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I never knew it
used in any shop but yours, and these filings are certainly of
that metal. It would seem, Tom, that these were the files used to
cut a crease in the case of your silencer to weaken it so it
would burst."
"My idea exactly!" cried Tom. "The spy, who got into my shop in
some undiscovered manner, did his work and then fled here to
hide. He left his files behind. Mr. Nestor must have been here,
either before or after. No, I'll not say that, either. Finding
his wallet here doesn't prove that he was here. It might have
been brought here by one of the spies and dropped. But I'm sure
we're on the track of the men who damaged my airship, as well as
those who know something of the mystery of Mr. Nestor."
"I agree with you," said Jackson. "Of course there's a
possibility that the same peculiar metal you used in your
silencer case may have been used in some other machine shop, and
these files may have come from there, and have been employed in
perfectly regular work. But the chances are--"
"There's only one way to make sure," said Tom.


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