"Kenneth Robeson - Doc Savage 120 - Waves of Death" - читать интересную книгу автора (Robeson Kenneth)

тАЬWell, get un-nervoused,тАЭ Stub said.

There was a shack ahead. He shoved inside after prudently tapping a signal on the door and cursing
those inside in a friendly tone by way of giving them his identity.

There were nine men in the shack, all of them dressed for the woods in summer, although they did not
look or talk like men who knew too much about the bush country. There was not one of them who did
not have hold of a gun, and visibly.

Stub delivered a profane opinion of them, the opinion including his conviction that their ancestry included
snakes, worms and insects, but only the more obnoxious insects. тАЬStanding around here like Kid Wild
West, all of you!тАЭ he snarled. тАЬWhat in the ring-tailed hell do you think would happen if some local
citizens barged in? They'd take one look at you and ring in the law just on general principles. Get those
guns out of sight! Keep them out of sight.тАЭ

тАЬYou mean we're not to carry guns?тАЭ a man asked.

тАЬOf course I don't mean that. Just don't go around acting as if you were loaded for bear.тАЭ

One of the others said, тАЬLoaded for bear isn't even enough if Doc Savage is on this.тАЭ

тАЬHe isn't.тАЭ

тАЬBut three of his aidesтАФтАЭ

тАЬSavage isn't here, I mean,тАЭ Stub snapped. тАЬHe sent the three aides to investigate. Just a check-up on
general principles.тАЭ

тАЬWhat general principles? What made him suspicious?тАЭ

Stub was almost insultingly patient. тАЬLook, what we were afraid might happen is what happened. We
were afraid that damned tidal wave would bring an investigation by somebody who would be dangerous.
It did. It aroused Savage's curiosity, probably, and he sent his three men up here to look around.тАЭ

тАЬWhen they report an attempt was made to kill them when they landed on the airport he's going to have
more than his curiosity aroused.тАЭ

тАЬThey won't report. I just took care of that.тАЭ Stub told them about the intercepted telegram.

тАЬSure, but what about the next report they make?тАЭ
тАЬWon't be any.тАЭ

тАЬEh?тАЭ

тАЬThose three guys,тАЭ Stub said, тАЬare going to meet with an accident.тАЭ

тАЬWhat kind of an accident?тАЭ

тАЬOne we'll fix up,тАЭ Stub said, тАЬand send looking for them.тАЭ