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"Listen," he pleaded. "Go see how that operation is coming along, will you? This guy Littlejohn is a pal of
mine. I didnтАЩt know he was being operated on tonight."

The man at the hospital left the phone. He was gone a few minutes, then reported:

"The operation is over. Doc Savage will be here to speak with you as soon as he removes his working robes."

"Was it successful?" Monk yelled anxiously.

"It was."



MONK emitted a tremendous bawling howl of delight, and did his best to jump up and down in the cramped
confines of the phone booth. The booth was too small to permit successful dancing, however.

In a blissful silence, following his outburst, Monk waited for Doc Savage to reach the hospital phone.

Outside the drug store, the newsboy was still howling.

"Paper!" he cried. "Read about the great earthquake!"

From the phone receiver pressed to MonkтАЩs ear came a voice. It was a remarkable voice, for it seemed
peculiarly able to adapt itself to the limitations of telephone transmission. It came from the metal diaphragm
with the clarity of a bell.

"Doc Savage speaking," said the voice.

"Listen, Doc!" Monk howled. "Why didnтАЩt you tell us you were gonna work on JohnnyтАЩs eye tonight?"

"You fellows would only have stood around and moped," Doc replied. "I was just saving you the worry."

Monk snorted. He knew there was logic in what Doc said, but he hardly appreciated the kindness. He would
have preferred to stand outside the operating room and sweat and worry throughout the critical period.
"Johnny" was a very close friend indeed.

"Did it turn out all rightтАФthe operation, I mean?" Monk asked, as if he wanted to be reassured that Johnny
was all right.

"It did," Doc replied. "Johnny will be walking around tomorrow, and in a few days, will be reading papers with
that bad eye."

"So soon!" Monk ejaculated.

"The operation was largely one of adjustment," Doc explained. "ItтАЩs too technical to go into over the phone.
WhatтАЩs on your mind?"

Monk had been so concerned over JohnnyтАЩs prospects that he had temporarily overlooked the thing which
had first moved him to call.