The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-10-28
CHAPTER v.

u Wtuock calmly stretched him
SELF out on the grass. rs that
a book?" soc asked, by way Of opening
up the copysrsation.
The man gripped 1t 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.
Not exactly, kidr' 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, ITS book"
"Dh you ever read 1t beforeT
This IL the third time I've read It,"
Seems as II hasn't accomplished no
good ON you. as you still tell lies"
The man rose abruptly and laid the
book on the seat. His manner was
quite as discouraging as 1t had been
from the start.
Honey" interposed Wilcox, that
amt to say lie, not a real lie"
Els II a hand organT' Lahoma de-
manded sternly.
'In a manner Of speaking, honey, II
Is a 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 the
big world people don't say this or that
according as 1t Is They sleeps their
words in sauce as suits the digestion.
Don't be so quick to call lies till you
learns the flavor OF u 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
a certain approval How comes 1t
that you aren't civilized, living with
such a knowing specimen as your IA
therY
MY fathers dead. Brick Is my
cousin. but l not knowing nothing of
him till he saved my life two years
ago and after that, me with the In
dams and him all alone. Would you
like to hear about itT'
81 wouldn't bother him, honey, with
all that long story" interposed VII
lock. suddenly grown FESTIVE.
.oIt -
ing over that she might find room on
the block OF wood beside him.
I'VE was crossing the plains-father.
mother and me-in big wagon. And
men dressed up like Indians. they come
whooping and shooting. and father
turns around and drives with all his
might-drives clear TO yonder noun
tain. And mother dies, being that sick
before, and the jolting too much for
her. So father takes me on his horse
and rides all night, and | all asleep.
Well. those same men dressed like In
dams. they was In a cabin way up
north and had put their wigs and
feathers of and was gambling over
what they stole from the other wag-
: ons. So father he sees the light from
the window and rides up with me.
And they takes him for spy, and says
they In voice awful fierce just this
way, XIII 'em bothr"
The trapper gave a start at the ex-
nlosiveness OF her tone
Lahoma shouted again as harshly as
she could. "Kill 'em BOTH says they"
Then she turned to Wilcox. did
put them words In the correct sauce.
Brickf"
you done noble. honey"
Lahoma resumed "Now It was In
manner Of happening that Brick. he
was riding around 10 have 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 XIII us. What are you devils
up tor 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
~ Brick. the bullet lifting his hat right
or his head and soaring the horse out
from under him, 50 he falls right there
at the feet of them two robber men on
bis back. Brick. he never harmed no
body before I'm his life. but what was
be 10 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. ma
he hadn't or carried a gun IN his life
his own self. and he shot both them
robbers. him still laying there on his
back"
mo, honey; got up about that
time"
Brick. you told me you was still
laying there on your back Just as you
fell"
did |. boneyf Well, reckon was,
then. for when l told you about IL IL
was more recent"
tits awful interesting" the trapper