A house in the world - 2

Subtly printed on the front of it were the capital letters US. It was clearly a case for something, and it looked like it belonged to the United States at one time. The boy turned the case over and on the back two metal bars ran down the middle that appeared to clip the case on to a belt or some thin flat strap. Imprinted on the metal were the words “US Army.” This intrigued the boy. A US Army case. Maybe it would gain him the attention of the neighborhood boys.

The case had a hook that kept the lid shut. The boy jiggled the hook free and opened the lid. Inside were two flat metal objects. He pulled them out and hefted them in his hand- they had not much weight for being metal. They were hollow down the middle and appeared to have a spring inside. One of them had a brass cylinder held in place. The boy looked closer, the brass cylinder was a bullet. A bullet! Now the boy knew for sure that the neighborhood boys would want to talk to him.