human
I've got news, said Ben, as the train went on its way.
gpt
Nat Poole isn't back yet.
human
Who told you?
gpt
Tom Marvin. He called this morning to see Nat about something. Nat had sent a telegram home from a place called Halock, stating he had been carried off on a freight train.
human
Humph! then he went further than we supposed he would, mused Phil.
gpt
Where is Halock?
human
It's a flag-station not far from Buffalo, announced Roger.
gpt
Say, he certainly was carried some distance!
human
What if he didn't have any money to get home with?
gpt
Maybe he telegraphed for some,
human
He could pawn his watch--he always wears one, added Ben.
gpt
But it is queer that he didn't get off at Jack's Junction.
human
Perhaps he liked to ride--after he once got used to it,