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

thatтАФwe don't know. But how'd they know we were coming?тАЭ

Ham thought for some time, and then said, тАЬThe radio inquiry we made about the usability of the airport,
you knothead. That's how they knew.тАЭ



THEY talked to the telephone operator in Nahma and she was frank enough.

тАЬHe was a small dark man who talked very fast,тАЭ she said. тАЬAnd he smoked a short white pipe. He gave
me five dollars to let him know if any strangers were coming into town who might be interested in the
strange tidal wave.тАЭ

тАЬHe didn't seen interested in the Jones twins, who were drowned in the wave?тАЭ

тАЬNot particularly.тАЭ

тАЬWhat reason did he give for wanting the information about strangers.тАЭ

тАЬSaid he was a newspaperman.тАЭ

тАЬThat's hardly an explanation.тАЭ

тАЬIt seemed like one to me,тАЭ the telephone operator said, not embarrassed. тАЬNewspapermen are always
gathering facts, aren't they?тАЭ

тАЬYou told him we had made an inquiry about the usability of the flying field?тАЭ
тАЬYes. The government airways telephoned and said you wanted to land here if the airport was usable. I
relayed the information to this fellow, this short dark man.тАЭ

The girl was attractive, and Monk and Ham, who had an eye for a pretty girl, were not inclined to doubt
her. But Johnny Littlejohn was more immune to feminine charm. He frowned at the girl, asked, тАЬThat the
only piece of news you gave him?тАЭ

She looked at Johnny steadily.

тАЬI'm sorry you don't like it,тАЭ she said. тАЬNo. That wasn't the only information I gave him. Two traveling
men came to town, and there have been some strangers walking around and I told him that.тАЭ

тАЬI see.тАЭ

тАЬI'm not a crook, you know,тАЭ the girl said pointedly.

тАЬWe're sure you aren't,тАЭ Monk said gallantly.

Johnny snorted, told the young woman, тАЬMonk will next show you his pet pig, following which he will ask
you for a date.тАЭ

тАЬMy pal!тАЭ Monk said disgustedly.