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

To the accompaniment of metallic clicks, light steel handcuffs came to rest on their wrists. Dazed, they
blinked and groaned and peered into the gloom, to see what manner of nemesis had overtaken them.

When they saw, they became so quiet that it seemed their hearts had stopped.

"Doc Savage!" one choked finally.

Doc Savage said nothing. Being a psychologist, he knew the value of silence in a moment such as this. It
was much more effective than anything he could say.

After a bit, one of the men muttered a single word that was adequately expressive.

"Well?"

Doc Savage said, "You fellows are not very good actors. You were nervous."

"Anybody would be nervous," growled the other.
" That didnтАЩt give us away."
"But it moved me to telephone the cable company, and they said your description didnтАЩt fit the clerks
they had sent," Doc explained. "You waylaid them, did you not?"

"Yes," the other admitted promptly.

"Kill them?"

"No. There wasnтАЩt no need."

Doc Savage picked them up. He did it perfectly easily, and carried them both as if they had no weight at
all. His physical strength was great.

"Whatcha gonna do?" one gulped.

"That depends on you," Doc told him. "Plenty, probably. That is, if you are reluctant about telling what
you know."

"Wait a minute!" said the man hastily. "Maybe we can get together."

"How?"

"We were just hired for a job. All we get out of it is our pay. We wonтАЩt get that, now that weтАЩve been
caught. So whatтАЩs the profit in bucking you?"

"None," Doc agreed. "Start talking."

"We were hired," said the man. "Me and my pal here. We havenтАЩt been told much. We donтАЩt know
whatтАЩs behind this."

"Who hired you?"