human
Here, Ruddy! Ruddy! Here, Ruddy, boy!
gpt
Oh, Mother! exclaimed Rick, coming back to the side porch.
human
Where do you s'pose Ruddy can be?
gpt
Oh, I guess he just ran off, maybe to play with Peter,
human
But he never did it before--not when I was coming home from school,
gpt
There! exclaimed Mrs. Dalton.
human
I heard a whistle just like that a few minutes before you came. It wasn't the crow, for he was asleep behind the stove.
gpt
And I didn't whistle! declared Rick.
human
Oh, do you think it could be that sailor--the one who was asking Mr. Bailey about Ruddy? Maybe he's been around here, and he heard me whistle, or maybe he heard Haw-Haw, and he knows how we used to call Ruddy. And maybe he called my dog and took him away.
gpt
Oh, I hardly think so, said Mrs. Dalton, though she was afraid this might have happened.
human
I guess Ruddy just ran off to play with Peter, or some other dog.
gpt
But he never did it before! exclaimed Rick.
human
He always knows when I'm coming from school and he waits for me.