human
Hello, where are you fellers goin'?
gpt
To work.
human
Kind-er late this mornin', eh?
gpt
Yes; but we'll make up for it by pluggin' in all the harder after we begin.
human
Seen anybody in partic'lar this mornin'?
gpt
Yes, we saw Jip, an' then run across Sam Barney,
human
I suppose Sam still holds to it that he'll pull Jip in?
gpt
Yes, an' he counted on findin' him in Philadelphy, 'cordin' to his talk.
human
Look here, Seth, you've got good reason to make it hot for Jip after all he's----
gpt
I wouldn't do a thing to hurt him, an' stand ready to give him a lift if he needs it.
human
You're straight as a die, Seth Bartlett, an' I'll bet you won't be sorry for lettin' up on him, for I'm thinkin' Jip will run different after this.
gpt
I hope so; but he ain't out of the woods till somebody sets down on Sam Barney. We've been tryin' to make him stop; but he won't, 'cause he thinks it'll give him a big name if he arrests Jip. He's up by Sweeney's Alley bobbin' round like a jumpin'-jack.
human
Say! Dan cried, as a sudden and what seemed like a happy thought came into his mind.
gpt
Sam says Jip is in Philadelphy; now, s'posen all hands chipped in enough to buy a ticket for him to go there? He'd never get back, 'cause he don't earn a dollar in a month, an' Jip wouldn't be bothered.