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"DidnтАЩt you say something about Velma Crale?" asked the officer. "Velma Crale is the one person missing off
that silver sloop loaded with dead madmen and madwomen."

The bony, blond man shook his pony-like head violently.

"I said, тАШOh, myтАФhell!тАЩ" he said. He spoke it again, "Oh, myтАФhell!"

It did sound as if he might have said that instead of "Velma Crale!" The officer was almost satisfied.

"Who are you?" the cop questioned.

"Derek Flammen," replied the other.

The officer frowned, scratched his head, then brightened.

"The South Pole explorer!" he exclaimed.

"The same," agreed Derek Flammen. "I was interested in getting Doc Savage to finance me in an exploration
of the South Polar continent. I came to see him for that purpose."

The cop bowed his head.

"IтАЩm sorry," he said.

Derek Flammen groaned, "So Doc Savage is dead!"

"They just took the body away in a hearse," said the policeman.

"This is hideous!" groaned Derek Flammen.

Then Derek Flammen moved away.

The policeman who had talked with Derek Flammen also moved away. He entered the skyscraper, picked up
a telephone, and spoke.

"IтАЩve got something to report that might be of interest."

"Go ahead," an expressionless voice told him.

The officer repeated exactly what had been said between himself and Derek Flammen.
"The guy might have said, тАШOh, myтАФhell!тАЩ instead of тАШVelma Crale!тАЩ" he finished.

"Thank you," said the expressionless voice.

DEREK FLAMMEN was collared by a newspaperman before he left the vicinity of the skyscraper. The
spotlight of publicity frequently fell upon Derek FlammenтАЩs name, because he was a rather well-known figure
in the realm of exploration.

Since Doc Savage had been a famous explorer, Derek Flammen was asked to make a statement on the