human
Gladys Ardmore!
gpt
Why, yes, she smiled,
human
And I said you should not.
gpt
You forget that this is my father's boat. A man's daughter should always be a welcome guest on his boat.
human
But--but that's not it, he hesitated.
gpt
This is not a pleasure trip. We are going five hundred miles straight to sea in a boat intended for shore travel. It's likely to storm. He sniffed the air and held his cheek to the breeze that was already breaking the water into little choppy waves.
human
It is going to be dangerous.
gpt
But you are going, she said soberly,
human
You a cook?
gpt
Certainly. Do you think a rich man's daughter can do nothing but play tennis and pour tea? Those times are gone, if indeed they ever existed. I am as able to do things as is your sister, if you have one.
human
But, said Curlie suddenly,
gpt
I am going from a sense of duty. Having set out to have your brother arrested I mean to do it.
human
You wouldn't do that?
gpt
Why shouldn't I? His tone was more gentle.
human
He has broken the laws of the air. Time and again he sent messages on 600, a radio wave length reserved to coast and ship service alone. He has hindered sea traffic and once narrowly escaped being the death of brave men at sea.
gpt
Oh, she breathed, sinking down upon a coil of cable,
human
I--didn't know it was as bad as that. And I--I--knew all about it. I--I--
gpt
You--you'll want to arrest me too when you know the truth.
human
You'll not be dragged into it unless you insist.
gpt
But I do insist!
human
Do you think, she fairly screamed,