"What about Jake?" asked Sam.
"Um, Jake Elliott devil. Jake hate Sam. Jake hate General Jackson. Injun no fool. Injun see."
Sam was interested now, but it was not easy to draw anything like detailed information out of Thlucco.
"What makes you think that, Thlucco? What have you seen or heard?"
"Um. Injun see. Injun know. Injun no fool. Jake cuss Sam. Jake cuss Jackson. Injun hear."
"When did you hear him curse me or General Jackson, Thlucco?" asked Sam.
"Um. To-day! 'Nother day, too! 'Nother day 'fore that."
"What did he say?"
"Um. Jake cuss. Um. Jake gone."