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greatest story that America can put out�察�in the pioneering line。 There they 

had everything in twenty´four hours that used to wear out our ancestors�此�

Injuns�察  �unbroken   land�察  �no   sign   of   life   for   hundreds   of   milesand   just   a 

turn of the hand and cities is a´coming up out of the ground�察�and saloons 

and     churches     is  rubbing    shoulders�察    �and   there's   talk   of  getting    out 

newspapers。 What do you think of it�察�honey�拭─�



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     Lahoma was sitting in grave silence�察�her hands clasped in her lap。 She 

turned slowly and looked at Willock。 ;Brick�察�I'm disappointed。; 

     ;Which�拭─�asked Willock�察�somewhat taken aback。 ;Where�拭─�

     ;In himin Wilfred。; 

     ;As how so�拭─�

     ;Going   into   that   wilderness´life�察  �instead   of   taking   his   place   in   the 

world� ─�

     ;Well�察�honey if he hadn't come to THIS wilderness�察�you'd never of saw 

him。; 

     ;Yesbut he wasn't settled�察�and now he's settled in it。 Is that the way to 

be a man�拭�There's all those other people to do the thing he's doing。 Then 

what's the use of him�拭─�

     ;Ain't we in the same box�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�and that's why I mean to get out of it�察�some day。 But it's different 

with him。 He's chosen his box�察�and gone in�察�and shut the lid on himself� �

I'm disappointed in him。 I've been thinking him a real man。 I guess I'm still 

to see what I'm looking for�察─�added Lahoma�察�shaking her head。 

     ;We'll    let  it  go  at  that�察─ �muttered    Bill  who    was   anxious     to  turn 

Lahoma's   mind from  thoughts of Wilfred。 ;We'll   just go ahead and look 

for new prospects。; 

     ;Not till I make a remark�察─�said Willock�察�laying aside his pipe。 ;Honey�察�

do yon know what I mean by a vision�拭�It calls for a big vision to take in a 

big person�察�and you ain't got it。 Maybe it wasn't meant for women�察�or at 

least a girl of fifteen to see further than her own foot´tracks�察�so no blame 

laid and nobody judged�察�according。 If you don't see nothing in that army of 

settlers going into a raw land and falling to work to make it bloom like the 

rose�察�a´setting out to live in solitude for years that in due time the world 

may be richer by a great territory�察�why�察�you ain't got a big vision。 I've got it�察�

for I was born in the West�察�and I've lived all my life�察�peaceable and calm�察�

right out here or hereabouts。 You've got to breathe western air to get the 

big vision。 You've got to see towns rise out of the turf over night and bust 

into cities before the harvest´fields is ripe�察�to know what can be did when 

men is free�察�not hampered by set´and´bound rules as holds 'em down to the 

ways   of   their   fathers。   Back   East�察  �folks   is   straining   themselves   to   make 



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over�察�and improve�察�and polish up what they found ready´to´hand but here 

out West�察�we creates。 It takes a big vision to see the bigness of the West�察�

and you can't get no true idee by squinting at the subject。; 

     Lahoma did not reply�察�and Bill feared that under the conviction of her 

friend's    eloquence�察    �she   had   begun    to   idealize   the  efforts   of   Wilfred 

Compton。 He need not have been afraid。 To her imagination�察 �big people; 

were   not   living   in   dugouts�察  �or   tents�察  �far   from   civilization�察   �big   people; 

were going to the opera every night�察�and riding in splendid carriages along 

imposing   boulevards   every   day。   Brick   and   Bill   had   contrived   to   live   as 

well as they desired from profits on skins obtained in the mountains and 

the  small   tract   of   ground   they   had   cultivated   in   a   desultory   manner   had 

done   little   beyond   supplying   themselves   with   vegetables   and   the   horses 

with some extra feed。 She had no great opinion of agriculture�察�and though 

she had taken part in planting and hoeing with a pleasurable zest�察�she had 

never entertained herself with the thought that she was engaged in a great 

work。 As to dugouts�察�they had no place in her dreams of the future。 Since 

Wilfred   had   chosen   to   handicap   himself   with   the   same   limitations   that 

bound her�察�even the thought of him was to be banished from her world�察�

banished absolutely。 

     Her day´dreams did not cease�察�but became more dreamy�察�more unreal�察�

since the hero of her fancies�察�for whom she now had no flesh´and´blood 

prototype�察�was suggested only by her moods and her books。 As the sun´ 

clear   days   of   maidenhood   melted   imperceptibly   into   summer   glow   and 

winter     spaces�察   �the   memory      of  Wilfred's    face    and   voice    sometimes 

surprised her at unexpected turns of solitary musings。 But the face grew 

less    defined�察  �the   voice   lost  its  distinctive    tone�察  �as  the  years    passed 

uninterruptedly by。 

     ;I reckon it ain't right�察─�said Brick Willock to Bill Atkins as they went 

one morning to examine their traps before Lahoma was astir�察 �to keep our 

little gal to ourselves as we're doing。 You're getting old�察�Bill�察�awful old; 

