"Oh, don't go gloating," said Larsoe. "I still put one over on you. I
took the thing away from you, didn't I?"
"Sure," agreed Timkin. "But you gave me something back which was
worth--"
At this moment, Larsoe sat up, as something came over the tavern radio,
working through the hum. An announcer was saying....
"--biggest news of the day! The Saturn Museum has just announced the
find of a carved stone, from the rings, which will allow them to
translate all the hitherto unknown writings of the first moon! And in
honor of the man who brought it back from the rings, they have named
it--the _Timkin Stone_!"
Timkin was shocked himself. His name would reverberate down through
the ages now, attached to a stone as famed as the Rosetta Stone of
earth!
But the effect on Huck Larsoe was like that of a knife in his heart. He
turned slow, stunned eyes to his companion.
"Th-the Timkin Stone?" he mumbled. "What--"
Timkin drew the check out of his pocket and showed it to Larsoe.
"Yes, I brought it in. Look, they paid me one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for it. And Huck--I hope you have a strong
heart--Huck, that stone was among the stuff _you_ gave me after
stealing my bonanza!"
"Then I made the find!" yelled Larsoe. "It's _me_ they should name the
stone after. And you've got to turn over that money to me, Timkin! It's
mine! I found the stone and...."
Timkin looked him straight in the eye and said quietly, "Any witnesses,
Huck?"
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