human
Scared--scared plumb stiff--what say? I caught Marthy nodding at Ruth and Ruthy looking hard at Marthy, and then both of 'em went to the kitchen to talk over calling up Emmy and putting out fly poison for the women that are lying in wait for their pa. Scared--why, scared's no name for it--what say?
gpt
Well, Captain, answered Mr. Brotherton,
human
Well--guess I'll be going. I'll just mosey down to Mrs. Herdicker's to give Emmy and Marthy and Ruthy something to keep 'em from thinking of their real troubles--eh?
gpt
Violet will call for this, George; I have some other matters to attend to.
human
Well, how is Violet, anyway? Grant smiled.
gpt
Violet is doing well. She is blooming over again, and when she found herself before a typewriter--it really seemed to take the curve out of her back. Henry declares that the typewriter put ribbon in her hair. Laura Van Dorn, I believe, is responsible for Violet's shirt waists. Henry Fenn comes to the office twice a day, to make reports on the sewing business. But what he's really doing, George, is to let her smell his breath to prove that he's sober, and so she runs the two jobs at once. Have you seen Henry recently?
human
Well, replied Brotherton,
gpt
Well, that's funny. Didn't you know what is keeping him away? Again Grant grinned.
human
The day he was here he came wagging down with that ten-dollar bill, but his conscience got the best of him for lavishing so much money on himself, so he slipped it to Violet and told her to buy her some new teeth--you know she's been ashamed to open her mouth now for years. Violet promised she would get the teeth in time for Easter. And pretty soon in walks Mrs. Maurice Stromsky--who scrubs in the Wright & Perry Building, whose baby died last summer and had to be buried in the Potter's field--she came in; and she and Violet got to talking about the baby--and Violet up and gave that ten to Mrs. Stromsky, to get the baby out of the Potter's field.
gpt
But that isn't all. The next day in walks Mrs. Maurice Stromsky, penitent as a dog, and I heard her squaring herself with Violet for giving that old saw-buck of yours to the Delaneys, whose second little girl had diphtheria and who had no money for antitoxin. I never saw your ten again, George, said Grant.
human
It seemed to be going down for the last time.
gpt
So old Henry hasn't been around since--isn't that joyous? Well--anyway, he'll show up to-day or to-morrow, for he's got the new coat; he got it this morning. Jasper was telling me.
human
Well, I see Doc Jim's still holding his deadlock and they can't elect a United States Senator without him!
gpt
Mr. Adams, I was looking for you.
human
Charge it, please,