human
Dis iss some English papers, Matt, explained Carl.
gpt
Id vas brinted in Lonton, und dose tedectif fellers had him py deir office. How mooch iss a t'ousant pounds in Unidet Shtates money, hey?
human
Five thousand dollars.
gpt
Veil, dot's der chob--making dot fife t'ousant. I bet you I get rich vone oof dose tays.
human
You have to do something, don't you, before you get the money?
gpt
Ach, dot's nodding, answered Carl, in a large, offhand manner.
human
Readt dot, Matt.
gpt
Why, grinned McGlory,
human
Dot's a misdake, declared Carl.
gpt
Dose fellers saw I meant pitzness, py shinks, und dey gif me der hardest case dey hat. Yah, so. Since den I haf peen looking for shows. Eferyvere I hear aboudt some shows I hike avay. Aber I don'd findt Miss Manners. She don'd vas in der mooseums, oder in der Vild Vest shows, or in Rinklings; und oof she vasn't in der Pig Gonsolidated, den I vas oop some shtumps. My money has blayed oudt, und I hat to rite in a pox car to Lafayette, Intiana. Here I vas shdrolling along tovard der show groundts ven I see dot shink mit der puckets, und hat sooch a scrap. Afder der scrap vas ofer, a man on a elephant shpeak about Motor Matt. Den I don'd t'ink oof nodding more. I come, so kevick as bossiple, to findt my olt raggie. Und here ve vas, togedder like ve used to be. A broad smile covered Carl's face.
human
Now I don'd care for nodding. Oof you t'ink you could help me findt Miss Manners, den I vill be opliged, und gif you part oof der revard--a gouple oof pounds oof id, anyvay.
gpt
It looks to me, Carl, said Matt, handing back the paper,
human
Vell, he admitted,
gpt
I ditn't t'ink oof dat.
human
You're a fine detective, you are, said Matt.
gpt
You might as well hunt for a needle in a haystack as to hunt for this English girl. Can't you see? You've got a pretty wide field to cover, and it is only _supposed_ that she came to America and engaged in the circus business.
human
Meppy dot's right, he mused.
gpt
Oof dose fellers in Chicago vas making some monkey-doodle pitzness mit me, you bed you I vould like to fool dem. Meppy I findt der girl. Den vat? V'y, dose tedectif fellers feel like t'irty cent. You vas vorking for der show, Matt?
human
We've an engagement with the manager for making flights in our aëroplane.
gpt
Vat's dose?
human
What's an aëroplane? Why, Carl, it's a heavier-than-air flying machine.
gpt
So? Und you go oop in id?
human
Yes.
gpt
You know pooty near efery vone dot vorks for der show, hey?
human
Yes, I know every one.
gpt
Iss dere a girl mit der name oof Markaret Manners?
human
No. But she'd have a different name if she was with a show, Carl. Performers hardly ever use their real names.
gpt
Dot's righdt, too. Once more Carl ran his fingers through his mop of hair.
human
Iss der any vone connected mit der show vat has a shtrawperry mark on der arm?
gpt
Strawberry mark on the arm? repeated Matt.
human
Why, Carl, that advertisement doesn't say anything about such a thing.
gpt
I know dot, aber efery young laty you read aboudt vat's lost has der shtrawperry mark on der----
human
Carl, cried McGlory,
gpt
Dere don'd vas anyt'ing else to chump ad, returned Carl.
human
Dis vas a dark case, you bed you, und dere has to be some guessings. Dot's vat I make now, der guessings.
gpt
Pretty woolly guessing, at that, and----