human
No accident would have happened to me, either, if he hadn't hit me unawares, protested young Mortimer, with a bit of sourness about his manner.
gpt
I allow I could get away with him in a fair fight.
human
Oh, no, you couldn't, Mort; he is too much for you. I could see that in a minute, by the way he handled himself.
gpt
Well, he won't bother me again very soon,
human
Didn't they tumble to anything crooked at the bank?
gpt
No.
human
I don't see why. The circumstances look suspicious.
gpt
Well, they didn't suspect the truth.
human
You're in luck, then, that is all I have to say.
gpt
I shall be, you mean, when we get him out of the way.
human
He seems to be pretty well out of your way now.
gpt
But that won't last forever. He must be got out of New York, that's all. Old Gunwagner will not keep him round very long, you may be sure of that.
human
You don't know how to shine a shoe, growled Smartweed to our young detective.
gpt
See the blacking you have put on the upper! Wipe it off, I say; at once, too.
human
All right, boss; I'll fix it fer yer;