Mouthpiece by L. Ron Hubbard

Author:L. Ron Hubbard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: science fiction, adventure
ISBN: 9781592125975
Publisher: Galaxy Press, L.L.C.
Published: 2011-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Flame spurted from the machine gun. The impact of bullets hurled the gangster’s body to the floor.

“Yes!” returned the chief. “You bet I did. How you got it to me I don’t know, but I do know that you’ve done a wonderful night’s work.”

Collins opened his clutched hand. In it lay the two tiny microphones, and away from it ran the small strands of copper wire.

“It was just luck,” he said weakly. “I finished these yesterday. Meant to have some fun with them at home by hooking them to our receiving set there. And when I came away from headquarters I took everything that belonged to me. Mainly these and some of this coil wire.”

“Yes!” stammered the chief. “But how in the name of blazes did you get them hooked up?”

“Got loose while I was alone in the room, snapped them onto the sets. Meant to send the message right then, but I didn’t have time. Why I attached this to the receiving set I don’t know. Guess it was just because it was built for a receiving set.

“When I woke up in the closet I heard them talking and discovered these things in my pocket.” He looked up at the chief, his drawn face was full of expectancy. “Listen. See that squad car map and that broadcasting set? There’s your mystery of the unrecorded calls. They came from that set, and Tascori,” he jerked his thumb at the prostrate body, “imitated my voice and gave out orders in the lull of headquarters’ announcements. That’s the answer. Listen, Chief, do I get my old job back?”

“Do you get your job back!” The chief started to slap Collins on the shoulder and then recalled that the man was injured. He changed the slap to a gentle pat.

“My boy, you can have the whole police force for this night’s work! Come on, now we’ve got to get you to a doctor.”

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