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

MONK MAYFAIR and Ham Brooks had lost an argument with the proprietor of the local hotel, an
elderly gentleman who had a pet dog and was determined there were to be no other animals in his hotel.
He was not too concerned, either, over whether he had guests in the hotel or not.

Upshot of it was that Monk and Ham and Johnny had repaired to the cabin of their plane, which was
anchored in the calm water off shore, for the remainder of the night.

тАЬThose two pets, Habeas Corpus and Chemistry, are always getting you two in trouble,тАЭ Johnny
complained. тАЬI would think you would leave them at home now and then.тАЭ

тАЬGet us in troubleтАФhow do you mean?тАЭ

тАЬWe were just thrown out of the hotel on their account.тАЭ

Making a fine point of it, Monk said, тАЬHow could we be thrown out when we never even got a roomтАФтАЭ

The argument ended at that point, the ending being more sudden, probably, than any which had attended
a previous argument between Monk and Ham. Because a young man and a gun came out of the back of
the plane cabin, came out of the washroom in fact.

One look at the young man's face and they knew he was not fooling. Whatever he wanted, whatever his
business, he was not fooling. His expression was that of a man who had accidentally eaten a snake. It
was pretty bad.

тАЬYou came out here to investigate the deaths,тАЭ he said. тАЬIs that right?тАЭ

Monk swallowed his astonishment enough to say, тАЬYou mean the Jones brothers, the two who died in
the wave.тАЭ

тАЬThat's the ones.тАЭ

тАЬSure,тАЭ Monk said.

тАЬYou came out here to look into it?тАЭ

тАЬSure.тАЭ

тАЬI am going to tell you something,тАЭ said the young man. тАЬThen I am going to surrender.тАЭ

тАЬSurrender for what?тАЭ

тАЬI caused their deaths!тАЭ He waved the gun. тАЬBut first, listen! I have something to tell you.тАЭ

He was not an unhandsome young man. He did not look particularly weak in any way. He had the
general look of a man who had some pride in himself, who took care of himself, who liked nice genteel
things. He had been out in the sun a great deal. His clothes were good, rough, outdoor clothes which
looked as if they had come from some high-priced Fifth Avenue sporting-goods house instead of a
woods general store. They were not outlandish or unusual clothes. They were just very good quality. The