And if I could keep you from spending any of your money on a damn machine to hunt buried gold with, I would do that, too. That's why you came to me. You've got better sense. You just hoped I didn't have. Edmonds is dubious.
Folks find it.
I saw the hole where they filled it up again. And the churn . Luke, however, does not own the mule. And when Edmonds learns that the mule has been appropriated as barter without his permission, he demands the mule's return and threatens to involve the sheriff. The salesman, having received a bill of sale from Luke, contends that the law is on his side, but it's clear that he is uneasy about Edmonds.