"012 (B043) - The Man Who Shook The Earth (1934-02) - Lester Dent (b)" - читать интересную книгу автора (Robeson Kenneth)

The interior of the car was replete with the ingenious mechanical and electrical
devices which Doc Savage often found invaluable. DocТs career as a one-man
Nemesis to all evildoers had made him many enemies. Some of these were men of
diabolic cleverness.
Only by utilizing the latest discoveries in science and a few ultra-advanced
devices which Doc himself had perfected, did the bronze man manage to combat his
foes.
The sedan slowed down to make a turn, and swung in front of the Midas Club.
A young woman darted from the concealment of one of the bushes which decorate
the center of Park Avenue. She wore a startling gold evening gown which fitted
her like a skin, and a great expensive fur wrap. In one hand she held a black
pistol.
She leaped on the running board and tried to open the door. It would not budge.
She jammed the muzzle of her gun against the glass.
"Open up!" she commanded.
The car glass would have stopped a high-powered rifle bullet. But Doc had
advised the two men that they let themselves be kidnaped.
Reaching over with an enormous hand, Renny unlocked the door.

THE young woman scrambled into the rear seat.
"Drive away!" she directed sharply. "Quick!"
Long Tom complied with her order. At the same time he craned his neck to watch
the young lady in the rear-vision mirror. He considered her the most stunning
beauty he had ever seen.
"WhatТs the idea?" Renny rumbled grouchily. "We donТt know you."
"Maybe not," said the girl in gold. "But I know you. IТve seen your pictures in
the newspapers. YouТre such a freaky looking pair that I had no trouble
recognizing you."
Renny and Long Tom squirmed uncomfortably. The girl had a sharp tongue.
Whether the young woman knew it or not, she had caught a pair of Tartars when
she seized Long Tom and Renny.
"If you were my daughter," Renny boomed, "IТd make you put on some decent
clothes!"
"If I were your daughter, IТd take poison!" the girl retorted.
RennyТs ears became red.
"Where do you want us to go, young lady?" Long Tom demanded angrily.
"Head north, toward Westchester County," their passenger directed. "I know of a
vacant house up there. ItТs just the place to keep you two funny-looking fellows
in."
"Yeah?" muttered Long Tom.
"IТm going to hold you until Doc Savage releases John Acre," said the girl in
gold.
"Who is John Acre?" Long Tom questioned.
"The man who just landed from South America."
"And you think Doc Savage got him?" Long Tom persisted.
"Somebody grabbed him," said the girl. "Who else could it have been? John Acre
called me and said that no one but Doc Savage knew he was in New York. He asked
me not to tell anybody. I didnТt. John Acre was seized in front of the Midas
Club. If Doc Savage didnТt get him, who did?"
Long Tom permitted himself a slight smile. Doc had wanted them to get