human
I'm here all right, Pose, and I took your horse, but--
gpt
Burn the hoss! said Breem explosively.
human
That's all right. Shake, pard! He held out a brawny hand. Bennett
gpt
Wife, pard?
human
Kid, pard?
gpt
Pard, th' boys over at Beetle Ring heard--as you might say, accidental --Breem coughed into his big hand--
human
And another thing that hit the boys, pard, he went on.
gpt
Up at Fat Pine they got what they call a mascot, bein' a tame b'ar; an' up at Horseshoe they got a mascot, bein' a goat. Lots of camps have 'em--fetches luck. And the boys are sure that this baby of yours was designed special to be Beetle Ring's mascot. Now, pard, Beetle Ring, as you know, ain't what you'd call a Sunday-school, but the boys they'll behave. They fixed up that storeroom to beat all, nice bed, big stove, and lots of wood, and so on, and we've got a cow for the woman and baby. Say, we want you powerful. Got a sleigh fixed, hemlock boughs and a cover of robes and blankets, and Skid'll drive careful. He's a master at drivin', Skid is. You'll come, won't you? The boys are waitin'.
human
Oh, Joe, she said, and choked suddenly; but she pressed the baby tightly to her breast.
gpt
I knew 'twould come Thanksgiving.
human
There, pard, said Breem, after blowing his nose explosively,