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THE TERRIBLE STORK
A Doc Savage Adventure by Kenneth Robeson
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? Chapter I
? Chapter II
? Chapter III
? Chapter IV
? Chapter V
? Chapter VI
? Chapter VII
? Chapter VIII
? Chapter IX
? Chapter X
? Chapter XI
? Chapter XII
? Chapter XIII
? Chapter XIV
? Chapter XV
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Chapter I
тАЬWHAT? Sixty-five?тАЭ screamed the auctioneer. He clutched his forehead, indicating that the shock was
about to kill him. He said, тАЬI'm dying! I'm murdered!тАЭ

This got just one titter, from one man, out of the eighty or so in the auction room. The others were silent;
it was hot in the room, the chairs were hard, and nothing much was happening.

тАЬSixty-five dollars!тАЭ the auctioneer said. тАЬWho'll bid seventy?тАЭ

But this didn't get a laugh either, until he yelled, тАЬOkay, okay, my error, the bid was sixty-five cents.
Seventy? Do I hear seventy cents?тАЭ

Monk Mayfair, the famous chemist, said, тАЬThat auctioneer is quite a comedian. Bob Hope had better
watch out.тАЭ

Ham Brooks, the equally famous lawyer, shifted miserably on the hard wood chair. тАЬHe's about as
unfunny as you are,тАЭ Ham said, wishing he had a pillow to sit on. He stared at his black cane.

тАЬAin't I unfunnier 'n that?тАЭ Monk Mayfair asked. He was a short, wide, hairy man. It was obvious why he
was called Monk. тАЬShucks, now you got me worried,тАЭ he said anxiously. тАЬYou've really got me
worried.тАЭ

тАЬWorried about what?тАЭ
тАЬWhen we're gonna get outa here,тАЭ Monk said. тАЬThat's what's worrying me.тАЭ

тАЬI agree heartily,тАЭ Ham said.