"We constructed that from measurements I took from the fossil remains
of the Thermosaurus in the Metropolitan Museum. Professor Bruce
Stoddard made the drawings. We set it up here, all ready to receive the
skin of the carcass that I am expecting."
We had started toward home, walking slowly across the darkening dunes,
shoulder to shoulder. The sand was deep, and walking was not easy.
"I wish," said I at last, "that I knew why Miss Holroyd asked me not to
walk on the beach. It's much less fatiguing."
"That," said the professor, "is a matter that I intend to discuss with
you to-night." He spoke gravely, almost sadly. I felt that something of
unparalleled importance was soon to be revealed. So I kept very quiet,
watching the ocean out of the corners of my eyes.