human
You air a brave gal! he gasped.
gpt
Woof! my lungs is burnt to a crisp--I swallered so much smoke. Ye jest erbout saved my life, Miss.
human
But there air a lot of folks goin' to be caught similar over the ridge, if we can't warn 'em.
gpt
What's that?
human
My name's Billson. I live back in the bottoms yonder. I got an acre or two cleared around my cabin; but the bresh warn't burned up. It is now, by jinks!
gpt
When the wind veered thar so suddent, it caught me. I had to run through a wall of fire at one place. Then I got acrost the crick and that saved me for a while. But the fire would have caught me again if it hadn't been for you. I am sure mighty much obleeged to ye.
human
I--I'm glad I was there with the car,
gpt
And we've got to warn those other folks over the hill, cried the man, coughing.
human
Gee! I guess I'll never get this smoke out o' my lungs.
gpt
But how can we get to those other farms?
human
I'll show ye. There's a crossroad along here a spell. An automobile can git through it on a pinch. And there's two families live on that road, too.
gpt
Do you s'pose they'll be in danger?
human
In course they are. Say! you ain't afraid, are you? demanded the man.
gpt
I tell ye the fire is coming. It's going to sweep this whole ridge.
human
Won't--won't they see it?
gpt
Did _I_ see it? demanded the squatter.
human
Not soon enough, you bet. Drive on, Miss. Surely you ain't goin' to show a yaller streak now?
gpt
But my--my chauffeur is waiting for me along the road here toward town.
human
Let him wait. He's out of danger. There are plenty of open fields in that direction. _He_ won't get into no trouble. You drive through this side road like I tell you, and we'll get clear around by Sitz's farm ahead of the fire. But drive hard!