Evening star., 1924-12-11
Looks more like copper to me.

LOOKS more like copper TO me.
"Oh. shucks, Dan! 1t probably has
4 large percentage Of copper in the
alloy.
1 brought forward tho instance Of
Jaxon's watch. but he took little no.
tice Of what I said. He was OF on
some scientific daydream.
This coin. too," he brooded. AT
first sight I'd say 1t was copper"
That's where you fall down, young
fellow" I said. That coin was kept
by my father as being a remarkably
pure piece Of gold. He had 1t tested"
May be SO. my dear Jimmy-may
be So" he said absently. "J'll tell you
what. I'll analyze this furnishing.
Leave the locket and coin with me.
They look to me to be impure alloys
Of copper-both Of them. Most inter
esting! I can think of nothing to
affect gold So
NO more can 1, Dan" said, but
I can think Of none moro likely to
find out than yourself. When can
come back?"
"Eh? Oh-ah-yesi Come back, ehe
Oh. some time this afternoon" he
muttered. his gaze fixed on the coin
and locket. Gas, eh? Must think
about 1t. Good fellow, Jimmy-to
give me these. A new thinE-mighty
interesting. Goodbye, old man"
He wrunE my hand and made bee
line for his laboratory. with the coin
and locket held out in front Of him
in his cupped palms I chuckled to
think had made Dan Lamont 80 in
terested, for I knew that the chem
istry side of any Investigations
wanted to make was in the most skill
full hands in New York. had en-
listed the services Of powerful ally.
The next thing I had to do was to
get the Sieve back to Long Island
and see how Milliken was getting on
with the Merlin. but on the way down
to the tetty I stopped to look in at
the post Office. There was jam
about the place. and the counters
were crowded up. ] wrote tho name
of the bank on one OF my cards under
my own name-which Is the same as
my fathers-and handed tho paste
board to messenger.
Are you Mr.. Boom" he asked su-
spiciously.
II am," said /.
"Who Is 1t you want to see" he
demanded.
Anybody in authority who has a
minute to spare"
"Will Mr.. Glover do?"
'Tine." I said. Lead the way to
Mr.. Glover"
He conducted mo along . passage
into a nest Of private rooms. and
tapped At q door.
. wait here" he said. and went into
the room. He was out in q second.
"SIr. Glover will SEQ you"
A bald-headed man at q desk In the
center Of the room looked up with
an ingratiatinE smile as came in.
but when he saw mo his grin froxe,
and he rose in angry surprise from
his chair.
What trick is this?" he demanded.
You are not Mr.. Boon. siri You are
an impostor, sir-an impostor! Lot
me inform you that I am familiar
with the appearance Of the president
of the National Metallurgical! I am
an acquaintance Of Mr.. Boon!"
That's dne," said l.. ALLOW me to
introduce to you his son, James Van
dersluyt Boon. whose card you have
In your hand"
He looked at mo suspiciously for q
moment then smoothed down. and
held out his hand. I wondered at tho
change In his reception OF me, but
next moment it was explained.
''Of course, OF counsel" he said
heartily. II might have known He
waved q hand at tho hying-kit still
W
conQueror Of tho air, our modern
Iearus-though I trust not doomed
to the same fate. I trust not" said
the pompous ass. We'll, Mr.. Boon,
and what can do for your"
Il told him pretty snappily that I
wanted q line on what had happened
in the post ONCE that morning, ex-
planning that was investigating
everything that seemed to have any
connection with tho robbery Of the
banks.
Mr.. Glover looked hurriedly round
the room, ~ II he were afraid some
body might be lurking In . corner.
He dropped his voice mysteriously.
This 10. Of course. strictly entire
nous" he said. II can say nothing
officially. you understand? It must
60 no furtherf"
said quite understood-and
found myself whispering like q fool
when / said It.