human
Come off, Jack, what are you doing? Trying to string us?
gpt
Nothing of the sort! protested the other.
human
As true as I'm telling you, there's a snake loose in there as big as a barrel, and as long as a fence rail around one of these cotton plantations!
gpt
Is he joking, Ted?
human
Not a bit of it! I saw the snake myself. It isn't quite as big as a barrel, but it certainly is long.
gpt
Come on, fellows! called Jerry to his two chums.
human
We've got to see this!
gpt
What! cried Jack Wade,
human
Why not? asked Jerry.
gpt
We've had some experience with snakes. Besides, we want to see the spy. Is there a spy inside here, too?
human
There is! cried another lad.
gpt
They caught the spy dead to rights, planting a bomb under the officers' mess building. Wanted to blow 'em all up when they were eating, I guess. Oh, he's a German spy, all right, and they have him tied up!
human
But what connection has he with the snakes?
gpt
Not any that I know of,
human
Yes, he has, too! asserted one of his chums.
gpt
The spy had the snake. He was going to let him loose in camp, hoping he'd bite and poison a lot of us, I s'pose, so we can't go to France to fight the Huns.
human
Big snakes are seldom poisonous, cried Jerry.
gpt
This may be a python or a boa escaped from some circus, though I haven't heard of any animal shows being around here lately.
human
Me, either, added Bob.
gpt
Say, are you sure you saw a snake?
human
As sure as we see you now, and you're not much smaller around the waist than this same snake,
gpt
Cut out the comedy stuff!
human
Well, if there's a real snake in there I want to see it! exclaimed Jerry.
gpt
Come on!