There was quite a cut on his head and his clothes were torn.
"He's breathing a little!" cried jack. "We must get Professor
Henderson here. He'll know what to do--if anything can be done
for him."
"They must have exploded a bomb in here," said Mark, as he looked
around at the ruin about, them.
"Something like that," admitted jack. "Here, help me carry Mr.
Roumann out of the fumes," for there was a choking smell in the
shop.
The two boys found it hard work to carry that limp form out, but
they managed it. Just as they got outside the shop they saw
Professor Henderson running toward them, followed by Washington
and Andy.
"What has happened?" asked the inventor, for he had not been able
to learn much from Washington's excited account.
"I don't know," answered Jack. "We heard a explosion, just after
we saw two men running away from the shop, and we found Mr.
Roumann senseless."
Professor Henderson bent over, and placed his hand on the heart
of his friend.
"I'm afraid he's dying," he said.
"Dying?" cried jack in dismay.
"Yes; and if he expires, the secret of the wonderful power will
die with him.
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