human
Doctor--we're late to-night!
gpt
Well, Tom, I've got a right to be! Two more people in Harvey to-night than were here at five o'clock this afternoon because I am a trifle behindhand. Girl at your partner's--Joe Calvin's, and a boy down at Dick Bowman's! He paused and smiled and added musingly,
human
And they're as tickled down at Dick's as though he was heir to a kingdom!
gpt
And Joe--I suppose--not quite--
human
Oh, Joe, he's still in the barn, I dropped in to tell him it was a girl. But he won't venture into the house to see the mother before noon to-morrow! Then he'll go when she's asleep!
gpt
Dick really isn't more than two jumps ahead of the wolf, is he, Doctor?
human
Well, grinned the elder man,
gpt
Say, Doctor! I think it would be a pious act to make the fellows put up fifty dollars for Dick to-night. I'll just go down and raid a few poker games and make them do it.
human
Better let me give it to Dick if you get it, Tom! Then he added,
gpt
Why don't you keep Christian hours, boy? You can't try that Yengst case to-morrow and be up all night!
human
That's just what I'm out here for, Doctor--to get my head in shape for the closing speech.
gpt
Well, sniffed the Doctor,
human
I wish you no bad luck, but I hope you lose. Yengst is guilty, and you've no business--
gpt
Doctor, cut in Van Dorn,
human
You're a brassy pup, aren't you!