human
But land sakes! Miss Lou, ain't this an awful thing 'bout your Uncle Abe's chest? That old pirate knows more'n he'd ought to 'bout what's come o' Cap'n Abe, even if they ain't brought it home to him yit.
gpt
Now, Betty, I wish you wouldn't, begged the girl.
human
Why should you give currency to such foolish gossip?
gpt
What foolish gossip?
human
Why, about my Uncle Amazon.
gpt
How d'ye _know_ he's your uncle at all? demanded Betty.
human
You never seen him before he come here. You never knowed nothin' 'bout him, so you said, 'fore you come here to Cardhaven.
gpt
But, Betty----
human
Ain't no 'buts' about it! fiercely declared the
gpt
human
Cap'n Abe's gone--disappeared. We don't know what's become of him. Course, Huldy Baker was a silly to think Cap'n Abe had been murdered and cut up like shark bait and shipped away in that old chest.
gpt
Oh!