     ;Well�察�damn it�察─�growled Bill�察 �I guess I don't have to be told� ─�

     ;You ain't very long for this world�察�Bill�察�not in the ordinary course of 

nature。 And when I've laid you to rest under the rock´pile�察�Lahoma ain't 

going to find the variety in me that she now has in the two of us。 Besides 



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which�察�I'm in the fifties myself�察�and them is halves of hundreds。; 

     ;Yes�察─�Bill growled�察 �and give Lahoma time�察�she'll die�察�too。 Nothing 

but the mountain'll be left to look out on the plains。 Lord�察�Brick�察�who do 

you reckon'll be living in that cove�察�when we three are dead and gone�拭─�

     ;Guess I'll be worrying about something else�察�then。; 

     ;Do   you   reckon�察─  �pursued   Bill�察 �in   an   unwonted   tone   of   mellowness�察�

;that those who come to live in our dugout will ever imagine what happy 

hours we've passed there�察�just sitting around quiet and enjoying ourselves 

and one another�拭─�

     ;They   wouldn't   imagine   YOU   was   enjoying   of   yourself�察  �not   if   they 

was   feeding   their   eyes   on   you   every   day。   But   I'm   awful   bothered   about 

Lahoma。 I tell you�察�it ain't right to keep her shut up as in a cage。 Can't you 

see she's pining for high society such as I ain't got it in me to supply�察�and 

you are too cussed obstinate to display�拭─�

     ;I guess that's so。; Bill drew himself stiffly up by the tree abovethey 

were   ascending   the   wooded   gully   that   extended   from  base   to   mountain´ 

top。 

     ;Well�察�what's the hurry�拭�She's only seventeen years old。; 

     ;Yes�察   �she   was   only   seventeen     years    old�察 �two   years   ago�察  �but   she's 

nineteen�察�now。; 

     Bill Atkins sank upon a rock at the foot of a bristling cedar。 ;Nineteen� �

Who�察�LAHOMA�拭�Then where've I been all the time�拭─�

     ;You've   been   a´traveling   along   at   a   pretty   fast   clip   toward   your   last 

days�察  �that's   where   you've   been。   Just   look   at   yourself�   �Ain't   you   always 

careful in making your steps as if scared of breaking something�拭�And now�察�

you're out of breath� ─�

     ;It   was   knocked out   by  the thought   of her  being   so   oldbut I   guess 

you're right。 Well�察�I wouldn't call her life caged´up。 The settlers have been 

moving   in   pretty   steadily�察  �and   she   has   friends   amongst   all   the   families 

where there's women´folks。 She has her own pony�察�and is gone more than 

suits me�察�and although there's no young man disposable�察�we ain't fretting 

about that�察�nor her neither。; 

     ;I   used   to   think   she   might   be   foolish   about   Wilfred   Comptonbut 

Lahoma�察�she ain't foolish about nothing。 Nevertheless�察�Bill�察�it ain't right。 



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Settlers is settlers�察�and what she yearns for is the big world。 I would long 

since of took her out to see it�察�but dassn't from a liability to be catched up 

for   divers   deeds   that   was   unlawfully   charged   to   me   in   times   past。   You 

could have guided her along the city trails�察�but was too cussed obstinate。; 

     ;She's   your   cousin�察─  �retorted   Bill�察   �and   it   wasn't   for   me   to   act   her 

guardian。   Besides�察  �did   you   want   to   lose   her�拭�You   couldn't   take   Lahoma 

where she'd be seen and known�察�and expect to get her back again。 Maybe 

it isn't exactly fair to keep her boarded upbut the times are changing all 

that�察�and sorry am I to see it。 Do you know�察�Brick�察�I once thought you and 

me   and   Lahoma   could   just   live   here   in   the   cove   till   time   was   no   more�察�

reading our books�察�and smoking   our pipes�察�and taking peaceful   morning 

trips   like   thisto   see   whether   we'd   caught   a   coyote   in   our   traps�察  �or   a 

bobcat�察�or a skunk。; 

     ;Yes�察�that's all right for us�察�but Lahoma ain't smoking no pipe�察�nor is 

her interest in skunks such as ours。; 

     ;Just sobut see how Greer County is getting settled upthat's what's 

going to save us�察�Brickcivilization is coming to Lahoma�察�she won't have 

to go out gunning after it。; ;Of course I've thought of that。 I ain't got your 

grammar�察�but my mind don't have to wait to let in an idea after it's put its 

clothes on。 Maybe they comes in nothing but a nightshirt�察�but I ain't ever 

knowed YOU   to   think   of   nothing   yet�察  �that   I   hadn't   entertained   in   some 

fashion。   Of   course�察  �civilization   is   a´creeping   up   to   the   mountain�察  �and   I 

reckon by the time Lahoma is my age it'll b

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