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The poor inhabitants, strange to say, notwithstanding their oppression, have a great respect for white men, and believe that they know everything, or, in their dialect, 'sabe ebery ting." MR. BARRAUD. "There is a fact worthy the attention of travellers connected with the kingdom of Loango, which you will perceive lies immediately north of Congo.
"Quien sabe? It then struck me, that the one man had gone over the hill to fetch the rest of his tribe. I suggested this; but all the answer I could extort was, "Quien sabe?" His head and eye never for a minute ceased scanning slowly the distant horizon. I thought his uncommon coolness too good a joke, and asked him why he did not return home.
As he guided his wheel up the driveway to Derrick's ranch house, he saw the master of Quien Sabe and Harran in conversation on the steps of the porch. Magnus stood in the doorway, talking to his wife.
"You sabe, 'So long, John'?" "Yes." "Well, 'Chy Lee' allee same!" I understood him quite plainly. It appeared that "Chy Lee" was a form of "good-night," and that Wan Lee was anxious to go home. But an instinct of mischief, which, I fear, I possessed in common with him, impelled me to act as if oblivious of the hint. I muttered something about not understanding him, and again bent over my work.
No matter how circuitous may be the route by which you may have reached a certain locality, an Indian will find his way back to the place of starting by the most direct route, though it be in the darkest night; and, if you ask him how he does it, if he replies to your question at all, he will simply shrug his shoulders and say, "Quien sabe?" or who knows.
We can only wait here till the mist clears away," he shouts in a muffled voice. "And how soon may that be?" "Quien Sabe? Perhaps a few minutes, perhaps hours." Hours! To stand for hours, even for one hour, immovable in that mist on that ridge would be death. Since the sun disappeared the cold had become keener than ever.
After all, there are many others young "hacendados," employes of the mines, and a few merchant dandies of the town. Her choice may be some one of these. Quien sabe? Let us on through the crowd! We see the soldiers of the garrison, with tinkling spurs and long trailing sabres, mingling fraternally with the serape-clad tradesmen, the gambucinos, and rancheros of the valley.
The boys," he added significantly, "don't like a man to bounce, and what they don't like is pretty hard to do." "Damn the boys," exclaimed Charley vehemently, "they're all alike out here. I can't act different. If I waited, I might wait too long too long, d'you sabe? I just can't trust myself," he added in a subdued tone. "No," replied Crocker meditatively. "No, p'r'aps not.
This may be a plain ordinary case of hold-up or it may be a job framed up by the Company simply to delay me. It's all the same to me, but this money goes to Republic to-night. Sabe that?" The other would have spoken but Abe interrupted. "We've palavered long enough, Mr. Holmes. The horses have finished their feed and it's time to start."
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.
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