human
I've brought some things for you, said Molly.
gpt
Just presents that I bought in shops. But I wanted to thank you out here where Daddy lies.
human
We're sure glad to git back the Mascot of the Three Star,
gpt
An' the sooner you git through bein' eddicated an' come back fo' keeps, the better,
human
I think you have been my mascot rather than me yours,
gpt
Shucks! said Mormon.
human
Yore mine, warn't it? He found it, he added, setting a brown big hand on the headstone.
gpt
You wait till you see what we bought with our share of the Molly Mine. Prime stock an' machinery. Look at the new corrals an' buildin's. Wait till you've gone over the place. An' we sure have been lucky with everythin'. I'll say you're a mascot.
human
I've still got my lucky piece, she said and pulled out of her neck, suspended by the fine chain of gold, the gold piece with which Sandy had won the stake that had started her east.
gpt
Now show me all the improvements. We'll get Kate Nicholson. She's a first-class scout if you ever get her out of the shell she crawled into a long time ago when her folks suddenly lost everything they had. If we had a piano, Sam, she'd play the soul out of your body. Wait until she gets at the harmonium to-night. You and she will have to play duets, Sam, you on the three-decked harmonica I got for you.
human
Aw, shucks! protested Sam?
gpt
I'm no musician.
human
You are, she said gaily.
gpt
You are my Three Wise Men of the West. You are all magicians. You took me out of the desert, you have made life beautiful for me. Don't dispel the illusion, Soda-Water Sam. I'd rather hear you play _El Capitan_ than listen to the Philharmonic Orchestra.
human
Whatever that is,
gpt
Come, Grit,
human
Some day!