FREDA All right, Joe. Tell Sitka Charley I want to see him, will you? _(Mail Carrier returns to stove, picks up mail pouch, and sends Sitka Charley to Freda.)_ _(Capt. Eppingwell comes to Mail Carrier, and is leading him off to Mrs. Eppingwell when Dave Harney interposes.)_ DAVE HARNEY Hold your hosses, Joe. How about that dicker for the noospaper? You said Yes to fifty. MAIL CARRIER _(Pulling out his gold sack and drawing newspaper from pocket and giving both to Dave Harney.)_ All right. Just weigh the fifty into that. _(Dave Harney takes gold sack over to scales, produces his own gold sack, and a clerk weighs from one sack into the other.)_ _(Mail Carrier accompanies Capt. Eppingwell to Mrs. Eppingwell.)_ _(Capt. Eppingwell, Loraine Lisznayi, and Prince move along counter toward right and inspect mittens and moccasins.)_ FREDA What time to-morrow has he decided upon starting? SITKA CHARLEY No to-morrow. To-day, to-night, twelve o'clock to-night. FREDA _(Startled.)_ To-night! Are you sure? Um. SITKA CHARLEY FREDA You said to-morrow. SITKA CHARLEY Vanderlip um change mind. Look like much hurry. FREDA And the Lisznayi woman? SITKA CHARLEY She wait water-hole. Um meet her there. One Indian drive her dogs. Me drive Vanderlip's dogs. FREDA But Vanderlip mustn't go to-night. Charley, he simply mustn't. I tell you, SITKA CHARLEY _(Incredulously.)_ Um. FREDA Not only that, but you must help me to keep him from going. SITKA CHARLEY _(Angrily.)_ What for, Freda? I am Sitka Charley. I buy dogs, I sell dogs, I drive dogs. I help you dogs, yes. What for I help you other things? Vanderlip all the same one big chief. Um womans like um. _(Holding up fingers.)_ One, two, three womans like um. That um womans' trouble. No Sitka Charley's trouble. What for, Freda? FREDA Why, what are you thinking about? Sitka Charley I think you one big fool, Freda. FREDA _(Smiling sadly.)_ And I think you are right, Charley, when I look back. SITKA CHARLEY No look back. Right now. What for you make fool with Vanderlip? Him no good. Him big fool too. FREDA Oh, I see. You think I am in love with him. Sitka Charley _(With satisfaction.)_ Um. FREDA You really think so? SITKA CHARLEY Um. What for you say he must no go to-night? Um? FREDA Listen, Charley. You must help me, and I'll tell you all about it. There is a little girl coming in over the ice to marry Vanderlip-- SITKA CHARLEY _(Interrupting excitedly.)_ One more woman! Um Vanderlip one dam big chief. _(Holding up fingers.)_ One woman, two woman, three woman, four womans. FREDA _(Surprised.)_ Four women? SITKA CHARLEY Um. Four womans. FREDA Who are they? SITKA CHARLEY _(Holding up fingers.)_ Little girl come in over ice--one. Lisznayi woman go 'way with um--two. Freda no want Lisznayi woman go 'way with um--three. Mrs. Eppingwell--four. One--two--three--four--womans. FREDA _(Surprised.)_