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"We both saw this chap," he continued. "He was very large -- as big as Renny. He had a flowing white beard."



"He looked like Santa Claus," Renny rumbled a chuckle.



"But that was not what got us interested in him." Removing his spectacles with the magnifying left lens, Johnny polished them briskly. "This white-whiskered gentleman stood and stared at the vault for some time. Just why he did that, we could not understand. We did not see him leave any valuables with the purser to be put in the vault."



Maybe he was just sizing up the safe to see if it was secure enough to hold his bank roll!" snorted Monk.



Johnny shrugged his bony shoulders, then adjusted his glasses. "Maybe. But it struck me that there was something peculiar in his manner!"





DOC SAVAGE and his five friends continued to loiter in the vicinity of the vault. They were taking no chances. The sum their diamonds represented was great enough to purchase outright some smaller European countries. It was conceivable that thieves might make a bold raid upon the Cameronic, strong room.



Nothing of the sort happened. however. The large gentleman with the white whiskers did not appear. Amid much shouting and blaring of native musicians, the gangplank was hauled back.



Whistles tooted, and the brilliantly lighted pier began slowly to recede, seeming to draw after it a stretch of oily, trash-speckled harbor water.



Doc Savage, accompanied by Long Tom, repaired to the radio room. Doc wrote out a message, consulting the strange belt of cap insignias as he did so.



"What's the idea?" Long Tom asked. Doc let him read the radiogram.







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