He must be in the woods where he was workin'." "Ain't.

I've been there," said Jerome, shortly, and broke away.
"Where did ye look ?" "Everywhere," the boy called back.

But Jake followed him up.
"Stop a minute," said he; "I want to know.

Did you go as fur 's the pond ?" "What should I want to go to the pond for, like to know ?" Jerome looked around at him fiercely.
"I didn't know but he might have fell in the pond; it's pretty near." "I'd like to know what you think my father would jump in the pond for ?" Jerome demanded.
"Lord, I didn't say he jumped in.

I said fell in." "You know he couldn't have fell in.