"You know Ulna long time?"
"Only a few months."
"You like him heap?"
"I do."
"You make him free?"
"I am glad I did," said Sam, boldly.
"Then you take his place like same as he was here," said Blanco, with an angry glint in his eyes.
"I do not understand."
"If Ulna stay we kill him."
"Yes," said Sam, feeling a cold chill and wondering what was coming next.