“Vhy shouldt I be over dare?”
“It was said that you was spyin’ on Cody!”
White-eyed Moses threw out his hands in vehement disclaimer.
“Well, I ain’t goin’ to ask you to swear to it,” said Shepard. “If a man’s word can’t be believed, I wouldn’t believe his oath. You’ve heard, o’ course, of the escape of Juniper. Everybody has. So, what do you think of it?”
“You vas neatly done.”
“That’s right.”
He turned to Gopher Gabe.
“I’m goin’ to talk straight, Gabe,” he said to him. “I’ve always been your friend, you know.”
“Sure!” Gopher Gabe grunted.