human
The boathouse wasn't worth anything, explained Ham.
gpt
We only knocked it down to play a trick on some other boys we don't like.
human
Some other boys?
gpt
Yes, some fellows who came up this way to go camping. They had their traps stored in that boathouse.
human
Did those boys come to a camp up here?
gpt
Yes.
human
What were their names?
gpt
Snap Dodge, Shep Reed, a fellow called Whopper Dawson and a little chap named Caslette.
human
Humph! the very same crowd, muttered Kiddy Leech.
gpt
So you played the trick on them, eh? I am glad of it.
human
Say, what are you chaps gassing about anyway?
gpt
Say, Barney, excuse us for awhile, will you, called out Ham, skating towards his friend.
human
We want to find out something from this tramp. He knows something about the Dodge crowd I am sure.
gpt
Oh! Well, I want to find out about them too,
human
Don't say anything about the boathouse,
gpt
Have you been up to the Dodge camp?
human
Yes, and those chaps treated me shamefully, answered Kiddy Leech.
gpt
I never touched a thing they had, yet they accused me of trying to steal some of their traps.
human
Just like 'em, said Ham.
gpt
They are a mean set, every one of 'em. What kind of a camp did they have, a regular log cabin?
human
No, a sort of shelter patched up among some trees,
gpt
Thought we were to go up there some day and play a trick on them,
human
How would you like to go to that camp and make trouble for that crowd?
gpt
Me?
human
Yes. We'd like to have their outing spoilt. We'd pay you for your trouble.
gpt
Say, Ham, can you trust this fellow?
human
I think so. He's only a tramp and he will do anything for a little money. If he does the job we won't have to dirty our hands, and if he gets into trouble we can deny that we had anything to do with it.