human
Tell him he will be liberally rewarded, ordered the naval official.
gpt
Tell him to give us the information at once. That fellow has been playing with us all day, and we've been powerless to outwit the Universal Detector, or whatever device it is he uses. The man must be a wizard to have solved a problem that has baffled the keenest minds in the Navy Bureau.
human
Reward is assured you, flashed back the naval operator.
gpt
Now give us your information. Time is precious.
human
Impossible to do so now. Inventor is on the high seas. Will wireless you later when he will return.
gpt
Confound it, grumbled the naval official.
human
I thought we would have had our hands on the fellow before daylight. Now it seems we shall have to play a waiting game.
gpt
If the man is on the high seas, it is not unlikely that he is the wireless man on one of the liners,
human
That's probable, Burns,
gpt
More than likely, I think, put in another member of the group,
human
Yes, we are at the mercy of our unknown informant, said Burns.
gpt
Why the deuce was he so mysterious about it?
human
Jove! he exclaimed.
gpt
You don't think it's a put-up job to get money out of the government? Put up, I mean, by an agent of the inventor himself.
human
I don't know, Burns, was the official's reply.
gpt
It's all mighty mysterious. I confess I can't hazard a guess as to the man's identity. We've looked up all the most prominent wireless sharps all over the country. I am satisfied this fellow is not one of their number.
human
Some obscure fellow, I guess,
gpt
Well, he won't remain obscure long, remarked Burns,