human
Perhaps I was foolish, said Mr. Baxter,
gpt
I know, said Tom sympathetically.
human
I've been in the same boat myself. But are you sure they took the papers which meant so much to you?
gpt
I don't see who else could, answered the chemist.
human
The papers were in a tin box on the table in the room where I was overcome by fire gases, or where, perhaps, they drugged me. I am not clear on this point. And afterward the tin box could not be found. There wasn't enough fire in that room to have melted it.
gpt
No, agreed Tom,
human
Then the only other surmise is that Field and Melling got away with my formulae during the excitement and when I was half unconscious, Went on Mr. Baxter bitterly.
gpt
But you can see how foolish I would be to accuse them in court. I haven't a bit of proof.
human
Not much, for a fact, agreed Tom.
gpt
Well, with what I heard and what you tell me, perhaps we can work up a case against them later. I'll go over it with Ned. He has a better head for business than I.
human
Yes, we inventors need some business brains; or at least the time to give to business problems, agreed the chemist.
gpt
But enough of my troubles. Let's get at this chemical compound of yours.