human
Say, this is fun! exclaimed Rick, as they sat about the old table and ate off their tin plates.
gpt
I didn't think being a Boy Scout was half so jolly!
human
Oh, you haven't seen a quarter of it! declared Chot.
gpt
Wait until you camp out in the open; eh, Mr. Taylor?
human
Yes, that is quite different from this, answered the Scout Master.
gpt
This is quite a luxury, having a log cabin, even if it is an old ramshackle one.
human
Oh, I'm going to do this every time I have the chance, said Rick.
gpt
But just now I want to find Ruddy.
human
And we're here to help you, said Mr. Taylor, who though older than any of the boys was still
gpt
If he had not been he would never have developed into a good Scout Master.
human
I think the best we can do, he added,
gpt
I think the sailor took him,
human
Well, perhaps he did. We'll find out. And to do that we'll have to keep watch. We'll take turns, as sentries do in the army. After we finish eating and get the bunks ready we'll divide into watches.
gpt
Oh, this sure is fun!
human
I can't see why the junk man left his horse and wagon here and went away,
gpt
Maybe he ran away because he was afraid of being caught,
human
No, I think not, spoke Sam Brown.
gpt
There's another junk man located somewhere around here. He hasn't been here long, and he stays in an old tumble-down house near the swamp, I guess. There used to be gypsies there, but they went away.
human
Do you think the sailor took my dog there?
gpt
Maybe, answered Sam.
human
We can look.
gpt
But I think it would not be wise for us to go there to-night, remarked the Scout Master, as he guessed what Rick was going to say.
human
Those men could easily hide Ruddy in the darkness. The safest and best plan will be to wait for them to come here, as they are sure to do.