He wondered if Rachel had told her uncle the truth.
"Where's Rachel ?" he asked suddenly, the words following involuntarily his thought.
Peppajee sucked hard upon his pipe, took it away from his mouth, and knocked out the ashes upon a pole of the wikiup frame.
"Yo' no speakum Rachel no more," he said gravely.

"Yo' ketchum 'Vadnah; no ketchum otha squaw.

Bad medicine come.

Heap much troubles come.

Me no likeum.