"I made the current jump the gap. The professor took it through his body and it killed him. Are you satisfied?"
"God!" said the commissioner of police, aghast.
"The box and wrapper," said one of the men who had come with the commissioner. "Let us have the box and wrapper the bracelet came in and we'll get the man that mailed it. But we'll handle him with tongs, too, when we close in on him."
They took what they wanted and left. Teddy turned to the commandant.
"Now, sir, we'll see what can be done about the new berg. You say there's no plume of steam. Have you had an aëroplane fly above it to make sure?"
"Yes. The pilot says the whole ice cake is covered with mist, except for a round spot in the middle, but there's no sign of a steam plume."
Teddy nodded at Evelyn.
"No holes in this cold bomb. I wonder what happens to all the heat that comes in?"
"Father mentioned that he expected something of the sort, but didn't say what he thought could be done about it."
"The same as we did with the other, I suppose," said Teddy reflectively. "Only this time we'll have to blast down to the bomb and then break it up."