human
Been any strangers around to-day?
gpt
Yeah. A man come by early this afternoon. He was aiming to climb the hill. I told him he'd better wait till the sun come out. I don't know whether he did or not.
human
See anybody later--say about half an hour ago?
gpt
No. I come up from the beach and I didn't pass nobody.
human
That boy of yours still catching butterflies?
gpt
Uh-huh!
human
What time did you come in, Brenner, from the beach?
gpt
Oh, about forty minutes ago, I guess it was. Wasn't it, Olga?
human
Yes.
gpt
Was your boy out to-day?
human
I dunno.
gpt
Yes.
human
How long ago did he come in?
gpt
About an hour ago.
human
And where had he been?
gpt
He'd been on the beach!
human
Where did these tracks come from, on the floor?
gpt
What's that to you?
human
Now, now, Olga! That ain't the way to talk to these gentlemen. Tell them who made these tracks.
gpt
You did!
human
Look here, Olga, don't get so warm over it. You're nervous now. Tell the gentlemen who made those tracks.
gpt
What do you want to know for?
human
Blood! she cried suddenly.
gpt
Blood on his hands!
human
That's Mart's mother. She ain't right! What are you bothering us for?
gpt
A man--a stranger was killed upon the hill,
human
What's that got to do with us?
gpt
Not a thing, Mrs. Brenner, probably, but I've just to make sure where every man in the village was this afternoon.