human
I'm not going to take any more chances, he remarked to Tom.
gpt
Maybe that other letter wasn't mailed by the janitor, or it would have gotten to dad in time.
human
Hardly, remarked his chum.
gpt
Your father says the things were taken the night before your letter arrived, so you would have had to write the day before to have done any good. Only a telegram would have been of any use.
human
I guess so, admitted Joe sorrowfully.
gpt
I'm a chump!
human
Oh, don't worry any more, advised his friend.
gpt
Let's get at some baseball practice. The school has two games this week.
human
Who with?
gpt
Woodside Hall and the Lakeview Preps. We ought to win 'em both. They need you back on the scrub. The first nine has had it too easy.
human
And I'll be glad to get back, replied the young pitcher earnestly.
gpt
It seems as if I hadn't had a ball in my hands for a month.