Charley, "but you are not my friends today. You know it.
I am not blind, neither am I a fool. You come here, both
riding soldiers' horses, armed with government guns. You
have told me that you gave yourselves up, also all of my
other people, except the few that are here with me now. You
are now working for the soldiers. You intend to buy your
liberty and freedom by running me to earth and delivering
me to the soldiers, which you and your friend here," point-
ing to Scarface Charley, "will never accomplish. I will die
by my own hand before I let you get the praise of capturing
me, you hearty dogs, both of you. I little suspected you
when I agreed to kill Canby when you forced me to do that
cowardly act, that you would turn traitor to me, for your
freedom and money. This proves to me that you men are
cowards. You realize that life is sweet, but you did not think
so when you men forced me to promise that I would kill that
man, Canby. I knew life was sweet all the time; that is the
reason I did not want to fight the white people. I knew if
we did, it would be all off with me and my people, but I was
mistaken. I thought we would all stand side by side if we
did fight and die fighting. I see now I am the only one to
forfeit my life for killing Canby, perhaps one or two others.
As you say, you and all the others that gave themselves up
are getting along fine, and plenty to eat, you say. You have
made your point win all right so far, but we shall see it may
turn out that you and your dog companion will not be able to
reach the soldiers' camp as well and as hearty as you left it
when you took up my trail. You know, Bogus , sometimes
a man gets blind and shoots his own friends. I am getting
blind right along. It makes my blood boil to think that you
had the cheek to come here and tell me that you was my
friend, and was here in my behalf. How could you expect
me to believe such stuff? You are here to lie and deceive me
like you did when you forced me to murder General Canby,
saying you all would fight to the last. This looks like fight-
ing and standing by my side. Oh, you bird-hearted men,
you turned against me, but you shall not enjoy your cowardly
liberty many days. The only way you can get the best of
