The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-10-21
CHAPTER v.
Ishoma's Education Advances.


~ AHOMA approached the block Of
wood that supported him, while
Wilcox calmly stretched him.
self out on the grass. us that
a book?'' she asked, by way Of opening
up the conversation.
The man gripped it tighter and
moved his lips busily. AS she remain
ed at his knee, he presently said. ''Oh,
no, it's hand organ!'
Lahoma smiled pityingly. Are you
afraid of me. Atkins?"
The man looked up with open mouth.
mot exactly, kid!' There was some
thing in her face that made him lose
interest in his book. He kept looking
at her.
"Then why don't you tell the truth?
We won't hurt you"
The man opened his mouth and closed
It. Then he said, 'It's book"
did you ever read it before?'
"This is the third time I've read It."
Seems as it hasn't accomplished no
good ON you, as you still tell les"
The man rose abruptly and laid the
book on the seat. His manner was
quite as discouraging as it had been
from the start.
Honey interposed Wilcox, "that
amt to say lie, not a real lie."
"Is 1t hand organT' Lahoma de-
| manded sternly.
| I'm a manner of speaking, honey, It
| is hand organ in the sense of shut
ting you off from asking questions.
You learn to distinguish the sauces Of
| speech as you gets older. Out in the
big world people don't say this or that
| according as it Is. They sleeps their
words In sauce as suits the digestion.
Don't be so quick to call lies till you
| learns the favor of fellows meaning,
not by his words, but by the sauce he
sleeps 'em in.''
Don't get mad at me-" said Lahoma
to the trapper. Il want to be civilized,
and am investigating according"
The trapper, somewhat conciliated
reseated himself. He regarded the
girl with greater interest, not without
certain approval. How comes II
that you aren't civilized, living with
such a knowing specimen as your IA
ther?"
my fathers dead. Brick is my
cousin, but not knowing nothing o1
him till he saved my life two years
ago and after that. me with the In
dams and him all alone. Would yor
| HI, 70 ho0r al bnt1f II ~
II wouldn't bother him, honey, will
all that long story" interposed VII
lock, suddenly grown restive.
"Yes, tell me-" said the trapper, NOV
ing over that she might find room OF
the block Of wood beside him.
I'VE was crossing the plains-father
mother and me-in big wagon. AM
men dressed up like Indians, they com
whooping and shooting. and fathe
turns around and drives with all hi
might-drives clear to yonder noun
tain. And mother dies, being that sic
before, and the jolting too much fo
her. So father takes me on his hors
and rides all night, and l all asleeI
Well, those same men dressed like III
dians, they was In cabin way u
north and had put their wigs an
feathers off and was gambling owe
what they stole from the other was
ons. So father he sees the light frol
the window and rides up with MI
And they takes him for a spy, and say
they in voice awful fierce just thl
way, Kill 'em both!'"
The trapper gave start at the e.
: plosiveness of her tone.
Lahoma shouted again as harshly 9
she could. XIII fem both says they
Then she turned to Wilcox. Did
put them words in the correct sauc
I,rick?"
"You done noble. honey"
Lahoma resumed: Now it was in
manner of happening that Brick, |
n was riding around to have look [
the country, and when he rides up
= the cabin, why. right outside there WI
i me and father and two Of the robbie
e about to kill us. What are you deyi
/ up tor says Brick. You go 70 -
says the leading man. That's whe
we're going to send this spy and b
little GIRL says he. You go to =
e. and maybe you'll meet EN- there.
is says. And with that he ups and shoe
.e at Brick, the bullet lifting his hat rig
= off his head and soaring the horse o
from under him. so he falls right the
at the feet Of them two robber men I
his back. Brick, he never harmed \
10 body before in his life, but what "
he to do? He might Of let them k
ut him, but that would of left father n
lme In their grip, so he just grabs t