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"All the folks b'longum my brother's wife, heap lazy all time. Me no likum. Agent one time givum plenty flour, plenty meat, plenty tea. Huh. Them damn' folks no eatum. All time playum cards, drinkum whisky. All time otha fella ketchum flour, ketchum meat, ketchum tea ketchum all them thing b'longum." In the rhetorical pause he made there, his black eyes wandered inadvertently to Evadna's face.

Much white man come, so " He lifted one hand with thumb and fingers outspread, made a downward gesture, and then raised three fingers. "Catchum ranch." Peaceful shook his head while he smiled. "No can do that. Mebbyso much men come, heap fight, mebbyso killum me, ranch all same b'longum my boys. Men that fights go to jail, mebbyso hangum." He indicated by signs his exact meaning.

All time him think bad for yo'. All time him likum steal yo' ranch." Peaceful laughed indulgently. "You no sabe," he explained. "Him like my ranch. Him say, long time ago, pay much money for my ranch. Me no sell me like for keep all time. Baumberger good man. Him no steal my ranch. Me got one paper from government you sabe? one paper say ranch all time b'longum me all same.

Big white chief say ranch b'longum me all time. I die, ranch b'longum my boys. You sabe?" Peppajee considered. "Me sabe," he said at length. "Me sabe paper, sabe ranch all time b'longum yo'. All same, him like for ketchum yo' ranch. Me hear much talk, him talk Man-that-coughs, tellum him ketchum ranch.