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."
"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' thinkum frien'.
All time him have bad heart for yo'. Yo' got ranch. Got plenty
hay, plenty apple, plenty all thing for eat. 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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