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. 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.
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 foolum yo'. Yo' see. Yo' thinkum Peppajee Jim heap big
fool. Peaceful Hart, him all time one heap big damfool.
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