human
It's a pretty cool proposition you make,
gpt
It's fair, and I don't press you to agree. Stick to your full claim, if you like, and you'll get your interest on what you actually lent, but on nothing more until payment of the principal is due. Then we'll give you all the trouble we can. But your hold on the boy is gone now that you know the money's ready.
human
Well, he conceded,
gpt
I'd rather my bank paid this; it keeps a record. Then I want Mowbray's note as well as the receipt.
human
You have made another deduction!
gpt
Certainly. You demanded an interview, and I've knocked off my fare to Winnipeg. Now where's the note?
human
It's all straight, and I hope you're satisfied. A farmer, aren't you? May I suggest that you have mistaken your profession?
gpt
I don't know. My belief is that a farmer doesn't lose anything by studying business methods.
human
I've learned something I wanted to know, he said.
gpt
That fellow has a mortgage on Gerald Mowbray's land. He's playing a deep game.
human
I don't see what he's getting after.
gpt
Allenwood. It's worth plotting for.
human
I guess he'd find the Colonel a pretty big obstacle. Anyway, it's not our business.
gpt
No, Harding replied with a thoughtful air.
human
As far as I can see at present, it's not my business.... Now we'll look up the steam-plow man.