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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930
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Various
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"Gosh!"
said
Tommy.
"That
looks
like
silver
to
me.
And,
if
it
is,
what
a
wealthy
man
our
friend
Leland
has
become.
He
has
spent
his
fortune
well,
even
if
he
used
it
all
to
get
to
this."
"Yes,
but
where
is
he?"
commented
Frank.
Then:
"Leland!
Leland!"
he
called.
His
voice
echoed
through
the
huge
vault
and
re-echoed
hollowly.
But
there
was
no
reply
save
renewed
flickerings
from
the
dome.
Leaving
the
vicinity
of
the
gravity
disc,
the
two
men
advanced
in
the
direction
of
the
shining
dome,
which
was
about
a
quarter-mile
from
where
they
stood.
Both
perspired
freely,
for
the
air
was
very
close
and
the
temperature
high.
But
the
light
of
the
dome
was
as
cold
as
the
light
of
a
firefly
and
they
had
no
hesitancy
in
drawing
near.
It
was
a
beautiful
sight,
this
dome
of
silver
with
its
flickering
lights
and
perfect
contour.
"By
George,
I
believe
it
is
silver,"
exclaimed
Frank,
when
they
were
within
a
few
feet
of
the
dome.
"No
other
metal
has
that
precise
color.
And
look!
There
is
a
wheelbarrow
and
some
mining
tools.
Leland
has
been
cutting
away
some
of
the
material."
Sure
enough,
there
was
indisputable
evidence
of
the
truth
of
his
statement.
And
the
material
was
undoubtedly
silver!
"Silver
Dome,"
breathed
Tommy,
holding
a
lump
of
the
metal
in
his
hand.
"A
solid
dome
of
pure
silver--fifty
feet
high
and
a
hundred
in
diameter.
How
much
does
that
figure
in
dollars
and
cents,
Frank?"
"Maybe
it
isn't
solid,"
said
Frank
dryly,
"though
it's
worth
a
sizeable
fortune
even
if
it
is
hollow.
And
we
haven't
found
Leland."
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