human
I'm sorry to tell you, Mr. Courtney, that my warning of this noon was not unfounded, he remarked.
gpt
Perhaps, however, you already know it.
human
No, I don't, returned Courtney, eying the correctly dressed Gresham with some dissatisfaction.
gpt
I'm not even sure of what you mean.
human
About a certain man with whom you are doing business.
gpt
Oh--Gamble?
human
What's the matter with Gamble?
gpt
Why, Gresham hinted to me this morning that Gamble had financial obligations he could not meet, explained Courtney.
human
It seems that he met them, however.
gpt
Of course he did!
human
I hadn't intended to make the matter public property,
gpt
Bless my soul, you're succeeding mighty well! blurted the colonel.
human
Now, tell us all you know about my friend Gamble. Out with it!
gpt
I beg you to understand, Mr. Courtney, that I am inspired by a purely friendly interest, insisted Gresham with very stiff dignity.
human
I thought it might be of value for you to know--if you were not already informed--that an attachment for fifty thousand dollars upon Mr. Gamble was laid against your Terminal Hotel property this afternoon.
gpt
At what time was this attachment issued?
human
At three-thirty, I was informed.