human
Twenty-five hundred dollars! said Earl.
gpt
That's a good deal more than we could earn at home.
human
I ain't satisfied, he said.
gpt
I didn't come up to Alaska to work fer no five hundred a month. I'm goin' elsewhar fer luck.
human
You won't stay here?
gpt
No, lad; I'm yere to make a fortune or nuthin'. I quit the hollow ter-morrow.
human
Well, you have that right, captain, although I'm sorry to see you go,
gpt
Which means thet you an' the boys stay, answered the captain, quickly.
human
I'm sorry ye won't go with me. I want ter try Hunker Creek.
gpt
I think I'll stay, said Foster Portney, quietly.
human
I'll give the gulch a few weeks longer, for the way I look at it we're making wages and have the chance to make a strike. What do you say, boys?
gpt
I'll do as you think best, Uncle Foster.
human
And so will I,