Part 17 (1/2)
”I think so”
”Is the naentleman”
”Then your name is not Alvin Baker?”
”Maybe you know my name better than I do”
”No, but I know just as well as you do that you are not Alvin Baker”
”How do you know that?”
”Because Alvin Baker is o, New York”
”I do not believe you You are an impostor”
”Let me tell you a secret I have penetrated your plot You are an eneer between him and you, but you don't want us to find him You had better keep out of the ate of disorderly conduct in the air”
No answer
”V A X, V A X, V A X,” called Hal
Still no reply
”I cornered him, proved he was an impostor, and noon't talk tohis companions Then he translated the code conversation, just completed, for the benefit of Mr Perry
”Well, that disposes of hi, at least,” was the latter's comment
”But leaves a mystery as to his identity,” put in Bud with a ”mystery smile”
”No, I don't think there's any question as to his identity”
”Have you worked it out by mathematics, dad?” Cub inquired
”Yes, by sines and cosines”
”What are sines and cosines?” asked Hal
”You'll find out when you go to college and study trigonometry,” Mr
Perry replied
”Oh, I've seen those words,” Cub answered, with soerness” ”You spell sine, s-i-n-e, and cosine, c-o-s-i-n-e”
”Exactly,” sher mathematics
But, in order that you youthful minds may not work too hard over -n, and cosine, c-o-s-i-g-n”
”No use to try to get ahead ofhis head ”He could prove that water runs uphill by ns indicate that-- What do they indicate, dad? We got off the question just because you wanted to carry your point with a pun”