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And straight off he walks up the path to town again . ` Now , ' says I in my mind , ` may the Manitou move him to do only bailable things this night ! ' For I perceive that John Tom is about to avail himself of the white man 's solace . `` Maybe it was 10:30 , as I sat smoking , when I hear pit-a-pats on the path , and here comes Mrs. Conyers running , her hair twisted up any way , and a look on her face that says burglars and mice and the flour 's - all-out rolled in one . ` Oh , Mr. Peters , ' she calls out , as they will , ` oh , oh ! ' I made a quick think , and I spoke the gist of it out loud . ` Now , ' says I , ` we 've been brothers , me and that Indian , but I 'll make a good one of him in two minutes if -- ' '' ` No , no , ' she says , wild and cracking her knuckles , ` I have n't seen Mr. Little Bear .