human
I say, how did you come here?
gpt
I--I just escaped from an Indian who carried me off from Arkansas City,
human
An Indian! Who was it, do you know?
gpt
A fellow named Yellow Elk.
human
Where is he now?
gpt
I left him back in yonder hills, in a cave.
human
Were you alone with Yellow Elk?
gpt
I was for a time. But a white man came to my aid and the two had a fight.
human
Who was the white man?
gpt
Mr. Pawnee Brown.
human
Ha!
gpt
Where is Pawnee Brown now?
human
I left him in the cave with the Indian. I expected him to follow me.
gpt
I see. And what may your name be?
human
And what is your name, and who are you?
gpt
I am not here to answer questions, miss. I am a government official, let that be enough for you to know.
human
Let go of me,
gpt
You come along with me. No one, and especially Pawnee Brown, has any right in this territory just now, and it is my business to see that all such people are kept out. I presume you belong to that crowd of boomers, since you say you were carried off from Arkansas City?
human
I shall answer no more of your questions, sir. Let me go!
gpt
You'll come along with me, muttered Vorlange.
human
I take it you know what the boomers intend to do, and, if that is so, your information is just what the government wants.