“But I assure you that what I have said is absolutely true!”
“I’m from Missouri!” stated Jimmie in a tone of doubt.
Their host stepped to a locker which he opened.
“Great Frozen Hot Boxes!” cried Jimmie.
CHAPTER XXI
A MYSTERY EXPLAINED
“Why, boys, look at this!” cried Jimmie, his voice rising to a shriek then trailing off into a whisper. “Did you ever see the like?”
“Let’s see!” put in Frank, crowding forward. “What is it?”
Eagerly the boys gathered around the open compartment. They heard distinctly the tinkle of coins as Jimmie seized a handful and let them slip one by one back into place. Again and again the boy dived his hands into the yellow mass of metal. He raised handfuls of coin to look at them a moment, then let them drop from his grasp.