The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-23
cHAPTER ".
-Lahonna's Education Advances.

 wood that supported him, while a Willock calmly stretched him
 self out on the grass "Is that book 2 she asked, by way of opening np the conversation.
 The man gripped it tighter and moved his lips busi1y. As she remain Sed at his knee, he presently said, "Oh, no, it's hand organi''
 I.ahoma smiled pityingly. 'Are you afraid of me, AtkinsY"
 The man looked up with open mouth. ffNot exactly, kidi' There was some Ehing in her face that made him lose Interest in his book He kept looking lat her.
 Then why don't you tell the truth Eve won't hurt you.'
 The man opened his mouth and closed It. Then he said, 'Tt's book"
 sDtd- you ever read it before ?'
 sgThis is the third time I've read it.''
 Seems as it hasn't accomplished no Igood on you, as you still sell lies"
 The man rose abruptly and laid the book on the seat. His manner was kquite as discouraging as it had been &rom the start.
 Honey interposed willock. .'that nin't to say lie, not a rea1sli
 sIs it hand organ?" Lahoma de xnanded sternly- sIn- manner of speaking, honey, it lis hand organ in the sense of shut ting you of from asking questions You learn to distinguish the sauces of speech as you gets older Out in tho Ibig world people don't say this or that, according as 1t is. They steeps their words in a sau as suits the digestion Don't be so quick. to call lies till you a., mot by his words, but by the sauce he steeps lem in.''
 Don't get mad at me- said Lahoma to the trapper. 1T want to be civilized, and I am Investigating according.''
 The trapper, somewhat conciliated 8reseated himself He regarded the girl with greater interest, not without a Pertain approvait How comes it that yoA aren't civilized, living with such knowing specimen as your ther7r
 My fathers dead. Brick is my cousin, but not knowing nothing of him till he saved my life two years ago and after that, me with the In Idians and him all alone. Would you like to hear about it?"
 q wouldn't bother him, honey, witll lan that long story" interpoeed Wi1- flock, suddenly grown restive.
 '<Yes, tell me-, said the trappeE, nov ing over that she might find room on the block of wood beside him.
 We was crossing the plains-father mother and me-in a bigswagon.. And men dressed up like Indians, they come iwhooping and shooting and father turns around and drives with all his might-drives clear to wonder noun tain. And mother dies, being that sick before, and the jeIting too much for her So father takes me on his horse and rides all night and I all asleep. Well. those same men dressed like h. dians, they was in a cabin way up north and had put their wigs and feathers off and was gambling ovcI what they stole from the other wag- ous- So father he sees the light from frI1e window and rides up with me. And they takes him for spy, and says they in a voice awful fierce just this way, Kill 'em bothr Z
 The trapper gave 9 start at the ex- plosiveness of her tone.
 Lahoma shouted again as harshly as she could, Kill 'em both says they. 7 Then she turned to WiIlock. Did I put them words in the correct sauce. Brick7"
 
 Lahom@ resumed: Now it was in a manner /of happening that. Brick he was riding around to have a look at the country, and when he rides up to the cabin, why, right outside there was me and father and two of the robbers about to kill US. What are you>devils up tog' says Brick. You go to - says the leading man. That's where we're going to send this spy and his little, girl says he. You go to -. and maybe you'll meet 'em there he. says And with that he ups and shoots at Brick. the bullet lifting his hat right off his head and soaring the horse out from under him, so he falls right there @tf the feet of them two robber men on his back Brick, he never harmed no- body before in his life, but what was he to do? He might Of let them kill him, but that would of left father and me in their grip, so he just grabs the gun out of the leading mans hand, as he hadn't ever carried gun in-his life his own self, and he shot both them 5obbers- him still laying there on his hack
 sNo. honey; I got up about that 4i7rzA 7
 .Bnclz, you told me you was sdn laying there on your back just as you fell
 Did I, heney2 We'll reckon was, then, for when I told you about it it