human
I saw the sheriff awhile ago, heading up the road, observed the Creole.
gpt
Did you meet him?
human
No, but I saw several men at the Gumberts place. Perhaps he was there----
gpt
Not there, I guess, and the farmer laughed.
human
Those fellows have rented the place from Gumberts, I hear; they're inventors, and quiet enough men. You're a stranger here?
gpt
I'd like a lease option from you, he went on.
human
I don't want to buy your land at all; what I want is a right to drill for oil on it, in case any shows up on Miss Ledanois' land. It's all a gamble, you know. I'll give you a hundred dollars for the lease, and the usual eighth interest in any oil that's found. I've no lease blanks with me, but if you'll give me the option, a signed memorandum will be entirely sufficient.