human
Mackinaw! Then he looked up into the dark eyes of the waiting man, and his own expressed an unwonted good-humor.
gpt
Say, wot's doin' at the fort? Gettin' ready for a siege? Or--or are you an' the Padre chasin' the long trail?
human
You can do that for me?
gpt
Oh, guess I can do it, he said, his eyes twinkling.
human
Sure I can do it. Say, you fellers ain't lightin' out?
gpt
They're winter stores,
human
What's the matter?
gpt
Ke'p your shirt on, Buck, exclaimed Beasley, with studied good-nature.
human
We couldn't jest help but laff. Then his eyes became sentimentally serious.
gpt
Y' see, we bin worried some. We wus guessin' when you came along. Y' see, ther's a sheriff an' a big posse o' dep'ties comin' right along to this yer camp. Y' see, ther's some guy chasin' around the hills, an' he's wanted fer--murder.
human
Wal?
gpt
Wal, Beasley shifted his gaze. He laughed feebly, and the onlookers transferred their attention to him.
human
Y' see, it was sort o' laffable you comin' along buyin' winter stores in August, an' us jest guessin' what guy the sheriff would be chasin'--in the hills. He won't be smellin' around the fort now?