human
I never left it that way, mused Tom.
gpt
Some one has been in here. I wonder if it was Mr. Jackson?
human
Has Mr. Jackson been around, Rad?
gpt
No, sah. I ain't seed him.
human
Have you been in here, looking at the Humming-Bird?
gpt
No, Massa Tom. I nebber goes in dere, lessen as how yo' is dere. Dem's yo' orders.
human
That's so, Rad. I might have known you wouldn't go in. But did you see any one enter the shop?
gpt
Not a pusson, sab.
human
Have you been here all the while?
gpt
All but jes' a few minutes, when I went to de barn to put some liniment on Boomerang's so' foot.
human
H'm! Some one might have slipped in here while I was away, mused Tom.
gpt
I ought to have locked the doors, but I was in a hurry. This thing is getting on my nerves. I wonder if it's Andy Foger, or some one else, who is after my secret?
human
It looks as if they were trying to see how it was fastened on, and how it worked, mused Tom.
gpt
But my plans haven't been touched, and no damage has been done. Only I don't like to think that people have been in here. They may have stolen some of my ideas. I must keep this place locked night and day after this.