human
Nobody has been at home for a month,
gpt
Did you see anything of a man with a cutter around here yesterday, or a day or two before?
human
No, sir.
gpt
You would have seen him, had he stopped?
human
I think so. Our family generally see everything that is going on around here.
gpt
He must have gone somewhere! declared Pepper.
human
The question is, where?
gpt
Let us ask the folks around town if they have seen him?
human
He was stopping by the roadside, and two odd-looking men were talking to him, said the blacksmith.
gpt
They seemed to be arguing about something.
human
Wait! burst out Jack.
gpt
Tell us how those men looked, if you can.
human
The mysterious men, I'll wager a biscuit!
gpt
Exactly what I think,
human
Don't you remember what the old woman told you? came from Andy.
gpt
She said those chaps were talking about a man named George!
human
That's it! Those men must have been hanging around Putnam Hall because Mr. Strong was there.
gpt
You may be right, my lads, said the master of the Hall, slowly.
human
But that doesn't explain what the men wanted of Mr. Strong, or where Mr. Strong has gone to.
gpt
I'm satisfied of one thing, said Jack.
human
Those men were up to nothing good.
gpt
Perhaps they robbed Mr. Strong of something, and threw his body into the snow,