Peppajee grunted." What for yo' no stoppum all same Peaceful?"
Good Indian scorned a subterfuge, and spoke truly. "That girl,
Evadna, no likum me. All time mad me. So I no stoppum ranch, no
more."
Peppajee grinned briefly and understandingly, and nodded his
head. "Me heap sabe. Yo' all time heap like for catchum that
girl, be yo' squaw. Bimeby that girl heap likum yo'. Me sabe."
He stood a moment staring at the stars peeping down from above
the rim-rock which guarded the bluff. "All same, yo' no go
stoppum Hicks," he commanded. "Yo' stoppum dis ranch all time.
Yo' all time watchum man--yo' callum Baumberga." He seemed to
remember and speak the name with some difficulty. "Where him go,
yo' go, for heap watchum. All time mebbyso me watchum
Man-that-coughs. Me no sabe catchum ranch--all same, me watchum.
Them mans heap kay bueno. Yo' bet yo' life!"
A moment he stood there after he was through speaking, and then
he was not there. Good Indian did not hear him go, though he had
stood beside him; neither could he, catching sight of a wavering
shadow, say positively that there went Peppajee.
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