"I 'm Kaplan; vot could I do for you--hey ?" "Answer a question if you will, friend.

Do you recall selling a haversack to a traveller on the last stage out for Santa Fe in June ?" "Vel, I do' no; vas he a big fellow?
Maybe de von vat vas killed--hey ?" "Yes; his name was Moylan, post-sutler at Fort Marcy." "Maybe dot vos it.

Why you vant to know--hey ?" "No harm to you, Kaplan," the Sergeant explained.

"Only I picked it up out there after Moylan was killed, and discovered by some writing on the flap that it originally belonged to a friend of mine.

I was curious to learn how it got into your hands." The trader shrugged his shoulders.
"Vud it be worth a drink ?" he asked cannily.
"Of course.