human
I say! said Garth suddenly.
gpt
We're giving ourselves away nicely! The news has reached Mabyn and Grylls by this time.
human
Tell us your adventures, Charley dear,
gpt
I'd better bring my stuff in first,
human
Where is it?
gpt
Thought you might be hungry, so I brought enough for a couple of squares, he said;
human
Oh! you darling!
gpt
The rest of the stuff's cached two miles down the shore, he went on hastily.
human
I'll trot along and bring it in.
gpt
Take the canoe, said Garth;
human
What will I do with the horses?
gpt
How many?
human
Three.
gpt
How will we keep them out of Grylls's hands?
human
Why wait at all? asked Natalie.
gpt
Let us all get in the canoe, and start for home. It will take me just five minutes to get ready!
human
You can't ride above a walk yet, he said.
gpt
It would mean a running fight all the way. The odds are still too great against us in the open!
human
The fellows from the Settlement promised to come look for us in a week if we weren't home,
gpt
Good! said Garth.
human
Then we'll wait for them!
gpt
And the horses? said the boy anxiously.
human
They're not much to brag about; but I'm in debt a hundred bones for them.
gpt
Don't you worry about that, old boy! he cried.
human
The debt is mine! Tell you what we'll do! he added,
gpt
We'll bring them up here, and swim them off to the island. There's forage enough over there for a day or two, and they will be right under our eyes!