human
Well, what about it, Minerva? Mr. Howbridge asked Ruth.
gpt
Are you going to act as caretakers for the boat to help me settle the estate?
human
Since you put it that way, as a favor, I can not refuse, she answered, giving him a swift smile.
gpt
But, as I told the girls, it will depend on Mrs. MacCall.
human
You leave her to me, laughed the lawyer.
gpt
I'll recite one of Bobby Burns' poems, and if that doesn't win her over nothing will. Neale, do you think you can manage that motor?
human
I'm sure of it, said the boy.
gpt
It isn't the same kind I had to run before, but I can get the hang of it all right.
human
Is there any news about your father?
gpt
Nothing very definite, answered the lawyer.
human
We found Hank Dayton, and in spite of his rough and ragged clothes I discovered him to be a reliable fellow. He told us all he knew about the rumor of Mr. O'Neil having returned from the Klondike, and I am going to start an inquiry, with newspaper advertising and all that. And I may as well tell you that I have engaged this same Hank Dayton to drive the mules that will draw the _Bluebird_ on the canal part of the trip.
gpt
Oh! exclaimed Agnes.
human
I thought Neale said this man was a tramp!