"Her not know. Her not seen him one, two year. She say him dead."
"Oh, he's dead, is he?"
"Him safe, too." He looked at the sun. "Long trail before me. Then I leave her. I go, now."
"Not much you don't go! Not THIS minute. Where is that girl's daddy?"
No answer.
"If he's safe, why hasn't she been with him all this time?"
"Me big chief."
"Oh, yes, I judge you are. But that's nothing to me. I'm big chief, too. I own this corner of the universe—and I want to know about that girl's daddy."
"Him great man."
"Well—go ahead; tell the rest of it."