Biff Brewster came striding down the aisle.
The referee looked up. “And what is the matter concerning you that brings you before this Claims Division?” he asked.
“The matter of the claim to a pearl fishery, made by Brom Zook of Curaçao, sir,” Biff said.
The referee picked up some papers.
“You can establish your right to the claim?”
Biff nodded his head.
Charles Keene came down the aisle and stood by his nephew.
“I see by a letter which accompanies this claim that you must meet a certain requirement in order to establish your right beyond any doubt.”
Biff cast a quick glance at his uncle. Charles Keene said nothing. The clerk went on:
“Brom Zook has accompanied his filing of a claim asking to be granted the rights to fish for pearls in certain waters off the Island of Martinique, with an object which must be matched by any claimant other than himself. Since I know you are not Brom Zook, you must present this object to establish yourself as the rightful claimant to the grant. You have it, young man?”