human
Yes, said the keeper of the hangar,
gpt
he said reflectively,
human
I watched 'em as they went and sure's I'm standin' here they shot out to sea, straight as an arrow, and far as you could see 'em they was going right on. Couldn't be tryin' to cross the Atlantic, but you can never tell what'll get into that Brightwood boy's head. He's darin', he is. Jest some picnic, though, I reckon.
gpt
Some picnic all right! said Curlie emphatically.
human
Some picnic for all of us!
gpt
Eh? What?
human
Vincent Ardmore went with him, I suppose,
gpt
Of course. Just them two.
human
Was the plane equipped with wireless?
gpt
Yes. They spent two days tending to that; seemed to be mighty particular about it.
human
Yes, of course they would.
gpt
Eh? What?
human
It's funny about them wireless rigs for a plane, said the keeper at last.
gpt
You git your ground by hanging a wire seventy-five er a hundred feet down from the plane, then you get ground just the same as if the wire was dragging through the sea, don't matter whether you're up a hundred miles or five thousand. Strange stuff, this radio.
human
Yes, said Curlie,
gpt
he exclaimed suddenly,
human
Yes, sir; was tryin' one out only yesterday. Fine thing.
gpt
Reliable?
human
Absolutely.
gpt
Know where I can get one?
human
Over at Dorrotey's sea-goods store on the dock. He's got one er two for sale.
gpt
Thanks.
human
Next place is Dock No. 3. The _Kittlewake_, the Ardmore yacht, is tied up over there. Unless I miss my guess we'll be off to sea in less than two hours, said Curlie to Joe.
gpt
Speed's the word now. Those two young dreamers have gotten away by plane. We've got to stand by in the _Kittlewake_ or they'll never be seen again. I don't propose to allow the sea to rob me of my first important offender against the laws of the air.
human
By the way, said Joe,
gpt
I don't know and I'm glad I don't, said Curlie.
human
She let fall a remark in the dining car that I didn't like. She said she thought she'd go along with us on this trip. A five hundred mile trip straight out to sea in a fifty-foot pleasure yacht with a fifteen-foot beam, is no sort of trip for a girl. I was afraid she'd try to insist. That would have caused a scene, for unless I miss my guess she's the determined sort like her father.
gpt
It's queer she gave us up so quickly.
human
Yes, but I'm glad she did.