"008 (B018) - The Sargasso Ogre (1933-10) - Lester Dent" - читать интересную книгу автора (Robeson Kenneth)

He would have been very shocked to learn that "Long Tom" Roberts was one of those five. Had he known this, he would have thought long and soberly before undertaking to murder the man for four thousand piastres. Doc Savage and his comrades were a bad crowd to monkey with.



They were reported to be a terror to evildoers. It was said they made a life work out of helping those who needed help, and punishing those who deserved it. Doc Savage and the five aids traveled to the ends of the earth to hunt trouble.



Unluckily for him, Pasha Bey did not know the connection between Long Tom and Doc Savage. So he shuffled upstairs in search of Long Tom's room.



He found the door in a brightly decorated hall. Composing a look of bland meekness on his bony features, he rippled knuckles on the panel, after making sure he heard no voices inside.



"Who is it?"



"A messenger for Major Thomas J. Roberts, the electrical engineer."



"Be right with you!"



The man who soon opened the door was rather undersized, pale of hair and eyes, and somewhat pale of complexion. In fact, he did not look at all robust. He did, however, have a very alert manner.



This fellow, Pasha Bey reflected, would surely be an easy one to murder. The thought did not show on his face, however. He extended the note his employer had handed through the barred door.



Long Tom read it.





MY DEAR ROBERTS: I have heard a great deal about your ability as an electrical expert, and of your accomplishments in the field of atomic research.



You may not have heard of me, my name not being widely known. But I believe I have perfected a device for killing harmful insects with atomic streams. My understanding is that you have experimented along the same lines.