16/45 The great plains and the free winds that blow all around the earth for me." "But you don't have rivers and hills and forests like ours," said Dick. I suppose it's what you're used to that you like. I like a horizon that doesn't touch the ground anywhere within fifteen or eighteen miles of me. And think of seeing a buffalo herd, as I have, that's all day passing you, a million of 'em, maybe!" "And think of being scalped by the Sioux or Cheyennes, as your people out there often are," said Warner. "If a fellow can live through big battles as I've lived through 'em he can escape Sioux and Cheyennes." "So you should. |