human
Slim--Slim Garrabrant!
gpt
No other, partner, his pal assured him, cheerfully.
human
You know how we were saying that sometimes this old world looked mighty small--well, this happens to be one of those times. Take it as a matter of fact, Perk--one of those quirks that roll around occasionally.
gpt
Yeah--sure, that's right, Jack--jest so--nawthin' awful strange 'bout him aturnin' aout to be the lucky dog as skipped aout o' the pen, giving Uncle Sam the laugh. Go on an' tell me some more. Kinder looks like we'd got to roll aour hoop up agin that Smart Aleck again, 'fore we get him caged for keeps.
human
Well, I don't know about that, matey, Jack told him, frowning as he spoke;
gpt
Huh! that ere is the last thing to worry me, buddy. Yeou an' me, guess we make a team not easy to beat. When we git started we'll jest give that gink a knock fur a goal, an' clinch the game for keeps. But like as not we orter be makin' up aour plans, hadn't we, Jack?
human
Certainly, responded the other, calmly;
gpt
Course not,
human
While of course we'll not loiter on the way, continued the head man of the combination;
gpt
Say, partner, he hastened to remark,
human
That's all blarney, Perk; and don't depend on my being free from stumbling in the dark--I'm only human, and can make silly mistakes, like every known pilot--even Lindbergh's had the misfortune to smash his landing gear when making an ascent, and with the girl he afterwards married, remember.
gpt
Sure thing, Jack, but didn't he manage a wonderful landin', an' keep from a bad smashup, on'y hurtin' his shoulder in the jam?
human
Yes, and Perk, some people attribute his escape to good luck; but I know full well it was his skill in understanding just what to do in an emergency.
gpt
Well, what's aour programme agoin' to be?
human
First of all, then, we've got to study those enclosures the Chief sent in his letter--they'll give us a good many important points, and it may be locate this secret hideout of the crowd that's bothering Uncle Sam so much. Get that, do you?
gpt
I'm on, boss--go to it some more,
human
As we shall be scouring one of the wildest and most dreaded parts of the whole Rockies, continued Jack,
gpt
Sounds okay to me, ole hoss,