human
Here's a coincidence, he exclaimed.
gpt
I'm here to meet Billy Raynor. He must have come on the same train. But are you ill, sir? Is anything the matter?
human
Jack, my boy, said the captain, who was pale and drawn,
gpt
Stolen! By whom?
human
Undoubtedly by Judson and his gang. I thought I saw them on the train between Clayton and New York. I was on my way here with the completed code. I had it under my pillow in my berth on the sleeper. When I awakened it had gone.
gpt
Didn't you have a hunt made for Judson when you reached New York?
human
Yes, but we had made two stops in the night. Undoubtedly, they got off at one of them. Unless that code is found I'm a ruined and a disgraced man.
gpt
What's the matter?
human
Never mind now, whispered Jack,
gpt
I'll tell you later. If I may suggest it, sir, he said, addressing the captain, who appeared completely broken by the loss of the code,
human
No, I couldn't face them to-night, said the captain.
gpt
We'll do as you say.
human
There may be a way of catching the rascals,
gpt
The code is in the hands of the ambassador of the foreign power that wanted it as the price of a contract by this time, he said.
human
It is gone beyond recovery. I am disgraced.