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He could not accept Lahoma as a mere child; and though, during the scene, he had repeatedly reminded himself that she was only fifteen, her face, her voice, her form, her manner of thought, refused the limits of childhood. Therefore he went away, outwardly well-content with his morning, but inwardly full of wrath that his heart had refused the guidance of his mind.
"Bill, this is a-growing on you," Brick expostulated. "I like the young chap first rate. He's open and free. Bill, you are hampering, at times. I would go to my dugout if I was you, and cool my head." "Your head'll be hot enough," growled Bill, "when this has gone too far." Lahoma opened her eyes wide. "What do you mean?" she demanded, sincerely perplexed.
Suddenly she grabbed up her books and started toward the stove. "Then this here civilizing is going to stop," she declared. "Lahoma!" Brick cried in dismay. "Yes, it is unless you promise to stay with me when I go to live in the big world." "Honey, I'll promise you this: When you are ready to live out there, I'll sure go with you and stay with you if you want me, when the time comes."
"Do you think they'll make friends with Lahoma just to suit you? The kind of people you're talking about are more afraid of getting to know strangers than they are of being set on by wildcats." "They'll make friends with Lahoma, all right, and invite her home with 'em. That's the way I 'low to set her out in the big world.
Several in the crowd looked reproachfully at him who had responded, feeling that Lahoma deserved more consideration; but in the main, the men nodded grim approval. They had plenty of time but at the end of it, Bill would either tell all he knew, or....
Lahoma jumps to her feet to raise the cry, when she discovers a ladder under a boulder which the Injun must have put there meaning to descend to his victim when the coast was clear. Down she skins, and frees Miss Sellimer, who's half dead, poor young lady! Lahoma comes up the ladder and meets me and I carries her out just like a feather Well, can't you imagine the rest?
Just as soon as Miss Sellimer was well enough to travel, NOTHING couldn't hold her in these parts, and that's why your brother had to leave before seeing you he's setting to Miss Sellimer, and if Lahoma don't git him away from her, I reckon he's a goner!" Bill Atkins spoke vaguely. "It wasn't none of my doings." Wilfred looked steadily at Willock. "What about your whiskers?"
"But, you see," returned Lahoma, "that warrant's no good!" Mizzoo stared at her a moment, then exclaimed violently, "By " Propriety forbade the completion of his phrase. The crowd instantly caught her meaning; a shout rose, shrill, tumultuous, broken with laughter. She had reminded them of the subject which a short time ago had engaged all minds. "It's no good," cried Lahoma triumphantly.
Besides, Kimball might, with some show of reason, argue that since he was bent on the legitimate object of having a writ served on Brick Willock, he would be justified in preventing Brick from being warned out of the country. They galloped on in silence, Lahoma slightly holding back. Night rapidly drew on.
"Everybody is," returned Lahoma, somewhat sharply on her own account, "everybody is, or ought to be!" "I am not," retorted Wilfred, springing to the ground just in time for his horse, on being checked, had promptly lain down.
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