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He unscrewed the other end and peered through the thing.

It was absolutely empty.



LONG TOM was staring at both the girl and Doc.

"What the devil is this all about?" he queried.

"That," Doc said, "remains to be seen."

He turned toward the passageway that led back to the steep flight of stairs to aboveground. "The first
thing to do," the bronze man added, "is find Uppercue."

"But how—" the girl started to ask, and then clamped her softly curved lips tight. She looked wary.

Long Tom put in, "When I was talking to the professor on the phone, he said that if I missed him here I
might catch him over at the Hall of Mines. He also said—"

There was a small, sharp cry from the blond girl. She said suddenly, "May I go with you?"

The electrical wizard remarked, "I thought you said—"

Doc said, "Perhaps it would be a good idea."

He gave no further indication of what were his thoughts in regard to the girl.

They went out.

Outside in the Fair Grounds, the excitement had died down. There were too many thousands of people
here, anyway, for the news of Uppercue’s odd disappearance to have reached the ears of more than a
few hundred.

World’s Fair police had quickly suppressed the rumor of some strange Thing—the goblin, a cop had
called it—being seen in one of the exhibition buildings. No one really believed the tale, anyhow. Also,
Uppercue’s disappearance was considered to be the result of the scientist having mental trouble.

No one connected Professor Uppercue’s vanishing with the goblin walking, which was unfortunate.

Few people noticed the arrival of Doc Savage, Long Tom and the girl at the Hall of Mines, for visitors
were again occupied with staring and gawking at the thousand and one marvels of the Fair.

Inside the long building containing the realistic mine diggings, a lecturer was giving a talk on metallurgy.
The crowd was over there, leaving the yawning mouth of the mine shaft deserted.

Long Tom said, "So this is where they saw the goblin?"
"Yes."