human
You know, said he,
gpt
I want my son to go, the elder Migley went on, as he winked suggestively.
human
He's going to make his home in Pitkin, and it's very necessary to his plans that you people should be with him. He's got the talent of a statesman. Ask anybody who knows the boy.
gpt
Level-headed and reliable in every spot an' place, an' a good-looker, Migley continued, as if he were selling a road-horse, while he nudged the Emperor.
human
Look at him. I'd swap faces with that boy any day and give him ten thousand dollars to boot. Wouldn't you?
gpt
W-wouldn't fit me,
human
Pop
gpt
Strong, you're a kind of a boss up here in the hills, said he.
human
There isn't a jay in the pine lands that wouldn't walk twenty miles to caucus if you asked him to.
gpt
Dunno,
human
I know what I'm talking about, said the lumberman, with a smile.
gpt
I want the vote o' the town o' Pitkin. If we get that we can give 'em all the flag.
human
You can get it for us,
gpt
N-no.
human
Why not?
gpt
I've promised to help M-Master.
human
Oh, well, now, look here--you and I ought to be friends, said Migley.
gpt
We ought to stand by each other. You look out for me and I'll look out for you.
human
I have the reputation of being true to my friends--ask anybody.
gpt
With what's pledged to us, if we get this town we can win easy.
human
Think it over.
gpt
What kind of a man is Strong?
human
Square, said the other, promptly.
gpt
A little cranky in some ways, but you can depend upon him. He'll do What he says--the devil couldn't turn him.
human
He says he's pledged to Master--that chap who's come up here with a bag o' money. Do you think Master has bought him?
gpt
I don't think so. I suppose he could be bought, but--but I never knew of his taking money. The boys of the back country swear by the Emperor; they look up to him. Fact is, Sile Strong is a ------ ---- good fellow.
human
He's like a rock, said Migley.
gpt
The glad hand don't make any impression. What ye going to do with a man who won't drink or talk or swap lies with ye? I could put the poor devil out of house and home, but he don't seem to care.
human
We'll turn him over to the Congressman, Socket answered.
gpt
He'll bring him into camp. If not we can get along without him.
human
Emperor of the Woods