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FEAR CAY



A Doc Savage Adventure



by Kenneth Robeson



(Originally published in "Doc Savage" magazine September 1934. Bantam Books reprint May 1966.)









Chapter 1



THE POCKETBOOK GAG





ONE OF two pedestrians walking on a New York street turned, pointed at the big bronze man they had just passed, and said earnestly, "I wouldn't trade places with that bird for a million bucks!"



The pedestrian's companion also looked at the bronze man.



"You said it," he agreed. "I wouldn't last a day in his shoes, if half of what I've heard is true."



If the bronze man was aware of their attention, he gave no sign. Many persons turned to stare at him; newsboys stopped shouting abruptly when they saw him; but the bronze man merely went on with long, elastic strides.



"He's not often seen in public," some one breathed.