human
What do you suppose Ben Ali was listening to Carl's talk for, there on the inside of the menagerie tent? inquired the cowboy, his voice so low it could not possibly reach Haidee.
gpt
I had a notion that----
human
Sh-h-h! Matt interrupted.
gpt
I had the same notion, Joe, but it was only a wild guess, at the most. He's a prying chap, that Ben Ali, and he might have had only a casual interest in what Carl was saying.
human
I'll bet a ten-dollar bill against a chink wash ticket that there was something more to it than that.
gpt
Well, if there was, it's bound to come out, sooner or later. Say nothing, but keep your eyes open.
human
I've always felt that there was a mystery about the girl and Ben Ali, and that----