After a little
parleying, the second visit to the laboratory was arranged and
Miss Winslow was allowed to be present with her father, after
Kennedy had been assured by Strong that the gruesome relics of the
tragedy would be cleared away.
It was in the forenoon that we arrived with Borland and Lathrop. I
could not help noticing the cordial manner with which Borland
greeted Miss Winslow. There was something obtrusive even in his
sympathy. Strong, whom we met now for the first time, seemed
rather suspicious of the presence of Borland and his chemist, but
made an effort to talk freely without telling too much.
"Of course you know," commenced Strong after proper urging, "that
it has long been the desire of chemists to synthesise rubber by a
method that will make possible its cheap production on a large
scale. In a general way I know what Mr. Cushing had done, but
there are parts of the process which are covered in the patents
applied for, of which I am not at liberty to speak yet."
"Where are the papers in the case, the documents showing the
application for the patent, for instance?" asked Kennedy.
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