human
Whoopee! Whoopee! he shouted, throwing his hat straight into Ralph Clavering's tea-cup.
gpt
The girls are alive and safe!
human
Linda? Louise?
gpt
Yeah! Ted Mackay wired just now. He found them on the Canadian border, locked up in a cabin!
human
Locked up? Kidnapped?
gpt
No. Locked up by law. They have to go to jail.
human
Jail?
gpt
It's some joke!
human
No. Honest! protested the boy.
gpt
They're being held for some crime they didn't commit. Smuggling, or something!
human
Oh, they probably brought a bottle of Canadian wine into the United States, laughed Ralph.
gpt
They'll just have a little fine to pay----
human
But Linda doesn't drink--or Lou either! asserted Dot.
gpt
I know they wouldn't think of such a thing.
human
Well, so long as they're safe, it'll be an easy matter for them to get free, said Ralph, more relieved than anyone realized.
gpt
Why, they may be back in time for the New Year's Eve dance!
human
Not a chance, answered the boy, with a vehement shake of his head....
gpt
Don't forget the Arrow is a thing of the past--they've got to come home by train. Besides, they can't start till Dad and Mr. Carlton get up there to bail 'em out!
human
I wish they had the Moth, sighed Kitty.
gpt
If it were only decent weather, Bess could go get them.