human
What you doing? demanded Rick, as he watched his friend.
gpt
Did you lose something?
human
I'm looking for wagon tracks,
gpt
Wagon tracks?
human
Yes, went on Chot,
gpt
Do you really think you can tell if the junk wagon has been along here?
human
Well, I thought maybe I could, answered Chot.
gpt
You see I belong to the Boy Scouts, he went on,
human
But as long as you don't know you can't tell very much, spoke Tom.
gpt
But I know that Boy Scout business is good. I'm going to join a troop, I guess.
human
But which way shall we go to catch up to that junk wagon and get Ruddy back?
gpt
This is the way the junk man would go after coming from Belemere, announced Chot, pointing down the road.
human
If he went that way, and he pointed in the opposite direction,
gpt
Then let's chase along! cried Rick.
human
I want my dog!
gpt
That's it! exclaimed Tom.
human
We got to catch that junk man!
gpt
And the sailor, added Rick,
human
And is this the sailor that had your dog before he come up out of the ocean and the coast guard found him?
gpt
I guess so, was Rick's answer as the three boys walked along.
human
But, anyhow, even if that sailor did have the dog, maybe he hasn't any right to him now. Ruddy came to me. Maybe he ran away from the sailor. And if a dog runs away from a man he doesn't belong to him any more.
gpt
Sure! That's it! He's your dog!