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1、LAHOMALAHOMAbyJohnBreckenridgeEllis1LAHOMACHAPTERITHETOUCHOFACHILD"Ihavegivenmywordofhonor--mysacredoath--nottobetraywhatIhavediscoveredhere."Atthesewordsfromtheprisoner,ashoutaroseinwhichoathsandmockinglaughtermingledlikethegrowlingandsnappingofhunger-maddenedwolves."The
2、nifImustdie,"Gledwarecried,hisvoice,initsshrillexcitement,dominatingtheferociousinsultsoftheruffians,"don'tkillthechild--youseesheisasleep--andshe'ssoyoung--onlyfive.Evenifshewereawake,shewouldn'tknowhowtotellaboutthiscabin.ForGod'ssake,don'tkillthelittlegirl!"Sincethesei
3、zureofGledware,thechildhadbeenlyingontherudetableinthemidstofagreasypackofcards--cardsthathadbeenthrowndownatthesoundofhisgallopinghorse.Thetablesupported,also,muchofthebootycapturedfromthewagon-train,whileonthedirtfloorbesideitwereprizesofthefreebootingexpedition,toolarg
4、etofindresting-placeontheboards.Norwasthisall.Mingledwithstolengarments,cansandboxesofprovisions,pursesandbagsofgold,weretheIndiandisguisesinwhichthehighwaymenfromNo-Man'sLandhaddescendedontheprairie-schoonersontheirtediousjourneyfromAbilene,Kansas,towardtheSouthwest.Inth
5、emidstofthisconfusionofdisguises,bootyandplaying-cards,surroundedbycruelandsensualfaces,thechildsleptsoundly,herlipsslightlyparted,hercheeksdelicatelyflushed,herfaceeloquentinitsappealofhelplessness,innocenceandbeauty.Oneoftheband,atallbroad-shoulderedmanofmiddle-age,with
6、animmensequantityofwhiskersperhapswornasavisiblesignofinwardwildness,was,despitehishardenednature,movedtoremonstrance.Undercoverofluridoathsandoutrageousobscenity,headvancedhisopinionthat"thekid"needn'tbeshotjustbecauseherfatherwasasneak-jugspy."Shutup!"roaredatremendousv
7、oice,notdirectlytotheintercessor,ortotheprisoner,buttoallpresent.Evidentlyitwasavoiceofauthority,2LAHOMAforcomparativesilencefollowedthecommand.Thespeakersteppedforward,thrusthisfingersthroughhisintenselyredshockofhair,andcontinued,withonelegthrustforward:"YouknowIamsomet
8、hingofanorator,orIguessyouwouldn'tofmademeyourleader.Now,aslongasI'myourleader,I'mgoingtolead;bu
