"Oxygen," declared Chandler promptly. "The atomic weight of oxygen."
"And eighty-three point seven? Forty-seven, nine?"
"Krypton. And—let's see—titanium?"
"Right! Grab a pencil, pal! I think we've got a solution here. Jot these down—krypton, europium, thorium, erbium—Hold it!" He looked at his companion disgustedly. "Just the symbols, you dope! Don't you see? The symbols of the various elements employ every letter in the English language except 'j' and 'q'—and those are the two least commonly used, anyway. Start over. Krypton—"
"Kr," said Bud.
"Europium—"
"Eu."
"Thorium. Erbium—"
"'Kreuther'!" howled Bud. "That's it, Dan! Keep going!"