human
How long were you at Pebbly Pit, Mr. Baxter?
gpt
That's one of the reasons we came over to see you, interpolated Mr. Dalken.
human
Jack has a lot to tell you about the troubles there.
gpt
What troubles? wondered Polly.
human
You don't mean the land-slide, do you?
gpt
We know about that,
human
You only heard the first news of it. But you never knew what followed that first event, returned Mr. Dalken.
gpt
I've known how things stood for a short time, but I talked it over with the Latimers, and we decided to let Jack go West with Mr. Alexander, and investigate matters for themselves.
human
Dodo's father! What has he to do with it?
gpt
More than we can ever appreciate. Because he is such an experienced old miner, having spent years in the Klondike, and later, down in the Colorado mining districts, his going to Pebbly Pit was the best thing that ever happened to our company. Jack had just decided to invest a great deal of his capital in the joint companies, so he decided to accompany Alexander and see for himself how the land lay.
human
And what was Mr. Alexander's verdict?
gpt
Listen to Jack's story of what happened on the mountain, that early morning. It is as thrilling as anything I ever heard,