human
What was that shot, Yarloo?
gpt
Me can't know um, replied the boy.
human
Boss, him no come back. P'raps him bin shoot, eh?
gpt
Which way did he go? asked Sax again.
human
It sounded quite close.
gpt
Me find um all right.
human
I vote we go too,
gpt
No two fella white man go. No leave um camp quite 'lone. See?
human
He's right, Boof, said Sax.
gpt
You go with Yarloo. I'll stay,
human
We lost two horses last night, he said.
gpt
I told you they'd cleared out. But it wasn't that. The niggers had speared them.
human
Then that's what the smoke signals meant?
gpt
Yes. I wasn't sure at first whether it was hunger or devilment, so I watched. They tried to get in amongst the horses again to-night.
human
Did you hit anyone?
gpt
No. I didn't try. I fired into the air to scare them.
human
That's a real good sort of a nigger, said Mick.
gpt
He's got more sense than most of them. Seems to have taken to you boys. I wonder why.
human
He used to work for Sax's father, explained Vaughan.
gpt
I thought you knew.
human
I see. That explains it. Hi! Yarloo! he called, and when the boy came up:
gpt
You go back longa camp. Watch till piccaninny daylight. No shut um eye, mind.