“Only part of a name. What can it stand for?”
“Teodor? Hardly. Matteo? No, I give it up.”
“Hold on,” cried Ben, fishing among the scattered debris. “Here’s another letter, or rather a part of one.”
“An E,” said Bob excitedly. “Now, where does that belong—before or behind?”
“Before—I’ve got it, Bob.”
“What—quick!”
“M-E-T-E-O-R.”
“Whew!”
Bob uttered such a gasp that it staggered him. He repeated it, as he rapidly fumbled in his coat pocket with the words:
“The Meteor? Why didn’t I think of it before.”