"077 (B041) - Merchants of Disaster (1939-07) - Harold Davis" - читать интересную книгу автора (Robeson Kenneth)

Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Blodgett Mayfair, called Monk for quite obvious reasons, still was grumbling as he pulled the ape toward him.



"Come here, Chemistry," he piped. "At least you can't talk, and it might be better for a certain courtroom shyster I know if he was the same way."



Two of Doc Savage's aids had arrived in Washington - Ham, Harvard's gift to the legal profession, and Monk, one of the world's outstanding chemists.



Using their pet ape, Chemistry, as a prop, they believed they had staged their arrival rather cleverly.



In that, at least, they had company. A small man, who had been lounging near the hotel and had followed the wreck of a car to the rear, was smiling pleasantly.



There was nothing particularly distinguished about the appearance of the small man. There was only one odd thing about him, in fact, and that would have escaped casual attention.



The wrist watch he wore was unusually large. Just now he appeared busy winding that wrist watch.





AT about the same time, another odd character was making his way toward the hotel.



Tall, a good six feet four, this man was dressed entirely in black, He wore a high, black silk hat, which made him appear over seven feet tall.



His features were thin, and bore a puritanical look. On his back was a sign. That sign read:



Join the Anti-Marriage Society.



As the tall man walked, he also spoke loudly.