“There!” he said. “That does me good! I’ve wanted to smash ’em ever since those smarties came and nailed ’em up.”
CHAPTER XV BEN CHOOSES A PROFESSION
Within the Works they found everything, with the exception of the amalgam which Syd had taken, exactly as they had left it. Mundon was particularly pleased to find the “jigger” undisturbed.
“Here’s the slag I mean, Ben. I’ve dreamt about that there identical lump fur three nights runnin’.” Mundon pointed to the rugged top of a lava-like bowlder, which reared itself from a corner of the earthen floor.
“I guess you’re right about the metals there are in it,” said Ben; “but it might be an aerolite for all I know.”
“What’s that? Say it again.”
“An aerolite? It’s the lump of metal they find when a meteor falls and it’s unlike anything found on this earth.”