human
I jest caint help awonderin' what made him fall daown on his job that a ways,
gpt
That must, as I said before, came the reply,
human
Huh! I cal'late these kiotes jest hate all Government men like a cat does agettin' its feet wet,
gpt
Oh worse, far worse than that, buddy, Jack assured him amiably;
human
I savvy, partner, Perk told him, firmly;
gpt
The first job we're going to tackle is along the line of making a safe and sane landing--you get that of course, Perk?
human
Nawthin' else, partner, answered the other, without hesitation;
gpt
I'm going to correct you there, brother, Jack was saying;
human
Jest so, Jack, ole hoss, the air doant ever leave a trail, which makes it right hard fur such fellers as us to get agoin' straight. Ready to start on aour way, be yeou, partner?
gpt
Yes, but I want you to keep on using the glasses right along, Jack told him.
human
If we had the misfortune to overlap that single open patch of ground, we'd be all at sea, and must double back, so as to go over the ground again, which would increase the chances of our being discovered, or heard by some of the outlaws possibly out hunting, or going to and fro.
gpt
I'll do my level best to hit on the mark, Jack; jest go as slow as yeou kin, so's to gimme every chance to count. Haow far 'bout do yeou figger goin' on this tack, I want to know?
human
Well, this target we've struck he said on his paper map was something like twenty miles away from the entrance to the hidden valley--you remember that of course, Perk? The landing field, as we've got to call it from now on, would be some six or seven miles away from their Haunt; and consequently I expect to cover twelve miles, more or less, before I'm looking to have you tell me you've sighted our goal. If ever you used those sharp eyes of yours to advantage, now's the time for an extra effort, partner.
gpt
Leave it to me, boy; I aint agoin' to fail yeou, not if I have to stare my ole peepers aout o' focus for keeps. Drop daown some ways, Jack--less chance o' aour bein' seen; an' it's goin' to help me a heap in hittin' that bit o' level stretch. Cuckoo! that's the ticket--we're droppin' like a rocket-stick after she's shot her bolt. Naow for to get my eagle eyes daown to business.
human
Say, I kinder b'lieve I kin glimpse thet same pesky hangaout--looks like some sorter mounting pass, sech as he drawed in his map, where they went in an' kim aout; but they's a kinder haze ahangin' over yonder that makes it hard to be dead sure. If we get it araoun' here it'll hide us from bein' seen. The wind up here's hittin' us in the face, too, which helps some in the bargain.
gpt
Never mind about the hideout--that'll all come later on. Just now it's that landing-field we need most of all--keep your glass on the ground just ahead, Perk.
human
Get a bite?
gpt
Kinder guess I sure have,
human
You struck it that time, buddy!