human
Dave! you have been away a long time! cried Laura, as he appeared.
gpt
We have almost finished eating.
human
Never mind, I can get all I wish in a few minutes,
gpt
Why, your stickpin is gone! cried Jessie.
human
And your watchchain, too.
gpt
Dave, have you been robbed?
human
Yes and no, he answered, with a grim smile.
gpt
I suppose I might as well tell you what happened,
human
Well, it's a case of tit for tat, I suppose, said Dunston Porter.
gpt
You can thank your stars that you got away so quickly. A little later and you would have missed the train,--and we would have missed it, too--for I should not have gone on without you.
human
I suppose Nat thinks he has the laugh on you, said Roger.
gpt
But what of your watch and pin and money? Are you going West without them?
human
I suppose I'll have to. But I'll make him give them up in short order. I'll send him a telegram.
gpt
Tell him if he doesn't send them on by express at once that you will put the case in the hands of the law, said Phil.
human
That will scare him.