human
I woke him up, said Giant.
gpt
Something has gone wrong, or he would be here by this time.
human
What in the world kept you so long?
gpt
Oh, I had a little set-to with Barney Hedge, answered Whopper.
human
He said some things I didn't like and I rolled him over in the snow and put some down his back to help him cool off.
gpt
Barney Hedge, repeated Snap. He knew the fellow mentioned to be a crony of Ham Spink and Carl Dudder.
human
What was it about?
gpt
Oh, about our outing last summer. It seems Hedge and the others are starting a report that we didn't shoot the game we brought in, but that Jed Sanborn brought down the most of it for us.
human
How mean!
gpt
He said we couldn't shoot but that we were all blowers--and if left to ourselves in this cold weather we would starve to death and freeze in the bargain. I couldn't stand for that, so I pitched into him.
human
Good for you! shouted Giant.
gpt
I hope you gave him something to remember.
human
I wonder if we will have trouble with that crowd during the present outing,
gpt
I don't think they are going camping, answered Whopper.
human
They haven't got enough real sporting blood in them.