That was what made me an outlaw, Pied-Bot.

That!" He chuckled, and Peter heard the rubbing of his hands in the gloom.
"Want to know why ?" he asked.

"Well, you see, I went over to the Free Trader's, and this God the law don't take into account went with me, and we found the skunk alone.

First I licked him until he was almost dead.
Then, sticking a knife into him about half an inch, I made him write a note saying he was called south suddenly, and authorizing me to take charge in his absence.

Then I chained him in a dugout in a place where nobody would find him.