TERROR TAKES 7

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Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-05-17T15:55:06+00:00

IN the beginning, in order to keep unknown the fact that the warehouse was used by Doc Savage, they had arranged the warehouse telephone circuit themselves so that it tapped, unofficially, the headquarters phone hookup. This was not by authority of the telephone people, either, and was not according to rules. But it was effective. The wire could be traced, but it would take the police a couple of days to do it.

The Commissioner sounded uncomfortable. He said, “To begin with, Savage, I want to assure you that I have complete faith in the integrity of you and your men. But there are some things I haven’t the authority or moral right to do, and one of them is to tell murder suspects they can walk around free. But if you could produce satisfactory evidence of innocence …”

“We need some time to do that, Commissioner.”

“I know, and, I can’t do it. Don’t get me wrong. I’d like to.”

“What about this Assistant District Attorney Ivans? Can you get someone else in charge of the case?”

“Lord, that’s out of my pasture.”

“Can you delay suspension of our commissions?”

“Naturally I will not cancel them without proof and testimony submitted in proper form. That might take a day or two.” The Commissioner sounded pleased with this idea.

Doc assured him it would be a big help.

Next, Doc called the District Attorney’s office. He ran into a snag there. The D. A. was on vacation, and his office didn’t know where. Who was in charge? Assistant District Attorney Wilton Ivans.

“That tears that,” Doc said, and hung up. He informed Monk and Ham, “We’ve got to stay underground and do what we can.”

Ham Brooks shook his head slowly. “That makes it tough. Where do we start?”

Doc Savage contemplated the murky girder-netted upper regions of the warehouse thoughtfully. “One thing the police are going to do is come here looking for us. So we can’t stay here.”

Ham indicated the seaplane. “What about hopping in a plane and going some place where we’ll be safe.”

“No good,” Doc decided. “There’s no such place, I think we’d find.”

“Another angle would be to get hold of our friends, Renny Renwick, Long Tom Roberts and Johnny Littlejohn.”

Doc shook his head. These three, the other members of the group of five who frequently worked with Doc, were widely scattered at the moment. Renny, the engineer, was in Russia; Long Tom the electrical expert was in China, and Littlejohn, the archaeologist, was in occupied Germany. “Take too much time to get them here,” Doc said. “And anyway, they’re doing important jobs where they are.”

Monk grunted loudly. “I got an idea. Call on Pat.”

Doc winced. “You know what that’ll mean. She likes excitement too well for her health.”

“She might help, though.”

“I guess we’ll have to try Pat.” Doc said reluctantly.

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