bird that spreads
Mt wings and goes north when G
id weather comes; worrying-its in
The pendent of causes and seasons
IF you have got to be stayed W
: to keep you from worrying they a
;ct nothing more to be said.''
,ns Just so. That there old settler
;ns have crossed q few words with b
,ao and | believe he would do noble
ra+ travel with He's as gruff and gro
md as grizzly bear if you say wort
,f him, and if he'll just turn all
n;o. temper he's vented on me on to
'As strangers we may run up against
~ the trail he'll do invaluable"
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