"Kenneth Robeson - Doc Savage 037 - The Metal Master" - читать интересную книгу автора (Robeson Kenneth)

"What are you going to do?"

"Do not make any noise in here," Doc told her, apparently not hearing her question. "The place was searched
a while ago. They were probably looking for you."

Doc Savage left her concealed in the secret compartment. She had wanted to know what he planned, but he
had appeared not to hear the inquiryтАФa small and aggravating habit which he had when he did not wish to
explain his future moves.

He went to the cable office to which had come Louis TesterтАЩs cable from South America, and where the two
clerks had been murdered. The place was full of police officers, investigating the killing.

Two new clerks were on duty.

Doc Savage filed two cablegrams for transmission. The first one was addressed to Louis Tester, care of the
airport at Panama, Canal Zone, where his plane would be apt to land for refueling. It read:

SEEVERS MURDERED STOP YOUR LIFE MAY BE IN DANGER STOP DESIRE YOUR STORY
IMMEDIATELY STOP CHANGE YOUR COURSE TO HAVANA CUBA AND INTERVIEW MY ASSISTANT
COLONEL JOHN RENWICK AT HOTEL MIRMA IN HAVANA STOP TELL HIM STORY STOP ACCEPT HIS
HELP STOP YOUR SISTER WITH ME.

DOC SAVAGE

The second cable was directed to Colonel John Renwick, Hotel Mirma, Havana, Cuba, and said:

MAN NAMED LOUIS TESTER WILL ARRIVE IN HAVANA FROM SOUTH AMERICA BY PLANE STOP
MEET HIM AND GET STORY CLEARING UP MYSTERY OF METAL MASTER STOP HIS LIFE MAY BE IN
DANGER

DOC SAVAGE

Doc handed these two communications over the counter for immediate transmission. The two clerks behind
the counter seemed to be nervous, which was no wonder, with the place full of frowning cops.



DOC SAVAGE now gave his attention to the policemen. They listened to him with the greatest of respect, for
they knew his reputation, knew also that he was a high honorary officer in the police department, among
other things.

Doc told them to go to the elevator operators in the skyscraper which housed his headquarters for a
description of men who might be the murderers. Doc did not explain why he happened to make this
suggestion. The policemen looked very curious about it, but did not insist when Doc failed to volunteer a full
explanation.

Doc Savage also mentioned that it might be interesting to investigate the alley where old SeeverтАЩs body lay
imbedded so incredibly in a blob of metal.

Two officers went to see about this. One soon came tearing back with his eyes wild. He had found the mass