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Neither Peppajee nor Bauer made reply of any sort, and Peaceful turned his mild eyes reproachfully toward his untactful son But the supper sule on the back porch and saved the situation froer let his tilted chair down upon its four legs with a haste for which his appetite was not alone responsible, and followed the boys into the house as if he were glad to escape fro stare of the Indian

"Better coe hospitably "You no get mad You come eat supper"

"No!" Peppajee jerked the word out with un talk yo'"

Peaceful studied his face, found it stern and unyielding, and nodded assent "All right I eat, then I talk with you" He turned so Peppajee to pass the time away as pleased hi to the clatter of dishes fronity end deliberation seated hi his blanket tight around him, resettled his disreputable old solohich filled all the west andof soft, rose tints and shadows of royal purple Peaceful, coer at his heels, found him so and made a movement to sit down beside hiate, then turned and confronted the two

"I talk yo' Mebbyso no talk Man-with-big-belly" He waited ietically toward his guest "Souess I'll be back in a er protested generously "Go ahead just as if I wasn't here--that's what'll please ot to stand on cereot so fruit, maybe, and wants to square hihed his laziest, and began leisurely to fill his pipe

Peppajee led the way to the stable, where he stopped short and faced Peaceful, his arms folded, one foot thrust forward in the pose he affected when about to speak of o, when yo' hair black," he began deliberately, with a sonorous lingering upon his vowels, "yo' all time my frien' I yo' frien' all same Yo' no likum otha white man Yo' all time bueno Yo' house all same my wikiup Me come eat at yo' house, talk yo' all same brotha Yo' boys all same my boys--all time my frien' Me speakum all time no lie, mebbyso"