human
We too heard the sound of an explosion, Beverly told him in reply.
gpt
It came from further down the shore. There's some sort of British airdrome in that quarter, I'm informed; and possibly they had an accident there. As for the shooting, that's easily explained. My men were the cause.
human
Spies hanging around, probably? hazarded the major, in disgust.
gpt
We've been bothered with the slick beasts right along--shot several, but even that didn't keep the coast clear.
human
There have been skulkers around for some time, continued the lieutenant.
gpt
Baxter tells me he'd warned them off until he grew tired, and threatened that the next one who was caught trying to peep would be fired upon. So to-night when a sentry reported suspicious movements in the brush we sent in a few shots, more to give them a scare than to do any damage.
human
Have they tried to injure your plane, Colin?
gpt
I understand that once my men discovered a fire had been started in a mysterious way, which they succeeded in putting out. Only for prompt work it would have at least disabled the bomber so that its usefulness for the present would be nil.
human
The ways of those German spies are past finding out, complained Major Denning.
gpt
They seem to take a page from Indian tactics, and resort to all species of savage warfare. It wouldn't surprise me if you found they had shot an arrow with a blazing wad of saturated cotton fastened to its head, and used your hangar as a target. History tells us your redskins used to do something like that in the days of the early colonies.