human
Cheer, cheer, the gang's all here!
gpt
So the new league hasn't got you yet, Joe?
human
No, laughed Joe, returning his clasp;
gpt
That's the way to talk, Joe, old boy! he cried.
human
I've been telling Mac all along that no matter who else weakens he could bet his last dollar on you.
gpt
Not that I needed any bracing up, declared McRae.
human
I know a man when I see one, and I count on you to the limit. I didn't send that telegram because I had any doubt, but I knew that they'd make a break for you first of all and I didn't want you to be taken by surprise. By the way, have any of them turned up yet?
gpt
A chap named Westland came to see me the very day I got your telegram,
human
And he came well heeled, too, put in Jim.
gpt
Money was fairly dripping from him. He just ached to give it away. It was only up to Joe to become a bloated plutocrat on the spot.
human
Offered good money, did he?
gpt
Twenty thousand dollars right off the bat, replied Jim.
human
Fifteen thousand dollars a year for a three-year contract. And as if that weren't enough, he offered to put the money in the bank in advance and let Joe draw against it as he went along.