Texas and Southwestern Lore Page: 97

                                
Names in the Old Cheyenne and Arapahoe Territory  97
think of that custard pie over on the flat. Why, Brig, there's
so much pie there-why-why-it's Pie Flat."
Long since, Matt made his last ride, Bob his last corn fur-
row, and Dellar and Adar their last pie; Idar's pale face is
deeply lined with the tears and smiles of motherhood; Brig
with unspurred heel smokes his pipe on Dead Injun; Jule,
Red Tom, and Broad Axe have drifted far from the flats of
their youth. But a travelling stranger inquiring for a friend
of his living in that part of the country will say, "He lives
on Pie Flat."