human
But you'll have to promise not to take me over any railroad trestles,
gpt
I'll promise,
human
Looks as if something was going on,
gpt
Maybe some one is rivaling you in a high diving stunt,
human
What's up?
gpt
A diver is caught down in the outlet pipe,
human
A diver!
gpt
Yes. A man in a diving suit went down to fix something that went wrong with one of the valves, and they can't get him up. He's been down several hours now and they're afraid he's dead!
human
What is it?
gpt
It's a diver caught down at the mouth of the outlet pipe of the reservoir, the man explained.
human
They're trying to get him up but they don't seem to get him.
gpt
Why not?
human
Because they can't pull any harder on the life line than they have been pulling for fear either of breaking the line or of injuring the diver. And they have to be careful, too, of fouling his air hose. If that breaks it would be death for him.
gpt
How terrible! exclaimed Helen.
human
Can nothing be done to save him?
gpt
They're trying everything they can think of, Miss, was the man's answer.
human
The water company has sent for another diver to go down and see what the trouble is, but it will be half a day before he can get here, and by that time----