human
He said I could pick out someone to go with me, Dick, Harry explained.
gpt
And, of course, I'd rather have you than anyone I can think of. Will you come along?
human
Will I! said Dick.
gpt
What do you think you'll do, Harry?
human
We may get special orders, of course, said Harry.
gpt
But I think the first thing will be to find out just where the signals from that house are being received. They must be answered, you know, so we ought to find the next station. Then, from that, we can work on to the next.
human
Where do you suppose those signals go to?
gpt
That's what we've got to find out, Dick! But I should think, in the long run, to some place on the East coast. Perhaps they've got some way there of signalling to ships at sea. Anyhow, that's what's got to be discovered. Did you see Graves to-night?
human
No, said Dick, his lips tightening,
gpt
I didn't! But I heard about him, all right.
human
How? What do you mean?
gpt
I heard that he'd been doing a lot of talking about you. He said it wasn't fair to have taken you and given you the honor of doing something when there were English boys who were just as capable of doing it as you.
human
Oh! said Harry, with a laugh.
gpt
Much I care what he says!
human
Much I care, either! echoed Dick.
gpt
But, Harry, he has made some of the other chaps feel that way, too. They all like you, and they don't like him. But they do seem to think some of them should have been chosen.
human
Well, it's not my fault, said Harry, cheerfully.
gpt
I certainly wasn't going to refuse. And it isn't as if I'd asked Mr. Wharton to pick me out.
human
No, and I fancy there aren't many of them who would have done as well as you did to-day, either!
gpt
Oh, yes, they would! That wasn't anything. We'd better get to bed now. I think we ought to report just as early as we can in the morning. If we get away by seven o'clock, it won't be a bit too early.
human
All right. I'll be ready. Good-night, Harry!
gpt
Good-night, Dick!
human
I've requisitioned motorcycles for you, he said.
gpt
Make sure of the location of the house, so that you can mark it on an ordnance map for me. Then use your own judgment,--but find the next house. I have had letters prepared for you that will introduce you to either the mayor or the military commander in any town you reach and you will get quarters for the night, if you need them. Where do you think your search will lead you, Fleming?
human
Somewhere on the East coast, I think, sir,
gpt
Well, that remains to be seen. Report by telegraph, using this code. It's a simplified version of the official code, but it contains all you will need to use. That is all.