human
Hope he isn't of the biting kind,
gpt
Down, Rover, down!
human
Good evening, Mr. Masterson, said Snap.
gpt
I don't know if you remember me or not. I am Charley Dodge. My father sold you the lumber for your new barn.
human
Oh, yes, I remember you, said the old farmer, with a smile.
gpt
You came to the raising, didn't you? Who is this with you?
human
My friend, Shep Reed. He is Dr. Reed's son.
gpt
Oh, yes, I know the doctor, too. He attended my wife when she had pneumonia--brought her around, too. Well, lads, what brings you in such a snow?
human
The pesky critters! I wish you had shot him! They're a terribul nuisance, tramps is. One day my wife give two on 'em a dinner an' they up afterwards an' stole my new sickle an' whetstone. Tramps ought all to be hung. Come in the house.
gpt
Can you keep us until to-morrow morning?
human
I think so--I'll have to ask my wife first though.
gpt
You won't have to pay a cent, she declared.
human
I am glad to do Doctor Reed's son a favor, and your friend a favor too. The doctor is a wonderfully fine man.
gpt
An' Mr. Dodge treated me right on that lumber fer the barn,