human
There is no use making a scene, Burke, the big man said sternly,
gpt
My name is not Burke; it is Cavendish.
human
So I heard in Denver, dryly.
gpt
We hardly expected to find you here, for we were down on another matter So you are not Gentleman Tom Burke?
human
No.
gpt
I know he is not, interposed Westcott.
human
I have been acquainted with this man for nearly twenty years; he is a New York capitalist.
gpt
And who the hell are you--a pal? the fellow sneered.
human
Now, see here, both of you. I've met plenty of your kind before, and it is my business not to forget a face. This man is under arrest,
gpt
Under the name of Burke? On what charge?
human
Robbery, at Poughkeepsie, New York; wanted also for burglary and assault in Denver. My name is Roberts, he added, stiffly,
gpt
You know this man Burke?
human
I saw him once; that's why I was put on the case. You certainly gave me some hot chase, Tom.
gpt
Some chase? What do you mean?
human
Well, I've been on your trail ever since that Poughkeepsie job--let's see, that was two months ago. You jumped first to New York City, and I didn't really get track of you until the night of April 16. Then a copper in the Pennsylvania depot, to whom I showed your picture, gave me a tip that you'd taken a late train West. After that I trailed you through Chicago, down into Mexico, and back as far as Denver. It wasn't hard because you always signed the same name.
gpt
Of course; it's my own. You say you had a photograph of me?
human
A police picture; here it is if you want to look at it--taken in Joliet.