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ALL THROUGH THE TERRITORY, Newt kept expecting to see Indians-the prospect was all the cowboys talked about. Dish claimed there were all manner of Indians in the Territory, and that some of them were far from whipped. The claim upset Pea Eye, who liked to believe that his Indian-fighting days were over.
"They ain't supposed to fight us no more," he said. "Gus claims the government paid 'em to stop."