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"No," Peaceful assented unhesitatingly, "you no tell lies, Peppajee We good friends, many years"

"Huh! Man-that-catchum-fish, him no yo' frien' Shont-isham All time him speakum lies--tellum frien' yo', no frien' Yo' no more tellum stop yo' wikiup Kay bueno Yo' thinkuot ranch Got plenty hay, plenty apple, plenty all thing for eat All time him think bad for yo' All tiently "You no sabe," he explained "Hio, pay much money for ood overnuuum my boys You sabe?"

Peppajee considered "Me sabe," he said at length "Me sabe paper, sabe ranch all tium yo' All same, him like for ketchuhs, tellum him ketchum ranch Much white ers outspread, ers "Catchum ranch"

Peaceful shook his head while he sht, uu

Peppajee scowled, and shook his head stubbornly "Me heap sabe All same, ketchum yo' ranch Man-that-catchum-fish kay bueno Yo' thinkum frien', yo' damfool Him all same rattlesnake Plenty foolu fool Peaceful Hart, hi damfool Him ketchum yo' ranch Yo' see" He stopped and stared hard at the dirove, whence caer's pipe

"Yo' be srimly, "yo' all same kickum dat orously in the direction of the house and the ned, and turned his face toward caed into the dusk creeping over the valley, and when it disappeared finally into the short cut through the sage, he shook his gray head in puzzle, and went back to talk politics with Bauer