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He went to the secret panel and unlocked it by operating the thermostatic combination.

The girl smiled at him. She was still weak. But her nerve was all right.
"IтАЩm glad youтАЩre back," she said.

"Hear any one a few minutes ago?"

"Faint sounds," she admitted. "You told me to keep quiet. I did."

Doc Savage showed her the ring. There was nothing unusual about it. It was cheap; worn.

"Ever see it before?" he asked.

The girl nodded. "Yes. It belonged to Seevers. He always wore it."

Doc Savage nodded, sat down, and gave her some of the stimulant to drink.

"Now," he said. "Tell me the story."

Her voice was firm enough.

"ThereтАЩs not much of it," she said. "Seevers telephoned me. He was worried. Wanted me to meet him and
come to talk with you. He said something about a Metal Master, and something terrible about it. But he didnтАЩt
go into details. I thought he wasтАФwell, balmy. That is, until he got the cablegram from my brother. And my
brotherтАФhis name is LouisтАФseemed to think there was something wrong, too."

"Who is your brother?" Doc asked.

"Louis Tester," the girl replied. "I am Nan Tester. We are twins. My brother is an expert on electricity as
applied to chemistry. Or at least, he used to be"

"Used to be?"

The girl drank more of the stimulant.

"I havenтАЩt seen much of Louis the last two years," she said. "He has been off in some out-of-the-way place
working, where he has a laboratory."

"Where?"

"I donтАЩt know."

"From where did the cablegram come?"

"South America. He is on his way North. I donтАЩt know why he was down there. In fact, I didnтАЩt know he was in
South America."

"Who was Seevers?"