bernard , who had not asked the government official that he was less than 21 when he filed for a settlement claim , did not appreciate that he had conducted anything dishonest . still , people who realized that he was 19 years old could tear his homestead away from him .
Bernard, who had not told the government official that he was less than 21 when he filed for a homestead claim, did not consider that the government official had done anything dishonest.